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offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-04-25 13:42 [#01159975]
Points: 16065 Status: Regular



I have recieved this some time ago, as a free thing to
review on XLT when it was released (remember that
contest?)... and well it took some time but here t is, my
review of this pleasant journey into exploratory electronic
music.

This rather lenghty - yes value for money! - compilation cd
features the best work of 14 experimental electronic
artists. The audiobulb label is run by a certain mr Newman,
nice lad who met a lot of the artists online on a quest for
information, techniques and such (I am sure that many of you
know what im on about) Anyway, this sounds like yet another
free mp3 label thing, its not. Newman has spent 9 months
setting up the label, and the artwork and all is 100 %
professional, a lot better than some of the crap rephlex
gets away with.

On to the music. The first track one of my favourites.
Glitchy, thin breakbeat over beautifully crafted vocal
laaaaaah's and other microscopic ant farts. The second
track, June by He Can Jog, starts off like something that
fits on a lowercase music compilation. Again tiny insects
crawl over the microphones, and a drill beat comes it. This
cd is pretty listener-rewarding, some tracks really get
better after some listens. It inhibits a lot of different
moods, from dull sleeping-in-on-the-weekend ambients, to
uplifing IDM style tracks such as 'wishing a disease' by
'diagram of suburban chaos', imo the best piece on here.
Some tracks sound downright schitzophrenic such as track 4 -
and to be quite honest i cant stand this one.

That is the only downside, it sometimes tries to be just
experimental for the sake of it, and i can take that to a
fair level but the autistic mumbling and sawtooth sweeps
dont do it for me on 'we lost him but kept going'

2 or 3 filler tracks, the rest is great stuff. I think i
suck at reviewing, but this one is really worth your money -
7.50£ or $12.50 is cheap too compaired to the prices you
pay at HMV sometimes :)

My rating: 7.8 out of 10



 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-04-25 13:46 [#01159982]
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www.audiobulb.com


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2004-04-25 14:58 [#01160033]
Points: 40062 Status: Addict



holly crap ive never seeen you type so much, and its about
music ! the boy does have a soul :)

yeah thats sounds like a great review

the person who you won it from, i told them in the thread
that you already put it up on ebay to sell

i dont think they believed me

ill check it out, especially since yoiu gave it a 7.8 and
not a 7.7 out of 10

thanks YO !


 

offline room from Sheffield (United Kingdom) on 2004-04-26 02:30 [#01160384]
Points: 484 Status: Regular



I think JAroen has been very generous

I would have given it 7.75 personally !

BULB


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-04-26 02:39 [#01160388]
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thanks for talking shit about me recycle :)



 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2004-04-26 06:51 [#01160594]
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i like JAroen


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-04-26 12:02 [#01161082]
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thanks for talking shit about me recycle :)


 

offline room from Sheffield (United Kingdom) on 2004-04-27 06:39 [#01162367]
Points: 484 Status: Regular



i like JAroen too

he's got a nice a relxed reviewing style - informative with
a lazy edge

Audiobulb just landed a distribution deal with CargoRecords
- so this album will be getting into the shops in a couple
of months > so if you want it buy it now - whilst its cheap
:)


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2004-04-27 07:13 [#01162389]
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i wish someone would send me a free promo cd, then i would
be inclined to buy more from that company


 


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