EGOEXPRESS - HOT WIRE MY HEART
Egoexpress "Hot Wire My Heart" Album Review
Album Description
Details TBA. Virgin. 2005.
Video Egoexpress - Aranda
This is the video to Aranda from the Album "Hot Wire My Heart"
THE ADVENT - T R I N I T Y
The Advent "T R I N I T Y" Album Review
Album Description
One good reason why summer 2005 will be remembered as being so cool is because that's when Cisco Ferreira released his album T.R.I.N.I.T.Y. on Tresor. One good reason why Cisco Ferreira is so cool is because he's the guy behind the pure, unmistakable Advent style Techno that headlines the roster of signature Tresor music. It was apparent in 2002 that Ferreira was sealing the brilliance of The Advent's sound sketches concept series and its rapid-fire, high-hat-spitting, pounding minimalism when he released Sketched For Life, his debut Tresor album, which thrashed open different doors to sonic areas now recognised in clubs around the world. <P>Three years later in 2005, Ferreira signs his own name to his second full-length album on Tresor: T.R.I.N.I.T.Y. With tongue-in-cheek expertise, old-school touches are woven into future-wave; broader dance-floor dynamic, and even occasional vocals show up surprisingly yet effectively. The album opens texturally with the housy/electroid track "Electro 8.07FM" before pounding into "Pagodas" and the hypnotic vocals on "Paradise". "Kurva" and "S*D*4*2" pull in some cool club locomotion that carry you further into the album's complex temperament and character - exemplified on "Nepalm". <P>Ferreira gives another glance at electro-motion on "Woman's Scent", which features some nasty vocals by Paris Da Black Fu. The Detroit Funker is also known as Detroit Grand Pubahs releasing on Steve Bug's Poker Flat label. <P>The sheer soundscape of T.R.I.N.I.T.Y. commands a degree of admiration for Cisco Ferreira, and his knack for creating irresistible dance music - aural landscapes with a tough, growling beat.
Video Advent Peace Canon
Episcopal Church of the Trinity, Coatesville, PA performs the Advent Peace Canon
AUDION - SUCKFISH
Audion "Suckfish" Album Review
Wonderful Stuff!
A few years ago, I purchased "Leave Luck to Heaven" by Matthew Dear on the basis of a Rolling Stone review. It took a while to get used to Dear's very unorthodox music but I gradually learned to love the CD and I followed up by ordering "Backstroke," his follow-up CD. I enjoyed it too, but not quite as much as "Heaven." Recently, I wondered if this unusual and creative fellow had any new discs out. I put his name into the Amazon.com search, and I found Audion and the "Suckfish" CD. Matthew Dear in disguise, I guess. Anyway, it was certainly worth a listen and I purchased the disc.
Audion takes a while to get used to, and not everyone is going to like it. A friend, in fact, wonders how I could possibly listen to this type of unmitigated noise. She regards it as a musical jackhammer, with an emphasis on the hammer. Well, that's OK. I like it and like it a lot, but I had to learn to like it. Matthew Dear's earlier efforts had a light, playful, frolicking character. The Audion disc is heavier, darker, more intrusive and much more complex. The sonic range on this disc is quite remarkable. The lower sounds test my stereo system and the upper range tests my ears. Both come out fairly well, but I'd sure love to listen to this thing on a real good high-end stereo system at high volume. It would be awesome! One gripe I have is that Dear uses a lot of distortion, including voice distortions, and I prefer the cleaner, crisper sounds. OK, I can live with it. One blessing, is a general lack of vocals, quite unlike the other Matthew Dear discs.
The Audion CD has a Matthew Dear signature sound and method of composition. The music is quite different than that of Dear's earlier discs, but it is Mathew Dear music, without question. The first three tracks ("Vegetables," "Your Place of Mine," "T*tty F*ck") can only be described as brain numbing. Well, that's OK. It's like going to the dentist. One has to be "numbed up" before the serious work begins. And then follows such delights as "T. B." (featuring ultra-high sounds), "Wield," "Taut," "Rubber" and "Just F*ucking" (Where does Dear come up with such titles?). To me, the highlight of the album is "The Pong," a delightfully playful mélange of notes and rhythms. Wonderful stuff!
So what might I recommend? Well, this CD is not for the faint of heart. If you like complex electronica music, as I do, then you might find this CD a delight. But, don't give up easily. Give it a few listens and let it gradually settle in. It's worth the effort.
Video AUDION preforming Live @ The Mezzanine in SF 3-17-07 #4
Audion preforming live, his track "Mouth To Mouth" @ The Mezzanine in San Francisco on 3-17-07 At the Para One & Boys Noize show. Sorry about the bass. It was EXTREMELY loud and came through really crappy on my camera. But at least you can still hear the song
DK7 - DISARMED
DK7 "Disarmed" Album Review
Album Details
Introducing Dk7's `disarmed': The Debut Album from Jesper Dahlbäck and Mark O Sullivan.
Video dk7-instone
from the new album
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