tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116161427599387662026-07-31T03:32:14.701-05:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-73161200637918150772011-05-02T22:05:00.001-05:002011-05-02T22:06:05.675-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nofearofpop.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Starcalc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://nofearofpop.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Starcalc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Debut LP from producer Vektroid (formerly known as Vektordrum). “An experimental response to artists like Com Truise and Ford &amp; Lopatin and the late 80s new age/soundscape movements," it brings memories of early arcade game soundtracks, all slightly dark, with some splendid hip hop beat patterns to keep the whole thing tight and nicely fraying towards the end after the princess has been rescued. His previous EP, TELNET EROTIKA, is freely available <a href="http://vektroid.bandcamp.com/album/telnet-erotika">here</a>.<br /> <br /> Two tracks from the album have been leaked so far, with the album slated for release on May 13, via Bandcamp. Much more info on the album is available at his Tumblr, linked below.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9053656/VEKTROID%20-%20PLANETARY%20ZONES%20%28Single%20Version%29.mp3"> Vektroid - Planetary Zones</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9053656/VEKTROID%20-%20MINDSCAPE.mp3">Vektroid - Mindscape</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vektroid.bandcamp.com/">Vektroid @ Bandcamp</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vektroid.tumblr.com/">Vektroid @ Tumblr</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-12283782850835857412011-05-02T21:57:00.000-05:002011-05-02T21:57:23.598-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YaxRX_6PsQ/Tb9vCEJZoQI/AAAAAAAAAvw/jn29G4oWyIg/s1600/cover1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YaxRX_6PsQ/Tb9vCEJZoQI/AAAAAAAAAvw/jn29G4oWyIg/s320/cover1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> &nbsp;More ambient wankery, with added noise!<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/Onustra/Onustra_vbr_mp3.zip">| Download |</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-19771613851342257152011-03-11T00:24:00.003-06:002011-03-23T21:52:36.370-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WBGFR3UWgZg/TXnAW5doRrI/AAAAAAAAAuw/elDcAGClmWY/s1600/Wagon-Christ-Toomorrow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WBGFR3UWgZg/TXnAW5doRrI/AAAAAAAAAuw/elDcAGClmWY/s320/Wagon-Christ-Toomorrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582704712717190834" border="0" /></a>Luke Vibert here serves up a selection of laid-back instrumental funk, woozy abstract hip hop, skewed house rhythms and plenty of vocal samples, often funny or just plain bizarre. Fans of contemporaries Aphex Twin or Squarepusher will appreciate the range of musical experimentation and humor across the record. Highlight "Oh, I’m Tired" starts with bass guitar funk and develops a more maudlin feel via a dreamy harmonica turn and sparkling orchestral accompaniment. Overall <span style="font-style: italic;"> Toomorrow </span>demonstrates Vibert’s continued relevance in today’s dance music, and is only slightly tinged at times by some extended jazzy twiddling. <div style="text-align: center;"><br />| <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Taken down |</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-51917010388475081772011-03-11T00:13:00.004-06:002011-03-11T00:22:38.713-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a5Q5kUiVY28/TXm_UpLejSI/AAAAAAAAAuo/AY80vPrAuPk/s1600/525920030-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a5Q5kUiVY28/TXm_UpLejSI/AAAAAAAAAuo/AY80vPrAuPk/s320/525920030-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582703574474722594" border="0" /></a>The artist formerly known as Vektordrum has recently released his <em>Telnet Erotika</em> EP for free download under the new moniker VEKTROID. With new writing processes, ideas, and projects comes new names and we shall see if this one sticks. Regardless, <em>Telnet Erotika </em>shows Vektroid toying with the “chillwave” movement, reforming it into a throwback to classic computer culture in an immense lo-fi trip. The genre? MS-DOS WAVE. "Motions Feel" just may be the sexiest track of 2011, keeping a hot buttered groove for over 8 minutes. With other psychedelic bangers such as "Nobody Here" and an absolutely insane Toro y Moi remix (check his Tumblr for the cut), 2011 seems poised to give him the praise that is long overdue.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://vektroid.bandcamp.com/">TELNET EROTIKA @ Bandcamp</a> |<br />| <a href="http://vektroid.tumblr.com/">Vektroid @ Tumblr</a> |<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-69111938285921460972011-02-26T21:48:00.004-06:002011-02-26T21:52:52.124-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yeuu7z_7ROA/TWnKMljSVgI/AAAAAAAAAuY/miimNP3jNTE/s1600/lunscover-400x400.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yeuu7z_7ROA/TWnKMljSVgI/AAAAAAAAAuY/miimNP3jNTE/s320/lunscover-400x400.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578211931062425090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><div>Some of the best instrumental beats I've heard in quite some time. A change of pace for the followers/readers of this blog, but you won't be disappointed, I promise you. Neck-cracking rhythms and samples that go all over the place, dabbling in warbly synths, brass instruments, breakbeats, slow grooves, and more. Any fan of early Brainfeeder and instrumental hip-hop in general will have a fun time with this.