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"Crack Mitaine" CD
Versuch-Lab
Genres: electronica, techno, industrial electro
Apr 19 - 25 2004 |
Crack Mitaine starts with a distorted sample from the CONET
Project and then jumps right into meaty, beaty techno
territory. The rest of the record continues in this vein,
confronting the listener with fast, aggressive beats and dark,
claustrophobic atmospheres. The results are engaging, although
somewhat homogeneous. Many electronica enthusiasts may end up
bored by the end of this album, simply because of the lack of variety
and melody.
For the most part, this is a very rhythmic album. Right from
the powerfully fast-tempo opener, "Deadlock," one can notice
that the prime element of these songs is their beats. There are
exceptions to this rule, however. "Know Your Ennemy (sic)"
could be the best track on this record; its spacey electro-orchestral
structure and ambient background is simply beautiful. Some of
the more aggressive tracks are also solid when played at loud
volumes. "Long Lost," for example, is an absolute
explosion of techno beats, and "Fallin' Lordz" has some neat
(albeit less quixotic) Autechre influences (think "Second
Bad Vilbel.")
This is dark, explosive electronic music with some definite
industrial influences. Nothing amazing, but good, clean fun
nonetheless.
85%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 13 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
