At 06:42 PM 10/13/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>so, what's Unit like? is this the "Cairpirinha Artist" on mp3.com or
another Unit altogether?
Funny that a Unit discussion arises on this list only a few days
after I picked up the two Unit cds on Caipirinha - must be that
IDM karma working again... : )
Anyway the two Unit cds i have are:
. Unit: hello my name is unit cdep (Caipirinha)
. Unit: narcoleptic symphony cd (Caipirinha)
First off let me comment on Unit's first 4-track
cdep called "Hello My Name is Unit...
The style of this releases is a wonderful blend
of melodic electronica and complex polyrhythms
varying in style from downtempo electronica to
d&b but all tracks have a nice smooth sound/flow
to them. Many of the tracks on "Hello My Name
is Unit" remind me of a band called EVA that
was released on the Kickin label several years
ago, also if you're familiar with the d&b forays
by Sean Deason/Freq then you'll have an idea
of Unit's sound.
On Unit's new 12-track Narcoleptic Symphony
cd he maintains the warm soothing feel of his
first release but his rhythmic programming has
become even more intricate veering towards
the style of Garbage-era Autechre, EVA, Parallel
Process-era Jake Mandell, or maybe Isophlux-
era James Bernard. A really nice aspect of the
Unit releases is how masterfully his tracks
build up. In many cases it takes half the track
of slow layering & building. In my opinion
the way a track builds is very important and
Unit does a great job of doing it. Also there
are several nice ambientish tracks on this
release as well. The final bonus is the last
track on Narcoleptic Symphony is a Panacea
remix of my favorite track from the "Hello My
Name is Unit cdep."
Overall i was pleasently suprised with Unit.
I usually dont pay Caipirinha releases that
much attention and i never recall seeing
much mentioned before about Unit on any
of the lists but when a friend send me these
i realized that we have been missing out.
Give these Unit releases a chance. Most
idm-ers will be pleased with these...
You can hear some samples of Unit's sound
at the official Caipirinha website:
http://www.caipirinha.com/
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