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><br /></span></div>"This is a year's worth of work. Random instrumental and sampled tracks that have each been breastfed and housebroken accordingly. Do not expect a cohesive album. They had no home and my music has moved in a different direction. Please give them a home in your head." - Luns</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">| <a href="http://the.uncorrected.com/subjectivewomen.zip">Download </a>|</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">| <a href="http://blog.uncorrected.com/">Luns @ Uncorrected</a> |</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-64043096424132536142011-02-08T00:38:00.004-06:002011-02-08T01:03:39.601-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDlVGD7iSI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/LZTRvxfpl7o/s1600/fsol.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDlVGD7iSI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/LZTRvxfpl7o/s320/fsol.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571204889624414498" border="0" /></a>A classic of epic proportions. This LP was way, way ahead of its time. Considering that a lot of these tracks were on previous EPs and predating the LP by a couple of years even, you can't help but be astounded. "Papua New Guinea". It is the full version too. That track alone never fails to send a shiver down the spine and set off feelings of all encapsulating joy. Show me one LP of electronic music from the same year that comes anywhere even slightly near to sniffing around its heels and I'll eat my hat. A piece of electronica history that without any doubt paved the way for many followers. Warp Records in 1991 didn't even get near this! An absolute giant killer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tfa1urbmn9ux6gn">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-3794817568614061602011-02-08T00:35:00.003-06:002011-02-08T01:00:10.589-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDkvsQtJXI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ewoiPP04z6M/s1600/klf.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDkvsQtJXI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ewoiPP04z6M/s320/klf.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571204247043515762" border="0" /></a>A great record whose entertainment is beyond the wit and self-assurance of the average snobby late-teens "IDM" enthusiast who is afraid to admit he plays Pokemon to his friends. This record is <span style="font-style: italic;">not to be taken too seriously</span>, not much KLF stuff outside of the early singles, 'Chill Out' and 'Its Grim Up North' is. It is however good music, with catchy loops, sterling production and even some hints of Acid buried under all that poppy varnish.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?q0wvaasq5x9310k">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-34509834227106443722011-02-08T00:30:00.003-06:002011-02-08T01:12:10.649-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDjfvLJbQI/AAAAAAAAAuA/ebIFMZGmPF4/s1600/syntheme.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDjfvLJbQI/AAAAAAAAAuA/ebIFMZGmPF4/s320/syntheme.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571202873435974914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Lasers</span> features twenty tracks of raw acid, a daunting task on paper, but it’s to Louise Wood’s credit as an artist (and sequencer) that I never once felt compelled to skip ahead. In addition to her acid chops, Wood’s an adept selector of panting disco vocals. Dig those vocalized cuts on Mimtro, sexy but odd enough to suggest Wood’s intentions lie to the left of pure dance floor fodder. Xwc, meanwhile, features a deep male voice breathing out what sounds like ‘push it’ on repeat, letting off steam over a sweaty electro workout. Wood is also prone to scale things back from the 4/4 kick pound at points, such as on the mysterious minor chords of "144a Acacia Overdrive" or "FabaceaeCPea"’s detuned analog screech and sequenced cymbal and snare rushes (with a vocal sample that, unbelievably, sounds like its gibberish title). Great release, grab it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8mqh639uv2d5rcb">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-75154632163614887152011-02-08T00:26:00.005-06:002011-02-19T13:13:18.564-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDi8bBc4AI/AAAAAAAAAt4/Q-g7qK8MaSs/s1600/darc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TVDi8bBc4AI/AAAAAAAAAt4/Q-g7qK8MaSs/s320/darc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571202266731175938" border="0" /></a><br />Really enjoyed this release, it's a collection of their works from 96-99 and still stands up well in today's market of hyper glitched electronic; the opener is a sweeping slice of 808-induced techno before blasting off into full on broken beats and catchy hooks. Recommended!