Autocreation - Mettle
Label:
Catalog#:
INTA 003 CD
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
08 Aug 1994
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Techno,
Minimal,
Ambient
Tracklist
| 1 | Dark Smile | 8:42 | ||
| 2 | Snatch | 5:28 | ||
| 3 | Sliver | 6:21 | ||
| 4 | Tomato Dawn | 7:06 | ||
| 5 | Justice Loop | 8:16 | ||
| 6 | Protoski | 6:50 | ||
| 7 | Exhale | 3:29 | ||
| 8 | Bone | 7:40 |
Credits
Artwork By [Sleeve] -
Designers Republic, The
Performer, Written-By - Kevin Hector , Mark Van Hoen , Tara Patterson
Photography - James Bignell
Photography [Assistance] - Mark Van Hoen
Performer, Written-By - Kevin Hector , Mark Van Hoen , Tara Patterson
Photography - James Bignell
Photography [Assistance] - Mark Van Hoen
Notes
Recorded at The Enclosure.
Recommendations
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Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (CD, Album)
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Locust - Weathered Well (CD, Album)
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Autechre - Amber (CD, Album)
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Biosphere - Patashnik (CD, Album)
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Locust - Natural Composite (CD, Comp)
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Reviews & Discussion
Very VERY fine blippy, DARK ambient techno/downbeat. I wonder if Mettle influenced the Node supergroup at all? They produce a similar "analogue-synth-based" (well, very WARM) dark, melodic ambient, only with very little in the way of drums. Mettle is rather more repetitive, and the slow, steady building and falling style of arrangement used on pretty much every track, may put off those who can't settle into the mood. But still, excellent ambient electronica. Recommended highly. Best track = Protoski.
For fans of hypnotic, minimal techno, "mettle" plays like wallpaper, or nature sounds, or a walk through a dimly lit forest. It drones, and whirrs, and thumps along in a dark, shadowy fashion. Since it prefigured most contemporary minimalist techno "mettle" sidesteps cliches associated with the style. The album has a unique, memorable sound for those with a taste for the genre.