 Various
Artists
"You Can Do The Cube" CDR
Catchpenny Records
Genres: electro, diy electronica
Catchpenny
PO Box 88
Mold CH7 4ZQ
Wales
Jul 7 - 13 2003 |
The
premise is simple. The album starts with Printed Circuit's
"A.I.", which is then remixed three different times by three
different electronic outfits, Transistor Six, The Guy Who
Invented Fire, and Tin.Rp, each remix becoming a remix of
the previous remix. So it's like a Rubik's cube. You start
off with each side a solid colour, but then shift things around to
make it slightly less uniform, then even more mixed up, and finally
you have a cube with random coloured blocks in no distinguishable
order.
The original "A.I." kicks things off in a blaze of beats
and synths. It's a simple, catchy song, very "computer
music"-esque. 2001: A Space Odyssey samples are
well-placed in the song to give it even more of a robot sound.
The Transistor Six remix, "Old Oak Tree," adds
some extra samples to the mix, constructing a more peaceful, ambient
track. The Guy Who Invented Fire's "Dedicated"
then introduces a bit of an industrial-lite sound. The final
track, theoretically the most removed from the original Printed
Circuit piece, is an experimental electronic number by Tin.Rp.
All in all, this is a very interesting concept pulled off pretty
well. Although not the most catchy or danceable release you'll
come across this year, You Can Do The Cube is worth a shot if
you're interested in a lo-fi electronic sampler based on a unique
idea.
81%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
4 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