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?18eb0bzc9qraft6">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-86120229261654446712011-01-26T01:10:00.005-06:002011-02-26T22:21:04.374-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TT_KRdIo6fI/AAAAAAAAAtc/yCcay-qNbzU/s1600/rain043_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TT_KRdIo6fI/AAAAAAAAAtc/yCcay-qNbzU/s320/rain043_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566390065680673266" border="0" /></a>Ambient wankery, have at it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/rain043/rain043_vbr_mp3.zip">Download </a>|<br />| <a href="http://rainnetlabel.blogspot.com/2011/01/glass-mirror-rain043.html">Priori @ Rain Netlabel</a> |<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-41277848790151164072010-12-25T02:20:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:22:59.165-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWpu7UYh6I/AAAAAAAAArA/CjhpwqJCgGc/s1600/isolee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWpu7UYh6I/AAAAAAAAArA/CjhpwqJCgGc/s320/isolee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554532339093637026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="bodytext">"Psychedelic and full of analog sounds, as well as fit for both home listening and club soundsystems." </span><br /><br />| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?h9vb6g195jb365s">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-28609024450808700542010-12-25T02:19:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:20:48.261-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWpTU94DnI/AAAAAAAAAq4/WotL8aVnfGg/s1600/airliner2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWpTU94DnI/AAAAAAAAAq4/WotL8aVnfGg/s320/airliner2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554531864942218866" border="0" /></a>More fantastic work from Mr. Com Truise!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nhd8b6jteyvnxnn">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-11083523213811298342010-12-25T02:16:00.003-06:002010-12-25T02:48:26.094-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWok13or9I/AAAAAAAAAqw/Rht7zEkpr48/s1600/markfell.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWok13or9I/AAAAAAAAAqw/Rht7zEkpr48/s320/markfell.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554531066320564178" border="0" /></a>SND's Mark Fell makes a late entry for one of the electronic albums of the year with his latest solo opus: <span style="font-style: italic;">Multistability</span>. As one half of SND alongside Mat Steel and solo as 'H', Mark uncompromisingly operates on the bleeding edge of digital music production. He's in possession of a beautifully rare talent; the ability to make highly academic music with an innately Funky and dare we say, accessible, edge. He himself and many others may not agree, but there's something so listenable to his rhythmically-driven and melodically aware style that we can't help but hear him in that context. The concept behind <span style="font-style: italic;">Multistability</span> is assuredly highbrow, referring to the notion of seeing two separate images at once, kinda like a Rubin face/vase effect. From the outset we're entangled in a meticulous mesh of ultimately chaotic, but incredibly well organised patterns and sonic topologies - essentially the result of experiments whose side-effects just happen to be the most extreme and stripped examples of digital funk imaginable. Believe it or not, Mark cites his collaborative efforts with friend and fellow musician Yasunao Tone as a major influence on these tracks, which is understandable when it comes to their constantly morphing aesthetic and deliberate intentions, but seriously, I couldn't ever imagine feeling as compelled to twitch like this when listening to a Tone CD.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?b5c9zm8l7zaln9c">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-13808515579791515892010-12-25T02:15:00.001-06:002010-12-25T02:16:31.890-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWoV6deDrI/AAAAAAAAAqo/A8PTCR4GQMw/s1600/lone.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWoV6deDrI/AAAAAAAAAqo/A8PTCR4GQMw/s320/lone.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554530809854955186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerald Fantasy Tracks</span>...if you've seriously danced in the right place (doesn't matter where, England, Italy, Spain..etc.)in the late 80's or early 90's you can't fail to recognize these sounds and you may not be able to stop that feeling of sweet malancholy that only the good memories can generate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?a5dqyd7mc7jkjdm">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-43309915202684564062010-12-25T02:14:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:15:16.061-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWoBao8eII/AAAAAAAAAqg/Br_-phfxPVg/s1600/yellowswans.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRWoBao8eII/AAAAAAAAAqg/Br_-phfxPVg/s320/yellowswans.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554530457715767426" border="0" /></a>Released on the beloved Type Records, run and operated by John Twells (Xela), Yellow Swans spearhead the development of sound, as it's concerned with noise, drone, and power electronics. But in their latest release, <span style="font-style: italic;">Going Places</span>, it's not all about distortions and sheer cringing fuzz. There's clear structure, texture, and even pulsating rhythm behind each track, allowing the foreground instruments to carry out the development, while the background noise soars to new heights. Based out of Portland, the duo of Pete Swanson and Gabriel Mindel Saloman describe their music as "powerful rendering of free rock, black electronics, and white light vibrations." Their latest work is a product of over a decade worth of music, released on CD-Rs, cassettes, and vinyl, coming to an end. In April of 2008 the band announced their decision to split up, concentrating on finishing up their final album. Even the title suggests that they might be going places, and the same-titled last track fades away, like a burning rocket into deep space. If you are at all curious about the capacity of noise, start off with Yellow Swans and then work your way into darker territory...