Kode9 + Spaceape, The* - Memories Of The Future

Arowana, Apr 17, 2008

The first time I really got this record, was while riding on the train from Amsterdam central to my home a little south of the city, while tripping on some suprisingly strong spacecake.

Since that one time, the impression the record makes when playing it keeps growing and growing. There is some crap tracks on the record I guess (I dont like Nine, Sine and Bodies) but these are compensated for by the bulk of the material. The Kode9 instrumentation is very minimal and really benefits from powerfull reproduction (a mellow track like 9 Samurai becomes a real gut-wrenching experience when played at a bass-heavy rave).

Its the lyrics by The Spaceape that make this something special though. Hes got a really low and dark voice and speaks very direct to the listener, without sounding offensive or over-confident. The themes he adresses are between the surreal and the philosofical, taking a sci-fi take on raving on Victims and confronting an overtly paradigmatic system in Quantum, always with the listener as some kind of character in the story. He adresses fundamental intellectual questions about our existence without being boring or corny, but very modern and eclectic. Kode9 did a perfect job laying down the grooves for it.

Wether youre using your sunday afternoon for a psychedelic shroom-trip or for studying your philosophy exams, this record will provide inspiration.

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