HRVATSKI - SWARM AND DITHER
Vatstep Dsp
[5:58]8.6 Mb
Untitled Fields 1994
[0:15]0.3 Mb
Paint it Black
[4:45]6.8 Mb
2nd Zero Fidelity Mandible Investigation
[3:48]5.4 Mb
EWC3
[2:19]3.4 Mb
Re. When was the Last Time You were Violent
[4:11]6 Mb
Marbles
[3:48]5.4 Mb
Echoes
[2:50]4.1 Mb
EWC4
[2:23]3.5 Mb
Gemini (Early)
[3:15]4.6 Mb
Anaesthetise Thineself
[3:52]5.6 Mb
Freie Zeit
[4:43]6.7 Mb
Carrot (Hrvatskis Nightvision)
[6:00]8.6 Mb
Tegenborg
[4:30]6.4 Mb
Hrvatski "Swarm and Dither" Album Review
Well, it's a bit complicated...
Hrvatski's latest release is playful, and a bit soulful at times. It's also glitch, which means if you're reading this you probably have an Aphex Twin poster in your room. This album is comparable to Twin's 'Drukqs' (barring the piano interludes), in that it offers much variety, from machine-gun snares to ambient texture experiments. It may get too experimental at times for some, but the standout tracks make it worth the purchase.<p>Launching the CD is the biggest standout, 'Vatstep DSP', where what sounds like a built in reggae preset on a cheap synth keyboard, featuring computer-generated Rastafarian vocals, turns into kickass drum'n'bass just before undergoing a very creative barrage of filters. And guest vocals by a cat. This song is pure short-attention-span entertainment; you can't help but smile at this one.<p>'Paint it Black' gives you a moment to recover, trading off between slow guitar and malfunctioning-atari-with-reverb. Mellow. Trippy.<p>'2nd Zero Fidelity Mandible Investigation' comes at you strong enough to trigger war flashbacks. One realizes at this point that Hrvatski's drum machine is rigged with a jet engine. This also employs the above mentioned filter barrage. As a big drill'n'bass fan, this song is pure gold for me.<p>'Ewc3' and 'Re: When was the last time you were violent?' are percussion-based tracks that play around with rhythm in some unique ways. These showcase Hrvatski's creativity with drums but are a bit minimalist.<p>'Marbles' consists of sqaure-wave video game melody and changing beats. It's a fun, simple track.<p>'Ewc4' starts with electric guitar ping-ponging from left to right, creating a driving rhythm that is picked up by various other sounds in this transitional track. The brilliant cohesiveness of this track is missing from most of the CD, but the skill with which he does it here give you the impression this was intentional.<p>'Gemini (early)' is a Boards of Canada-ish synth interlude, and is quite pretty.<p>'Anesthetise Thineself' sets a stirring guitar melody against chopped-up sound samples and glitchy clicks. Think Venetian Snares' 'Winter in the Belly of a Snake.' Or, for the unfamiliar, think of a robot wondering if it has a soul.<p>And the album closes with 'Tegenborg', apparantly a recording of a solo electric guitar act at somebody's Bar Mitzvah. Um... whatever.<p>Overall this album is best taken as a sampler rather than a cohesive listen. There are only two really fast tracks on it, but they're great ones. The slow ones are compelling if a bit confusing. Fans of Kid606 or any of the names i dropped in this review ought to consider it.
BIS - PLASTIQUE NOUVEAU
Protection (Nude mix)
[6:18]9 Mb
Robotic (Adult. Almost instrumental mix)
[4:56]7 Mb
Sound of Sleet
[5:32]8 Mb
Don't Let the Rain Come Down
[3:54]5.6 Mb
The End Starts Today (Tommie Sunshines Nail Me Down-G SF mix)
[6:26]9.2 Mb
Make it Through
[3:51]5.6 Mb
Brainclouds
[3:39]5.2 Mb
Protection (Ectomorph Chromium version)
[5:48]8.3 Mb
The End Starts Today (edit)
[4:08]6 Mb
Bis "Plastique Nouveau" Album Review
Love this CD
I discovered it on my yahoo radio, and had been looking for it for over a year...as far as I know, it was never released for air play in the United States. Luckily, Itunes had it, and I've been listening to it for weeks in the car. Love it. If you liked New Order back in their heyday, you'll probably like this CD.
IANNIS XENAKIS - PERSEPOLIS AND REMIXES EDITION 1
Persepolis
[60:42]87.3 Mb
Yoshihide Otomo
[9:20]13.4 Mb
Per se
[8:35]12.4 Mb
Doing by not Doing
[15:12]21.8 Mb
Antimatter
[9:59]14.3 Mb
Clitche
[4:59]7.1 Mb
Untitled 113 for Iannis Xenakis
[10:04]14.5 Mb
Whorl
[7:05]10.2 Mb
Merzbow
[7:00]10.1 Mb
Ulf Langheinrich
[7:33]10.8 Mb
Iannis Xenakis "Persepolis and remixes edition 1" Album Review
Neural THX 7.1 Recreates all the channels
This review is not intended to discuss this incredible work by Xenakis, but only to attrack the attention of anyone who is using a 7.1 setup with a receiver supporting "Neural THX 7.1" as surround algorithm. For some reason (probably a natural compatibility with the tools used to create the mix) and unlike PLIIx and Neo:6, Neural THX 7.1 actually moves channels to the rear speakers and the effect is just simply mind bogging. An extra "must" if your setup is such, and at least a must for the work itself!
ROBERT MILES - ORGANIK REMIXES
Paths (FSOL Cosmic Juke Box mix)
[3:47]5.4 Mb
Wrong (Alexkid May B mix)
[4:30]6.5 Mb
Pour Te Parler (Riton re)-Rub
[4:24]6.3 Mb
Release Me (da Lata El Duderino mix)
[5:45]8.3 Mb
Pour Te Parler (Kuzu mix)
[4:19]6.2 Mb
Pour Te Parler (Fissure mix)
[6:41]9.6 Mb
Paths (KV5 mix)
[3:38]5.2 Mb
It's All Coming Back (Chamber mix)
[5:44]8.2 Mb
Separation (2nd Gen mix)
[3:38]5.2 Mb
Connections (Punka Fro the Hackney Drive by mix)
[6:54]9.8 Mb
Improvisations P2 (the Fabrics mix)
[4:38]6.6 Mb
Improvisations P2 (Si Begg S I Futures mix)
[7:46]11.1 Mb
Paths (Robert Miles Salted mix)
[6:02]8.7 Mb
Bhairav (Robert Miles featuring Amelia Cuni)
[7:37]10.9 Mb
Robert Miles "Organik remixes" Album Review
Good But Still Somewhat Disappointing
Ok, I've to admit I had better expectations overall for this <br>'Remixes' CD and unfortunately it fails to deliver in my opinion.<p>Don't get me wrong, it has some good trax on both the CDs but I was expecting more and something different.<p>CD 1 is my favorite among the two.<br>CD 2 is just too downtempo and dark sounding for my taste.<p>Also, the main thing that upsets me is the length of each CD. It's like 1/2 hour on each side. That's ridiculous especially for the import price I paid @ Tower Records. :(<p>I liked 'Organik' better than this one and hope that the next solo album by Miles is little less dark and more melodic w/ beautiful rhythms and such.
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