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?d59iv5i7i5avk92">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-64731341756971829642010-12-24T20:21:00.004-06:002010-12-25T02:10:51.069-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVXJYAU2pI/AAAAAAAAAqU/7EpPRelUIno/s1600/aleksi.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVXJYAU2pI/AAAAAAAAAqU/7EpPRelUIno/s320/aleksi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554441534005631634" border="0" /></a><br />More fantastic "post-acid" (haha) from Mr. Aleksi!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9okiwrg631cohrc">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-34978904469675196872010-12-24T20:18:00.003-06:002010-12-25T10:25:44.944-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVVBYg_4YI/AAAAAAAAAqM/X6iAzhDw9NQ/s1600/grit.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVVBYg_4YI/AAAAAAAAAqM/X6iAzhDw9NQ/s320/grit.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554439197680460162" border="0" /></a>Absolutely amazing release. So deep, warm and personal sound for my ears. "Perpetual" is a my favorite here probably. A piece of a dubby meditative trip so short I want to make it longer &amp; longer. "Deimos" sounds more like classical dub techno track to me. "Soul Pulse" is a journey somewhere far away you'll hardly get back. Deep, melodic, pulsating. A lack of mastering (for the volume is a bit low and there's not enough mids &amp; highs IMHO) comes as a release feature and a Grit's style in a way. Once again, amazing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hogtljm4beycmrl">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-54792710444017841522010-12-24T20:16:00.003-06:002010-12-25T02:13:14.507-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVUUeqpduI/AAAAAAAAAqE/0YGcqxP_0dQ/s1600/deepchord.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVUUeqpduI/AAAAAAAAAqE/0YGcqxP_0dQ/s320/deepchord.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554438426237433570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Coldest Season</span> opens with an atmospheric storm of white noise; a field recording manipulated by Modell and Hitchell. After minutes of buildup a beat unexpectedly kicks in, panning and evolving constantly. Thus marks the beginning of Echospace's first album and a new direction for dub techno.<br /><br />The storm is prevalent for the entire duration of the recording, a high frequency hissing offset by killer bass hooks. Just like the minimal cover art is grey and white, the contrast is obvious and delightful for anybody 'trained' in dub techno. Special mention goes to "Aequinoxium" with the most addictive bassline I have ever heard in a track - 13 minutes of relentless sub-marine exploration. "Celestialis" is also a favourite, with glacial bursts added in the first few minutes and the bass gearing up throughout the track. It's the most progressive track on the album - most of them are content on chugging hypnotically onwards.<br /><br />The only disappointment for me is the closing "Empyrean". This track sounds playful and more clubby - not a good way to end such an album as this; it's not a bad track in it's own right but it would be more appropriate somewhere else. An ambient exit, slowly peeling off the layers, would have been preferable.<br /><br />This album sounds even better played during snowy days in the winter months, when the land outside your window looks like the cover art. At other times it reminds me of traversing the ocean floor due to the deep underwater sounds.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mmhpc6zn47yruff">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-630506077167902212010-12-24T20:15:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:12:57.445-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTz11S-YI/AAAAAAAAAp8/GBVR4GUt0Is/s1600/maurizio.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTz11S-YI/AAAAAAAAAp8/GBVR4GUt0Is/s320/maurizio.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554437865520429442" border="0" /></a>Probably one of the best and certainly most influential techno producers of the 1990s. Unfortunately, Maurizio's style led to a lot of clones and sub-par producers jumping on the dubby tech-house bandwagon in the early 2000s. No matter, the original sound from the master shines through even today. Deep sub-bass, static, a steady house tempo 4/4 kick, and those hypnotic dub effects make for some great listening. There is a distinct emotional resonance and timelessness to these tracks that is sorely lacking in a lot of the nth generation dub tech clones. Probably because they are using cheap software presets while Maurizio was building his sound the hard way with outboard equipment. At the time, I don't think there was anyone out there who thought of combining techno with 70s Jamaican dub music. For that alone, Maurizio deserves a place in the techno history books. If you are serious about techno music, this is an absolute must have. I really can't recommend it enough.