Countless Births – Inside The Blue Fire EP (2017)

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• Deep techno 
• Experimental techno 
• Minimal techno

See üllitis MonoKrak-nimelise netileibeli alt sisaldab lugusid pealkirjadega “About Silence” ja “Inside The Blue Fire”. Avaloo tiitel tähendab taotlust vaikusele, ning sisu järgi tuleks järelikult monotoonset hüpnorütmi mõista sellisena. Lisaks hoiavad hõllandust üleval pooltoonil jutustav bassine mehehääl ning madaltoonil liuglevad elliptilised bassisiirded. Teise loo osutus sinakale tulele (ja selle substantsile?) illustreeritakse basstrummeldamisega. Trummeldamine on liialdus, ent domineerib huvitav rütmikombinatsioon. Võrreldes esimese looga tempo pigem langeb, ent tekstuuris ilmekus tõuseb. Peaaegu dub-muusika. Hüpnootilisus säilib. Minimalistlik kompositsioon, mis aegamööda loovutab midagi selleks, et vastu võtta kedagi (justnimelt – sugenevad aafrikalikud hõimumeeste häälutused). Rütm omandab mingiks hetkeks kergelt funkiliku võnke minimalistlikus vormis. Lisandub igasugu vähem- ja rohkemkummastavaid heliefekte – tekkis koguni pettekujutelm, et välisukse taga andis keegi kella. Ka naaber aeg-ajalt “panustas”, puurides intervallidega täpselt ajastatult. Võib-olla ta puuris õhku – ehk muusika inspireeris teda. Keskmisest parem techno-reliis; hea üllitis, hästi tasakaalustatud, milles tantsuline ja eksperimentaalne poolus säilitavad oma koha ja näo.

8.0 (7.5-8.5)

Albert Negredo – Paricolintencia (2018)

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• Ambient 
• Abstract 
• Avant-garde 
• Experimentalism 
• Sampledelic 
• Drone 
• Minimalism 
• Electronic music 
• Space music 
• Electro-acoustic

Comment: Albert Negredo`s 4-track issue Paricolintencia is a short (14-minute) outing yet involving many disparate facets – from pulsating and catchy sample-based ambient to colder, more abstract soundscapes as if reflecting upon a yet unknown life form coming from beyond our restricted and exhausted fantasies. You cannot see its face yet you can feel the presence of it. One can hear one and the same sample at Paradona pulsating from the beginning to the end. Yet it fulfils its goal to amuse the listener because the sample is loaded with catchiness based on a female vowel effect. In fact, I would listen to it for an hour. Cloaca is an exquisite crossroad for ambient and electro-acoustic music. The cover print is also ambiguous reflecting upon our intention to get beyond our restricted, boredom-eaten life. This thought-provoking, great issue is a part of the discography of MonoKraK.

Floating Mind ‎– ++ EP (2007)

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9.2

/Experimental techno, Abstract techno, Avant-techno, Glitch techno, Deep techno, Tech-house/

Comment: Roberto Vitali aka Floating Mind`s 4-track issue takes on divergent tendencies by the side of techno music. More profoundly, it takes on spaced-out, hauntingly hiss-loaded glides where are represented both warm and abstract facets, sprawling techno and house mixed vibes, or showcasing some more glitch-y and effect-laden bounces flickering intensely here and there. Every element on the whole seems to be profoundly measured and poignantly accentuated. The tracks are repetition-heavy, mesmeric progressions where many layers are channelized through the sonic filters. The result is intricate and interesting.