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Transparent Sound / ADJ - Travel Card

Label:
Catalog#:
OUTSIDE 003
Format:
Vinyl, 12"
Country:
US
Released:
2001
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro

Tracklist

A1 Transparent Sound  -  Down In Miami
    Producer, Written-By - Transparent Sound
A2 Transparent Sound  -  Ain't No Time
    Producer, Written-By - Transparent Sound
B1 ADJ  -  Sirius
    Producer, Written-By - ADJ
B2 ADJ  -  Mediterranean Breeze
    Producer, Written-By - ADJ

Credits

Artwork By [Graphik Design] - Suzanne Masse
Photography - Kim Kenard

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Review by cthulhu303 Dec 29, 2008
A do-it-yourself release, this. First of all, the artwork (on both the sleeve and the label) looks like it has been printed on an old matrix printer craving for a new ink ribbon. Then the sides are mislabelled -- without a doubt, the fourth track, containing the lyrics "There ain't no time, there ain't no time to play," is the track "Ain't No Time", unless it is some dodgy joke. Finally, the cut itself is, indeed, a tasteless joke: the mastering is so-so, but A2, which happens to be the quietest piece, is unplayable for the last two minutes, as it is too crackly, even on a virtually new record. Trying to play an old tin can would probably create the same kind of noise.
The music? Well, ADJ has done much, much better since, really. His contribution is not bad, but it lacks depth big time. Transparent Sound is pretty nice: straight-forward electro with synth layers and vocals; not groundbreaking either, yet good to shake the carcass.
It is nice to see smaller labels take a chance and release stuff out of passion rather than jump on the bandwagon, but it would greatly help them if the quality check of the finished product was a little harsher than on this one.