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Holy Shit this guy is good! New album by Gimmik - "Back to basics", on Toytronic. I just picked it up today, and its one of the best albums ive heard all year. Superbly melodical, great crunchy beats(think quinoline yellow), very together album from start to finish. You guys definetly need to check out this album, if you dont know already. Toytronic.com has kick ass samples of all of their releases. Also picked up the new Dual Purpose 12", much better than the first. this is a gescom/AE project if ya'll dont know. very tastey, AND limited to 1000. Shadow Hunter's 7" is kinda not what i was expecting, i had to pick it up though since the one guy is from chicago. Anway, go check out Toytronic!!! |
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actually, AE vehemently denies they have anything to do with Dual Purpose ... in an interview i've read some time ago, they actually named the person who is behind this project ... but then again, can we really trust people like AFX and AE on such matters? for all we know, 'Spice World' was their handiwork ... but it's not like they'll ever admit to it ... P.S. does the Gimmik album have any vocal contributions on it? i know a girl who worked with him on a few tracks, but i'm not sure if any of it ever got released ... |
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Ya, the whole dual pupose thing is iffy. its def sounds like them, and on the first 12" there was the gescom logo on the label, so go figure. its still really good. no vocals on gimmik, but your friend is lucky to know him. very talented. |
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i'm not really friends with this girl. she dated an acquaintance of mine whom i've shared a flat with at one point ... she's worked with Funkstorung also, but she's horribly picky with her beats, so again, i'm not sure if anything ever came out of it ... a lovely voice too, albeit perhaps a little too bjork-y in spots ... |
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You know, the very last track my fiance actually commented on the fact that it seemed there SHOULD have been some sort of vocals over the track. it's a bit more electro-ey, than anything on the rest of the album. bjork kills me. very unsettling voice. i want to karate chop her in the thrat every time i hear her voice. |
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Yeah, Toytronic rock! I've recently received the new Gimmik, plus Digitonal, Multiplex and Abfahrt Hinwil releases. All are fantastic and well worth buying. Incidentally, they're all on the Affluxion playlist too ;) |
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this gimmik release is decent, i much preferred his other stuff though. honestly though, ever since toy 10 came out, i think toytronic has been steadily headed down the shitter. save for the multiplex release pinghaus frequencies, that was awesome (besides the remixes). but as for the shadow huntaz 7", i thought the music was messy and the rapping was god awful. and i liked the first dual purpose better. |
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yeah, the gimmik rocks. the girl you're talking about is Titi right? She's just released her first 12", with Mr Projectile on production duties. It's called And They Met... and it's brilliant. there's a new version of Illusions (which is the track she did with Gimmik) and it's brilliant. You'll find it on 1010 recordings. Oh, and whilst i'm here, i'm not about to justify toytronic's decisions Mimi as I know what you think of my record, but just appreciate that a label exists at all that is willing to experiement, even with it's own successful formula, in order to raise the bar of music as a whole. just my opinion of course. i'll be releasing a new ep or darker, beatier material with toytronic early in 2004. |
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TOYTRONIC ARE THE BEST ! Thats what i got: Gimmik - Back to the Basics Toytronic - CD Compilation Multiplex - Pinghaus Frequencies All 3 Albums are great....bautiful melodic melodies....Clicks & peeps...etc... Thats what i call IDM Music ! And their Online Store is cheap...paid 1/4 less than on Amazon etc... |
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Another Question: Anybody has the other toytonic releases ? I'm playing with the thoughts to buy the other CD releases ! Can you tell me more about: Digitonal : 23 Things Fall Apart CD Abfahr Hinwill - Links Berge rechts Seen |
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well i'm digitonal so i'll leave it for others to give you an objective opinion on that. the abfahrt hinwil album is ace though. probably my favourite release on the label all in all. it collects the previous limited vinyl releases. quite similar to later gimmik, very melodic with angular electro beats. very warm, bubbly and lushious. Trilogy and Planquadrat are both amazing, as is The Light. if you like Gimmik's output, then this'll be right up your street. My album is very different from most of toytronic's other output. the production is simpler so if you're into complex programming etc then you may be disappointed. I use lots of strings - it's very cinematic and melodic. |
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@ dtnl thanx for Review....Goodbye ! |
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hey, dtnl, no hard feelings, some releases click and others rub the wrong way. |
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mmmmm, Planquadrat, just playing that now :) |
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I was just about to say that your(digitonal) i much different than other toytronic! your album is great because it still has that "togetherness" that i look for in a truly great album, yet its still out there. really moody and darkish. i wish i'd have found out about you guys sooner. In my opinion ther have been too many new artists coming out that sound too like each other. what does THAT sound like you ask? all this laptop crunchy new school AE crap. its boring AND annoying. to me anyway. the toytronic fellow, take that machine "crunch" and lay silky smooth melody, and RYTHM! whoa! thats a new idea! i'm tired of artists being spastic just to be spastic. its not music anymore. my opinion of course. anyways, digitonal, you rock! and so does everyone else on toytronic. almost puts a tear in my eye. everyone there is on the same waelength. like rephlex USED to be... |
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Toytronic are the cream baby! I agree with what intruder said . |
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another great new realease this year which i think sort of broke the AE crunchiness, was by signaldrift. the compass lp. its got the new album "compass" and an old ep called breman. real laid back, organic sounding IDM stuff. |
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@ dntl Will buy it....just in the view to help poor IDM Artist beeing on this Board :-) Will give you a feedback when order is @ home ! |
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cheers chaps...new stuff on it's way very soon. look out for our first collaboration with Kirsty Hawkshaw. if you're into beautiful music, you're going to love this. |
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Are there release dates planned already ? And whats Kirsty Hawkshaw dont't know him/her ? What music is it like ? |
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no dates yet, but expect them early in 2004. One on Toytronic, one on Seed. Kirsty Hawkshaw is a singer, best know for being part of Opus III and singing 'Fine Day'. She also did Orbital's Halcyon and has sung with Slovo, BT and many more. she has a unique, beautiful, ambient voice and we're very excited about working with her. |
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OMIGOD! i love her voice!!! collabo on seed? hmm that should be....weird. toytronic sounds up her alley. |
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well, we're working with both Seed and Toytronic at the moment, so we'll see. I prefer to actually get the music produced before I worry about which label it drops on. oh, there's also an exclusive new track coming out on a Smallfish Records compilation in January. cheers for listening... |
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Sounds cool...will check it out. Possible to give me some infos per mail...if release is clear ? |
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is back to basics the one with the 025 on the cd cover? and the "overflow" sample tune? Yeah I have that one. It's tight, alright. Reminds me of Esem a little. Nice drums too. |
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oh yeha and dtnl is respected for a reason, dudes. His shit isn't always to my taste (eww badly put sentence) as I'm a beats kid rather than a melody kid and soulful or sad or dark music can't always take w/ me ad I've messed up my head enough so that dark music actually depresses me but 23things is well put together and I'm going to listen to it when I get home. And probably cry. |
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sure mate - i don't tend to check this site that often, just kind of lurk now and again, but if you go to www.digitonal.com you can add yourself to the mailing list. actually, don't worry, i've added you myself! cheers for listening. |
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i just got it, and it sounds extremly sweet! |
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"booga" on the new gimmik album really sticks out from the other stuff. it's weird drilly stuff... it starts out like bola-ish then ends with some boc-ish tracks, with booga sticking out right there in the middle. slow motion process had a better theme and is still a classic. |
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i love "syntax"...beautiful tune. |
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