TURQUOISE - TURQUOISE
Turquoise "Turquoise" Album Review
She is so talented
I hope she continues doing seperate albums on the side besides her beoadway albums. She sings in so many different stlyes and her voice is so beautiful in each. She gives such heart to every peice she sings.
Video Boards of Canada - Turquoise Hexagon Sun
A short video I made for a school project featuring an edited version of Turquoise Hexagon Sun by Boards of Canada.
THE MODERNIST - EXPLOSION
The Modernist "Explosion" Album Review
Music as soundtrack for living
99% of the music out there wants you to dance, or move, or feel. Some provide energy, others imagery, the more experimental of the lot require your complete attention. Then there are releases like Jorg Burger a.k.a. The Modernist, and his new album, jokingly titled Explosion. It offers a minimal but lively soundtrack for going about your daily routine: doing your chores, cleaning the house, or working in the office.<p>Which is not to say the thirteen tracks here are bland. There's a good dose of melody and texture through the (mostly identical) songs, but The Modernist is just not interested in disrupting your business by offering catchy hooks. Try as you might, after any two songs you'll be moving your head but reaching for a magazine. <p>Reviewing the tracks separately is futile, as they are slight variations of each other. All have repetitious, friendly beats, rely on deep keyboard loops, and a sprinkle of catchy sounds. "Header" has a nice crystalline layer on top, "Alphatier Brian" a darker bassline, and "Manson Soup" an acoustic guitar and crowd murmur- serving notice the disc's halfway through more than anything else. At thirteen songs the album goes long, but nothing here is disagreeable or makes you reach for the skip button.<p>Oddly enough, most songs end abruptly; perhaps Burger realized than a continuous mix would blur out the already tenuous line of originality between them. He's content to offer a comforting layer of repetitious, minimal house music for busy listeners. Your tasks now completed a bit faster, you can pop in something else and have some fun.
KAI TRACID - CONTEMPLATE
Kai Tracid "Contemplate" Album Review
Not what I was hoping for
I was mislead by a video of him spinning in a club. I had no idea that he used a lot of vocals in his music. I personally don't like vocals in Trance even if it has Acid mixed in. He also has a message he's trying to get across with his music and it's a message that doesn't appeal to me, so it's a little irritating because it's so strong in his music. I can kind of get into one song on the CD, so it wasn't a total loss.
Video KAI TRACID - CONTEMPLATE THE REASON YOU EXIST
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TWO LONE SWORDSMEN - SWIMMING NOT SKIMMING
Two Lone Swordsmen "Swimming not Skimming" Album Review
Finally
Finally this CD gets a re-release.
Some really really nice moods and textures in these collection of more chill headphone tracks. This may be my most intimate, favorite swordsmen release, second to stay down.
Been looking on various sites for a long time to find this disc, and it's still very pricey as an import, but it's a really, really nice chunk of electronic tracks. Old, classic, beautiful.
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