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Ken Ishii - Flatspin

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Catalog#:
499913.2
Format:
CD
Country:
Japan
Released:
28 Apr 2000
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Techno

Tracklist

1   Iceblink (Main Mix) 4:19
2   Grab It Attack It 5:03
3   Gap Accelerator 4:35
4   Flatspinning Loop 1 1:09
5   Infrangible 5:21
6   Drums In Friction 3:52
7   Mirage 3:53
8   Flatspinning Loop 2 1:25
9   Moonquake 5:11
10   Air Shriek 1:20
11   Frozen Reminiscence 5:41
12   Flatspinning Loop 3 0:59
13   Iceblink (Vocal Mix) 4:06
    Featuring - Inner City
14   Sneaking Shadows 5:22

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Rated 4/5
Review by scoundrel Jan 27, 2009
Pure, unadulterated techno from one of the Japanese masters. On _Flatspin_, Ken Ishii returns to the swirling, dense techno which made him famous in the mid-90s. "Iceblink" is immediately catchy, a shimmering piece of tech-house; when it reprises with vocals from Inner City, it takes a shiny house feel. Meanwhile, "Grab It Attack It" inches towards funk and "Gap Accelerator" moves into some thick breaks. "Infrangible" has an industrial edge to augment the hard-set snare drums. The pure rhythm of "Drums in Friction" establish an unconquerable groove, but the crystalline downtempo of "Mirage" and "Frozen Reminiscence" restore a sense of calm. "Moonquake" merges the beats and the atmosphere, while "Sneaking Shadows" slips into noir funk. Worth a spin, indeed.