quoted 1 line ...recently added was the new byzar album, _gaiatronyk_, on asphodel. .
>...recently added was the new byzar album, _gaiatronyk_, on asphodel. .
quoted 15 lines almost more of a beatoriented dark ambient thing similar to scorn or
>almost more of a beatoriented dark ambient thing similar to scorn or
>techno animal, but with the beat textures so rich and the rhythmic
>programming so engaging (in a quasi-repetitive autechre-meets-boymerang--
>the more techy boymerang--fashion) you end up paying more attention to,
>say, the fascinating scenery of your own subconscious than the
>undifferentiated murk of reverb and lame, never-changing drum figures that
>are often the failing of those artists. the beat tempi and pattern-styles
>hover somewhere in the neighborhoods of hip-hop, electro, and jungle, but
>only really suggest these, emerging against a deep, detailed field of
>bizarre (sorry, had to) electronic bleeps, whirrs, hisses, and drones, the
>two complementing each other rather than just confusing you into thinking
>something interesting is happening. also vaguely reminiscent of bedouin
>ascent, witchman, and the less silly moments of bowling green. by no means
>perfect, but way above average.
>rating: 8
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a definite ultra-agreement with this review. this album has so many
"elements" that other "avant-techno" (couldn't think of a better word. and
it sounds kinda cool..)lack. the rhythm programming, and synth "patterns"
switch between linear and non-linear sequences which keep things
interesting. sorta in a "flux-like" way, but it's not just a bunch of
random "cut and paste" movements. actual thought was put into this. if
the description sounds a bit confusing, that's because the music is Very
hard to "define." hence, it's not definite. (hmmm....clever.)
that damn fourier spectrum,
chrisTiaN
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