woot,
hate to mail out again so soon, but it's a _special_ release from our
net.label Monotonik, from the excellent Russian trio Sleepy Town
Manufacture, soon to release an album on Neo-Ouija. here's all the pertinent
info - download it and tell us what you think!
xo
h0l!
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Sleepy Town Manufacture - "Latatoo EP"
mtk.mp3.094 - 7 tracks, 46.02, 57.1mb - 17/11/02
It's a pleasure to be able to put out the second Monotonik release from the
Russian duo, Sleepy Town Manufacture (who are newly expanded to three with
the addition of a new German-based Russian member.)
They ended up tapping their friends, both 'famous' and up-and-coming, to
remix their dreamily ambient 'Latatoo' track, which is featured on the
forthcoming "Cottage Industries 3" compilation on the ever excellent
Neo-Ouija.
And, as the icing on the cake, Sleepy Town have complemented the original
track with two original re-interpretations of it by themselves, to put the
finishing touches to this perfectly chilled 7-track mini-album.
Horizontality is our new mentality, thanks to STM.
To run through the tracks quickly, the original of "Latatoo" is a
spectacularly ambient angel-song, with the guest vocals from Anna Yuhanova
almost subliminally mixed in - sublime.
Then comes the first remix section, from some of STM's rising-star friends,
with France's up and coming Tao (from net.labels like Ogredung and
Camomille) retooling the track into his more uptempo but still chilled,
xylophone and squelch-bass infused 'Calm Mix'. Next up, it's fellow Russian
Lost_Bit (net.labels such as Enough Records), whose 'Tatart Mix2' is
curiously orchestral, with almost subliminal pops and scratches and a
celestial string section oozing serene ambience over the top.
And, with the immaculately programmed 'K.A.B.Y.N' courtesy of Sleepy Town
themselves, with guest Alex Kozmidi on guitar and pin-sharp percussion
underpinned by improvisation-heavy, gorgeous lead meanderings, we get to the
second part of the remixes, from artists already known to those of you who
patronise Monotonik regularly.
Firstly, the Australian wunderkind Sense (Neo-Ouija, Aural Industries)
imbues his remix with a gradually rising, swelling ambient tone which peaks
near the end of the track with a triumphant introduction of shuffling beats
- gorgeous stuff. And secondly, Dutch idmtist Secede (Merck) gives us his
'Another Day Wasted Mix', which is a real grower - listen to it over and
over and you'll see what we mean.
With the final ambient lead-out of Sleepy Town's own "Latterly"
interpretation, we reach the end of the mini-album, and, if you're sensible
like us, set it immediately to repeat. We've already dozed off into sublime
semi-consciousness once whilst listening to "Latatoo EP" - how many times
can you manage it? :)
Oh, and finally, there may be additional remixes posted on Sleepy Town's
site in the next few weeks, but Lackluster's great remix of "Latatoo" is one
you won't be seeing anywhere, except.. the forthcoming Monotonik mix CD? You
heard it here first, more details to follow soon.
Download Sleepy Town Manufacture's "Latatoo EP" from:
http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp94.html
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