Airlock - Drystar
Label:
Catalog#:
SR-0011-2
Format:
CD
Country:
US
Released:
22 Oct 2002
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Downtempo,
Trip Hop,
Ambient
Tracklist
| 01 | Drama73 | 4:40 | ||
| 02 | Slipinside | 4:27 | ||
| 03 | Face Down | 3:57 | ||
| 04 | DJ Risk vs. Airlock | 3:01 | ||
| 05 | Alpha | 4:43 | ||
| 06 | Drystar | 3:58 | ||
| 07 | In The Mouth Of The Fish | 4:31 | ||
| 08 | Awakening | 4:12 | ||
| 09 | Quiet Hour | 4:07 | ||
| 10 | On The 2nd Floor | 3:51 | ||
| 11 | Escape | 4:49 | ||
| 12 | Sleepinside | 5:53 | ||
| 13 | Dramatic | 5:52 | ||
| 14 | Movement In The Second City | 2:39 |
Notes
Airlock is Esra Tasasiz, Pierre Mussche, Ernst W. Meinrath, Renaud Charlier.
Vocals: Esra Tasasiz
Keyboards & samples: Pierre Mussche, Ernst W. Meinrath, Renaud Charlier
Produced and arranged by Airlock.
Recorded & mixed by Airlock at Musicom Studios. Strings recorded by Erwin Autrique at ICP, Brussels. Mastered by Guy Davie at the Exchange.
Vocals: Esra Tasasiz
Keyboards & samples: Pierre Mussche, Ernst W. Meinrath, Renaud Charlier
Produced and arranged by Airlock.
Recorded & mixed by Airlock at Musicom Studios. Strings recorded by Erwin Autrique at ICP, Brussels. Mastered by Guy Davie at the Exchange.
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Reviews & Discussion
Airlock's debut album _Drystar_ come on the heels of the whole downtempo craze, and it's pleasant, if not particularly memorable, trip-hop. The orchestral sweep of "Drama 73" or the swooning "Slipinside" bode well, even if the scratching at the start of "DJ Risk vs. Airlock" or the emotive textures of "Alpha" seem by-the-numbers. The title track is grittier and instrumental, which adds a nice contrast to the smoothness elsewhere. "In the Mouth of the Fish" also has a appealing folksy quality to it, and "Awakening" comes on like a bed of rose petals. "Dramatic" combines a deep bass with a gravelly beat and a light guitar line -- nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable. Sort of like the album as a whole.