Subject: Applied Rhythmic Technology: Unexplained Phenomyna
To: idm-reviews@techno
Reply-To: f1sami@uta.fi
I picked this up two weeks ago and it's been rotating heavily in my
cd player...
Applied Rhythmic Technology: Unexplained Phenomyna (ART, UK) CD
ART has been responsible for some of the early Black Dog releases and
Kirk Degiorgio's (sp?) label doesn't let me down this time either.
A full lenght cd of subtle & mellow electronic listening music very much
in the WARP AI vein - Speedy J's offering being probably the closest to this.
The overall feeling is that of slight melancholy (oh my! but that is
new to IDM :) and the subdued beats carry the simple melodies well.
Almost all of the tracks are builders as they start off with just a
few ingredients and build up from there. They're also growers as first
listening may not reveal much about this disc. Simple melodies and easy
listening, but this is far from muzak and equals - or maybe even surpasses
AI 2. If you only listen to one track, make it "Into the other world."
Another full lenght cd that I've played a lot recently is Living Room's
Roomservice on Nightvision. Again, extremly IDMish, but Orlando Voorn offers
a greater variety of tracks than ART - even if the overall quality isn't quite
as good. If you only listen to one track make it "Roomservice".
Regards,
Samu Mielonen
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