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DJ Teebee* - Black Science Labs

Label:
Catalog#:
CERT18CD007
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
02 Apr 2000
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Drum n Bass

Tracklist

1   Spaceage 7:47
2   Stolen Documents 6:12
3   Lifepod 6:38
4   Bioform 6:35
5   Fingerprints 5:49
6   Unknown Approach 7:18
7   Redwind 5:55
8   The Claw 6:36
9   Gravity Distortion 6:56
10   The Gateway 6:40
11   Future War 5:14

Credits

Presenter - DJ Teebee*
Written-By, Producer - Torgeir Byrknes

Notes

Distributed by SRD.

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Review by systray27 Apr 15, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
This album is without a doubt one of the best dnb-lp's EVER! The dark and futuristic atmosphere which is shown by mad synths, dark pads, clean breaks and sci-fi movie-quotes gives you the feeling that the world is already a battlefield between humans & robots. The production is absolutely outstanding, can't think of many people who kept their style that individual...just listen to gravity distortion, sick breaks with hard edits interfusing with guitar-like samples!whoa!

Rated 5/5
Review by stevekeiretsu Jul 08, 2004 (edited over 5 years ago)
blacksciencelabs in two words: absolute masterpiece.

its that sadly rare thing in drumnbass: a true album with a coherent vision and vibe throughout, that demands to be listened to in its entirety, and never tires with repeat listening. from the opening seconds of "spaceage" teebee establishes an atmosphere that is exactly that - space age. clinical, clean, starkly futuristic, technoid, twisted, spacious, claustrophobic... in teebee's hands, the common science-fiction obsession of dnb is no cheesy affectation. The album carries a deep, dark vibe with genuine emotional power, truly immersing you in his dystopian future.

And it is thanks to teebee's skill. a brilliantly subtle album, the musicality and memorability of the sparsely arranged tracks grows on you over time. but the production stands out from the first listen and never ceases to amaze. I'd argue that teebee is one of the finest engineers/technicians in drumnbass and this album is stunning proof. As a producer, the clinical precision of the drum sounds, the tight beat programming, sculpted bass events, and perfect mixdowns just make me weep!

Some argue this record is photek warmed up. I have huge respect for photek, and can easily recognise teebee's undoubted debt of influence to photek. But I think this is a ridiculous claim- teebee takes elements of photek's style, but takes them further, executes it clinically, drenches it with his own powerful sense of mood, and comes out with a classic which I think he deserves full credit for.