D'Arcangelo: D'Arcangelo
Rephlex CAT 039 CD
6 tracks, 30:05
1. Somewhere In Time
2. Ro-hn
3. Skrakt
4. Diagram XI
5. Diagram VII - Milk mx
6. Diagram VII - 80's mx
I purchased this EP last night, and it's an interesting release.
Schizophrenic even.
The first three tracks are massively clanky, noisy affairs, not unlike a
certain multi-aliased artist we all know and love. "Ro-hn" especially
sounds like it could have come right off _I_Care_, while "Skrakt" could
easily pass for a track from "AB4."
However, the last three tracks are anonymous synthy 80s-style dance
tracks, quietly nostalgic but not anything really special. I must say
that I was rather jolted by the difference between tracks 3 and 4 while
listening to this. It's really like two completely different artists,
and while I wish I could say that the last three songs here as engaging
as the first three, the truth is otherwise.
Comes in a funky "Laserfile" package with a sticker on the back. I'm
worried about scratching the CD every time I pull it out.
Six out of ten.
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