grantcorp

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Konstrukcja: ZSRR/Rosja
Uzytkownicy: ZSRR/Rosja
Dlugosc: 21.5 m
Srednica: 1.86 m (1 stopien), 1.55 m (2 stopien), 1.34 m (3 stopien), 0.8 m (PBV)
Waga: 45,100 kg
Ladownose: 1 x RV na PBV
Glowica: Jadrowa 550 kt
Naprowadzanie: Bezwladnoœciowe kontrolowane komputerowo
Paliwo: Stale + PBV
Zasieg: 10,500 km
Dokladnoœæ - dane: rosyjskie (CEP) 900 m, zachodnie (CEP) 150-250 m
Liczba egzemplarzy: Nieznana
Liczba uzbrojonych: 360 (09.2000)
Projekt: Biuro Projektowe Nadiradze
Wykonawca: Zaklad Budowy Maszyn Wotkinsk

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100.0% positive (21 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (529 ratings)

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Element 4 - The Early Tracks - 03-Nov-09 02:00 PM
This release is a fine example of what happens when traditional EM is cross-pollinated with eurohouse and early trance. Although the EM-crowd is normally a pretty conservative lot, preferring to stick to the analogue synthesizers and possibly a bit of progressive rock, sometimes brave pioneers do gaze longingly at their rivals in the dance music scene. Perhaps they are dismayed at the fact that dance music has garnered a much broader following or maybe some guys were truly inspired by it. Whatever the reason, one of the more productive fellows in this hybrid-genre is Mr. Saher, here with his Element 4 moniker used for "dance"-oriented music.

Although it is far from unlistenable and manages to stay within the borders of tolerable most of the time it is not easy to find any redeeming qualities to speak of. The songs are dull and repetitive and reek of cheese. Most tracks are overly long and would have benefited from a brisk cut in half, salvaging only the "best" parts. The trancier portions are vaguely reminiscent of the more celebrated trance/EM-hybrid Mind-Flux on IC, only blander. The major audiocrimes stick out in the housier efforts, especially in ear-cringing pieces such as "Voice In Mind" which feature sampled 90's style wailing female house vocalists, absolutely vomit-inducing stuff. Perhaps I am a bit harsh on this release. After all, much of the eurohouse hasn't aged that well either but the point is, please leave it to the regular producers. Iiiyeaaah-hoouuhhh, uuuhh-huuuhhh!

Various - Shanghai Lounge Divas - 01-Sep-09 09:51 AM
The French have Edith Piaf, the Germans Marlene Dietrich and China has its own legends like Chow Hsuan and Bai Kwong. The Lounge Divas compilation transports you back to the golden era of the 1930s, a time when the Chinese avantgarde on the east coast was heavily influenced by the West. Beijing may be the unquestionable capital as far as traditional culture is concerned, but Shanghai has long upheld a more modern and playful profile. In celebrating the 100th anniversary of EMI China in 2003, the label tasked Ian Widgery to rework some of the classic tracks for a new generation of listeners. The result is a dozen cut up numbers reeking of contemporary electronic lounge and breaks. Further reissues proceeded to include the original unmolested songs as well as some other pieces from the era. And here we are again in 2009 with yet another reissue in exquisite packaging complete with short biographies of the most important divas.

I would suspect that a fair number of people cringe at the sound of these modernized songs much like any other heavyhanded cover transforms a well loved song into something new. Ignorant listeners though, such as myself, will most likely find the best electronic versions (they are a bit hit and miss) to be just as captivating as the originals. Highly recommended for all curious minds out there.

Chaos Research - Revelations - 17-Aug-09 03:37 AM
I actually bought this album blindly, putting some trust in the fine ratings it had received here on 'ogs, and I must say I was not disappointed. The track titles may be on the cheesy side but the musical content feels all the more mature. Basically it is an amalgamation of your typical industrial ambient fused with traditional pieces played on varied instruments such as flute, piano, strings, horns and drums. Some tracks have a sort of renaissance feel to them, others flirt with Spanish guitar or hints at the orient while others still are more bleak and electronic in feel. The mood doesn't feel particularily dark or light, it plays out more like a collage of styles and I can't help but think that this would be the perfect soundtrack to the Civilization computer game. It has no real standout tracks but the overall quality is so high that I suspect it will receive lots of playing time in the future.

M.B.* - Neuro Habitat - 16-Aug-09 04:13 AM
On the backcover for this disc we find an amusing quote by Genesis P-Orridge reflecting on Maurizio's work back in 1982 as "boring, meaningless, pathetic". As the initiated and appreciative listeners that we are, we're probably supposed to shake our heads in disbelief and chuckle lightly as we delve deeper into Maurizio's noisy ambience of yore, living off the brooding soundscapes and echoing samples of gloom. Unfortunately, me being rather illiterate as far as Maurizio is concerned, I really do fail to see any qualities that would invalidate P-Orridge's statement. This is simply dull and forgettable, and the fact that it was first released some quarter of a century ago doesn't change this one bit. I really did like the intro of the opening track though, I thought I was going to experience some sort of haunting and crackling noisy audio-trip, but after three minutes the whole thing had degenerated into echoes, grinds and hums of a mostly forgettable nature.

Abandoned Place - Shadow Of Memory - 14-Aug-09 02:00 PM
I cannot really make up my mind about if I like this album enough to recommend it or not. Though this type of nostalgic dark ambience is nothing new to the ears and has already been done more times than I care to remember it still serves its purpose quite well, transporting you into your own mental house of cards now crumbling under the pressure of solemn realization and a vain remembrance of times long gone by. Less successful though, is the long track haunted by what can only be described as wailing zombies. Yes, that's right... your surreal existence on a plane devoid of time is suddenly disturbed by groans and distorted wails of the undead. This glaring fault instantly teleports you out of your cocoon and into the harsh reality thinking "maybe it is time to put on something else".

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