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Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (6 ratings)

Lusine Icl.* - Iron City - 22-Mar-08 09:24 AM
I have to disagree with the previous comment. A largely downtempo IDM affair, Iron City will probably disappoint fans of Jeff McIlwains later techno work, but for fans of the genre it remains one of the finest examples of US IDM from the turn of the decade. The overall mood is often one of isolation and foreboding, but there is light among the darkness and melody within the abstract forms. A minimal, droning sense of melody pervades; chimes and bells that recall the work of Steve Reich are surrounded by hissing static and digital glitches, all underpinned by strong, solid drums and deep basslines. The standard of production is as you would expect from a professional sound designer such as McIlwain; many IDM albums from the same era seem like amateur bedroom affairs in comparison. Truly this is one of McIlwains finest works, and one of my personal favourites. A must for any IDM fan.

Lali Puna - Nin-Com-Pop Rmx - 17-Jun-07 02:42 AM
The Two Lone Swordsmen remix on this 7" is one of the most hauntingly beautful things I have ever heard. Its very different from the original. TLS take the original vocal and lay it over a slow, minimal glitch beat, deep melancholic pads and a lone xylophone-esque synth melody, and every time I hear it I get goosebumps. Im actually quite glad it was re-released on the Peppered With Spastic Magic CD; more people deserve to hear it.