Norken - Soul Static Bureau

Label: Hydrogen Dukebox
Catalog#: DUKE 083CD
Format: CD
Country:UK
Released:Oct 2000
Genre: Electronic
Style: Deep House, Tech House, Minimal
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Rating: 4.20/5 (30 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

1   Gone (6:30)
2   Painting (7:34)
3   Fragile (6:45)
4   Eve (7:20)
5   Echo Ecru (6:31)
6   More Frequencies (7:08)
7   Southern Soul (7:44)
8   Shifting Towards (6:59)
9   The Visit (6:59)
10   Motor Breeze (5:38)
11   Melissa Blend (8:00)
User Reviews:
scoundrel, Aug 31, 2005

Lee Norris, in his Norken guise, finds him still reveling in digital blippery, but without the electro influences that mark his main alter-ego, Metamatics. On SOUL STATIC BUREAU, Norris delves into deeper territory, concentrating on sustained tones and stark rhythm patterns. So while “Gone” bops around rather pleasantly, “Painting” reveals longer strokes in its sound. There’s also a marked house-influence, although the tracks probably aren’t suitable for the dancing. That’s not a problem, though, when you have the angular drive of “Southern Soul” or the swimming sounds of “Shifting Through.” The ghost of Detroit comes shuffling through on “Motor Breeze,” while “Melissa Blend” closes out the album with a now-familiar vibe. Static? Not in the least.

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Contributors to this data: Villa.Savoye, scoundrel, israhim, vdq