Am regasit acest EP din 2004 de curand, dupa ce il uitasem in urma unei obsesii. Si acum, ca si atunci, creaza dependenta si te determina sa apesi neajutorat pe repeat. Iti place cand auzi ceva inainte sa vezi? Cele doua piese sunt genul acela de muzica care te face sa vezi lucruri, oameni si intamplari, inainte de a le fi vazut, de a le fi intalnit sau de a le fi trait cu adevarat. Piesele imprumuta forta unei povesti, dezvelesc sentimentele si emotiile adanc ingropate intr-o fractiune de secunda. Nu intelegi ce se intampla, dar esti ceea ce se intampla. Iar pe masura ce trece timpul realizezi ca viata ta este povestea tuturor pieselor pe care le-ai ascultat. Click pe logoul divshare pentru a downloda.
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Abandoned life in Mono
Posted in download on February 10th, 2009 by fresh good minimal |
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Following on from the celebrated GAS box set released last year, Kompakt do the right thing and make this absolutely seminal collection available once again. Studio 1 was one of Wolfgang Voigt‘s many aliases, this time round focusing on Techno reductions which in hindsight can be readily identified as antecedents to what has more recently become known as Minimal.
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The entire Studio 1 aesthetic was reductionist to the core, with ten classic twelves released between 1995 and 1997 without the need for anything as frivolous as track titles or artwork getting in the way of all that space. Almost 15 years on and the first thing that hits you about these tracks is just how well they have aged, doing much to add credence to the theory that simplicity just doesn’t date.
The tracks sound functional and yet utterly vibrant, referencing not only the similarly uncompromising aesthetic of Voigt’s spiritual brethren over at Basic Channel, but also the icy Scandinavian precision of Finland’s equally influential Sahko label.
So much of the Techno scene today is built on the elementary, daring steps that Voigt took in the 1990’s, but just as we slip into a new era of despondency and frustration with Minimal’s inability to evolve and step away from the familiarity of its often tepid surroundings, this collection serves as a timely reminder that in the hands of the right producer even the most basic ingredients can make for a sound that changes the musical climate and, some might even say, ever so subtly changes the world. Wolfgang, once again, respect is long overdue. [sursa]
Posted in download on February 7th, 2009 by fresh good minimal |
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“There was probably never any real hope of Momus getting famous, no matter how hard (and often) he crooned for it. Yet, for a brief flash in the late 1980s and early ’90s, Scot-born Nick Currie’s mischievous music might have wormed its way into the neo-libertine consciousness of a generation exploring novel chemical compounds. Alas, lad-rock trumped pan-global bohemia, and Momus became the cult figure he was probably always destined to be. For those unfamiliar, Momus mostly makes DIY synth-pop with vaudeville-lullaby melodies and scathing wit. His best work is what Oscar Wilde might have sounded like if he had access to cheap synthesizers and Japanese fetish mags.
Currie – also a journalist and long-time blogger – has, in the last decade, resided in Tokyo, New York and Berlin. Having worked with artists around the world, Momus gets an assist from a fellow Scot for his latest release, Joemus. Recorded with breakcore producer Joe Howe, the album infuses Currie’s electro-vaudeville sensibilities with a scrappy, 8-bit aesthetic. Now in his late 40s, you could say Momus has entered his “baroque” period – that is, if he hadn’t always been there. Currie’s paradise of lithe Japanese women pouring him champagne atop a techno-Mount Olympus is unlikely to ever manifest. But with plenty of wag left in his hoary tail, we can expect more whore-y tales. In 1991, Currie said that, “in the future everyone will be famous for fifteen people.” Count me among the elite.” dustedmagazine
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