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Wagon Christ - Phat Lab. Nightmare

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Abstract, IDM, Ambient
Year:
1994

Tracklist

Mahadelic 12:56
Glass World 12:48
Phat Lab. Nightmare 13:28
Aerhaart; From Within 6:02
Aerhaart; Ahead 9:24
Aerhaart; Barrier 7:36
Panorak 12:43
Dances With Francis 4:32

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Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Phat Lab. Nightmare (CD) Rising High Records RSN CD 18 UK 1994
Phat Lab. Nightmare (2xLP) Rising High Records RSN LP 18 UK 1994
Phat Lab. Nightmare (8xFile, FLAC, RM) Personal (Stereo) PSLVB007F UK 2007
Phat Lab. Nightmare (File, MP3, RM) Personal (Stereo) PSLVB007 UK 2007
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Review by Discogs4000 Apr 30, 2008

referencing Phat Lab. Nightmare, CD, RSN CD 18

In a recent interview with Future Music, Luke told the interviewer that this is the only CD he has EVER made that he had a clear cut idea of what it would sound like before he made it. He states that Rising High wasn't looking for any "Techno records", but rather ambient records. So he knew what he had to do. Sit down and make an ambient record... which is very different than how he usually works. Normally he will construct anywhere from 5 - 20 tracks at once and then when finished he'll group them accordingly... some go to Kerrier District if they sound like Disco while other that are more Hip Hop based go to his Wagon Christ moniker. Simple as that. But with Luke's first album he had a plan in mind and it was all out ambient. And you can tell because this is for better or worse the most concise album he will probably ever make.

All songs start very slow and gradually gain some speed(they’re also very long). Hi hats and snares are very involved in this ambient outing, with normal synth progressions underneath. An overall very tinny sound with some crunchy percussion. This has lots of subtle changes going on but for the most part very repetitive. It doesn't have a sound that makes you think "Vibert", in fact, anything but him. I wouldn't go out of my way to hear these tracks, but if you’re a collector it's a must have.