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just received "Public EP" a new 12' of Douglas Benford's solo Si-cut.db out on
Background/A Touch Of Class.
It is very good minimal dubby techno and a perfect companion to his new album
"Enthusiast".
Anyway english-speaking people will provide better descriptions of his music...
THE MILK FACTORY - UK - January 2002
Si-(cut).db "enthusiast" [bleep 07]
Behind his look of maths teacher, Douglas Benford is a rather prolific musician.
Better known for his Si-Cut.Db project, the man has released no less than eight solo
albums and a handful of EPs in the last twelve years, as well as many more albums and
EPs with Doug Martin, Ben Edwards (Benge), Sarah Doonican or Sarah Cracknell (St
Etienne), under different monikers, amongst which Tennis is one of the best known. On
top of this, Benford regularly performs across Europe, taking part in diverse
cultural events, always expanding the realm of his work whenever possible.
Enthusiast, released through visionary French label Bip-Hop, presents yet another
evolution of the Si-Cut.db sound. After exploring sound territories are varied as
jazz, drumnbass or electronica, Benford follows on the work started with Benge on
the most recent Tennis album. Hailed as being the bridge between micro rhythms and
carpentry by the press release, due to sounds being sourced mainly from wood
processing and wooden surfaces and textures, Enthusiast presents a series of
minimalist dub-inspired tracks, taking their roots in and German minimalism. If the
first half of the album remains tightly sealed, with ambiences evoking the likes of
Pole and sounds meticulously applied, the second half offers more colourful settings
and brighter compositions. Melodies are more straightforward and structures more
defined. The progressive Fluence or the almost tribal Local Colour bring more
accessible elements in the soundscape, creating an altogether very different
impression on the listener. Of the original sound sources, there is very little left.
The digitalisation process allows Benford to transcends natural limitations and
introduce some interesting concepts. Enthusiast is therefore more than a step forward
for Benford, but well and truly the opening of a complete new side of his musical
career.
With this new album, Douglas Benford joins the cream of the German minimalist scene,
as he pushes the boundaries of the genre by allowing more melodic formations to take
shape. More than a bridge between "micro rhythms and carpentry", Enthusiast is
putting the foundations of a link between electronica and minimalism.
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