Forss - Soulhack

Forss ‎– Soulhack

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Sonar Kollektiv – SK006CD
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1 City Ports 2:22
2 Soulhack 4:34
3 Funk For Nerds 7:43
4 Flickermood 3:33
5 Using Splashes 4:51
6 Journeyman
Vocals, Written-by [Vocals], Recorded By [Vocals] – Rich Medina
6:48
7 Atomised 7:02
8 Characteristics
Scratches – DJ Alik
6:39
9 Lost Through Inversion 0:40
10 Tacit Knowledge 3:51
11 Paradigm Shift 5:58

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  • Barcode: 821730000623

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Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
Soulhack (CD, Album, Promo) Sonar Kollektiv SK006PROMOCD Germany 2003
Soulhack (2xLP, Album) Sonar Kollektiv SK006LP Germany 2003

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Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Feb 19, 2006 (edited over 6 years ago)
Glitchtronica soul jazz? Forss does it with ease. SOULHACK is a beautiful surprise, at once deep and challenging. From the clatter of the title track to the sweet syncopated bass of "Funk for Nerds," sample-based jazz has never sounded so progressive and modern (with perhaps the exception of Jan Jelinek, who approaches the form from completely different angle; the chopped funk of "Flickermood" easily draws the line between them). The spoken word of "Journeyman," is a slight misstep, since it shifts the focus to the vocals, rather than the music, but the dark, dense and dystopic "Atomised" recovers the mood. There a sense of heartache on "Characteristics," from the piano melody to the blues sample. The more symphonic "Tacit Knowledge" brings a classical grace, and the final track, "Paradigm Shift," shows that downtempo can have an experimental cut-and-paste heart to it. An outstanding debut.
Rated 5/5
Review by fleshmeatdoll Aug 24, 2005 (edited over 6 years ago)
electronic music doesnt get much better than this.
a lot like the best of amon tobin this is a very very complex sound and doesnt stop giving you chills even after listining to it for several times. you get the feeling of listening to the soundtrack of a movie that should have been made a long time ago. like cinematic orchestra in this aspect, though forss is more broken, rougher and more distorted than co. the mostly instrumental songs paint an overall dark and sometimes frighteningly depressing mood.

the sheer bandwith is more than satisfying. from jazz influenced songs to deconstructed electronic broken beats to trip hop sample voiceover to smooth downbeat. you wont stop being amazed by this record. never!! just be sure to use proper sound equipment while listening to it!

forss: soulhack gets my highest possible recommandation. go get it!

"more and more people stay with the machine all night and go click, click, click"

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