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0w3b2yshrw2ihw9">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-70611645035945320462010-12-24T20:13:00.003-06:002010-12-25T02:12:26.748-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTbaNYI1I/AAAAAAAAAp0/CT6w5Lo0N7o/s1600/luomo.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTbaNYI1I/AAAAAAAAAp0/CT6w5Lo0N7o/s320/luomo.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554437445788377938" border="0" /></a>Vladislav Delay, perhaps better known for his ambient work, assumes his Luomo disguise for some epic deep house. And when I say epic, I mean it in the best way; these tracks take their time to develop fully, adding and subtracting elements, rather than just maximizing their time on the dancefloor. “Market,” the opening track, starts with a steady beat and some sweeping tech-house chords and doesn’t let go; “Synkro” has some whispery vocals floating atop the rhythms and submerged melodies. Even though the tracks are long they never lose either their intensity or their interest. The best track on <span style="font-style: italic;">Vocalcity</span>, “Tessio,” continually morphs, bypassing the whole house jam and becoming something more of a meditation on house. “She-Center” closes the album with more of the deep and dark groove to which we’ve grown accustomed. An amazingly beautiful album.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sss6ejb9hsk696r">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-31000387980432616752010-12-24T20:09:00.003-06:002010-12-25T02:11:58.885-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTFJEkHwI/AAAAAAAAAps/Ge7ycOWwXgk/s1600/cylob.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVTFJEkHwI/AAAAAAAAAps/Ge7ycOWwXgk/s320/cylob.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554437063230889730" border="0" /></a>Including most of the unavailable <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chris Jeffs </span>material recorded as this collection presents several classic tracks of ambient retro-techno as well as remixes by μ-Ziq , Aphex Twin, and Autechre.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mkgs8em0lnsezcy">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-34514300466006670492010-12-24T20:07:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:11:43.141-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVSCNe71SI/AAAAAAAAApk/FERoMSkmU3A/s1600/dmx.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVSCNe71SI/AAAAAAAAApk/FERoMSkmU3A/s320/dmx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554435913364002082" border="0" /></a>Great electrofied synth-pop from Mr. Ed DMX. The original for a quite famous Aphex Twin remix.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?oe3zdk41mbt58l3">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-38364951316466414422010-12-24T20:05:00.002-06:002010-12-25T02:11:27.474-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVRxtmZz0I/AAAAAAAAApc/XQw2ScTPZJU/s1600/chimera.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRVRxtmZz0I/AAAAAAAAApc/XQw2ScTPZJU/s320/chimera.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554435629927485250" border="0" /></a>The most melodic work from Mike Dred, but yet very electronic and even acidic from time to time. Quite similar to his Kosmik Kommando works, but with some real ambient electronica tracks, with two that are still unrivaled : "The Future is Upon Us" and "Valley of the Spirits". Superb work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?c4ih21gj2x6xxlm">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-30920785642892423342010-12-23T02:55:00.001-06:002010-12-23T02:57:11.380-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRMOuWM_3ZI/AAAAAAAAApQ/dYeY9tAAOsk/s1600/kettel.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRMOuWM_3ZI/AAAAAAAAApQ/dYeY9tAAOsk/s320/kettel.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553798954874822034" border="0" /></a>This is how I always wanted to hear acid. I really enjoy the aesthetic Kettel hit upon with this album. The tracks all burst of life, breathing and sighing, singing and dancing - proclaiming - with the familiar unrestricted movement of Kettel. I can't resist listening all the way through this incredibly solid album, where yet the tracks stand on their own.<br /><br />The compositions are subtle but never boring, minimalistic but broad reaching, cheerful and empathic and beautiful. The sound is firm yet atmospheric, with confident rhythms and melodies filled with expression. Myam James Part 1 is my favorite album by Kettel; Mr. Eising must've really zoned in and out on this one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?6yplperaiwf62y9">Download </a>|<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511616142759938766.post-48738794512104566502010-12-23T02:42:00.003-06:002010-12-23T12:31:39.142-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRMNU_c5TKI/AAAAAAAAApI/Uw7soEhZrRY/s1600/James-Blake-Album-Cover-300x300.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_C4U3RLPlHeU/TRMNU_c5TKI/AAAAAAAAApI/Uw7soEhZrRY/s320/James-Blake-Album-Cover-300x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553797419759127714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Get it while you can! 8)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">| Taken down |<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0