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. Starfield Simulation - live at rooseum 010324 comp lp (Komplott)
Starfield Simulation is an electronic musicians' collective from
Malmo, Sweden created in conjunction with the Malmo Center for
Contemporary Art and the Komplott record label. This compilation is a
recording of a live session of Starfield Simulation and features
eleven tracks from new and relatively unknown swedish producers
including All Spec Kit, Figurera, Belavox, DN FN, Fumca, Kaputt, Son
of Clay, No Source One, Mathias Kristersson, Tobias Tott + Max Palax,
and Smyglyssna. Style on this one is for the most part ambient but
ranging from glitch to drone to microsound but all with a very
spacious feel. The few tracks that arent ambient are an experimental
d&b piece from Kaputt and a spacious noise-glitch track from Mathias
Kristersson. Overall a nice collection of tracks that nicely convey
the 'starfield' theme of the release. A perfect release for late
night stargazing and well worth a listen. This compilation lp will be
limited to 300 copies. Also look out for a Starfield Series 7" series
of releases coming soon. For more information on this release check
the Komplott website at
http://www.komplott.com
. Vim!: linden - home of the hits cd (Surgery)
After years of underground demo-scene toiling, Vim! finally releases
his first full-length courtesy of the Surgery label. "Linden - home
of the hits" features 18 tracks that seem to focus on melody and
complexity within various styles & frameworks ranging from jazzy idm
to light d&b to squelchy ambient and even a little droney
electronica. With 18 tracks there are a few filler tracks but there
is still a lot to enjoy here. Overall, "linden - home of the hits" is
satisfying release from Vim! though not as essential as some of the
other Surgery label relases. For more information check out the
Surgery website at:
http://www.surgeryrecords.com.au
. Jetone: ultramarin cd (Force Inc)
'Ultramarin' features a suprising change of styles from Jetone from
his previous album on Pitchcadet. Instead of playful electronica,
'Ultramarin features deep bassy bc/cr-flavored percussion, etheral
chords, subtle microsounds, and icy sonic textures. Upon first listen
you would swear you were listening to early Porter Ricks or Monolake
releases but rhythmic subtlies and microsound adornments give these
tracks their own unique identity. For the most part 'Ultramarin'
delivers deep pulsing techno submerged in shifting aqueous melodies
and textures with a few more experimental ambient exceptions. Overall
"Ultramarin" is a fabulous deep techno/ambient album - in fact, one
of the year's best - and highly recommended for fans of early Porter
Ricks, Monolake, Radio, Sutekh, and Vladislav Delay. Does Jetone/Tim
Hecker have any other releases in this vein?
. B. Fleischmann: tmp cd (Charhizma)
The third album for Mr. Fleischmann is a live recording from a show
at the Museumquartier in Austria in November 1999 and shows a darker,
cinematic, more experimental side to his music. 'TMP' features two
tracks/parts, 17 & 52 minutes long, that combine some of
Fleischmann's pop-based melodies & structures with darker omnious
(almost industrial) downtempo percussion. Throughout both tracks the
experimental edged crunch/grit continuously battles back and forth
with the more accessible melodies for prominence creating a
continually evolving sound with a conflicted feel but it seems that
the signiture meloncholy melodies always win out. This album is
definitely not what I would have expected B.Fleischmann to sound like
live but the end result is just as impressive. Fans of previous
B.Fleischmann releases as well as those into meloncholitronica with
an ever-so-slight industrial-edged should definitely check 'TMP' out.
Recommended.
. Live Sets at Ego 1998-2000 comp 2xcd (Ego)
A great double cd set of 22 live tracks recorded at the famous Ego
Club in Duesseldorf between 1998 and 2000. A few of the impressive
array of techno, tech-house, and expermential producers included on
this compilation are Monolake, Kit Clayton, Thomas Brinkmann,
Swayzak, Opiate, Continuous Mode, Smyglyssna, Salz, Markus Nikolai,
Kandis, Senking, and Noto to name just a few. A few of the many
highlights on the first (of two) cd include the deeeeeep techno
brilliance of Continuous Mode, Sutekh (redoing a track off of Periods
Make Sense), the Salz remix of Phillipe Cam's 'Caddie's Day' track,
Swayzak's robot-infused deep-houser 'Doobie,' and Jammin' Unit's
bleepy sample-infused electro-groover. Whereas the first cd was a
little more floor-friendly, the second cd seems to have more of an
experimental/ downtempo edge with the highlights being Senking's dark
squechy track 'Rachel,' Produkt's minimal downtempo groover 'Statik,'
Opiate's melodic yet skittery 'Read-thru Colors,' Kit Clayton's
untitled melodic dub groover, and Monolake's deep warm techno
soundscape entitled 'Pluto' In the end more than 85% of the tracks
on this compilation are highlights of one form or another. Live Sets
at Ego 1998-2000 is a great compilation that's well worth seeking out
if you enjoy the works of any of the artists mentioned above.
no. 12 just around the corner...
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