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Flashbulb, The - Flexing Habitual - 10-Nov-06 01:15 AM
In response to the other comment, this album IS an EP. Also, Benn Jordan often plays with and collaborates with Mucca Pazza. Chick Habit is an old french folk song that was covered by many artists, most notably April March. The version on this album contains performances by Mucca Pazza.

For an EP that sits perfectly on a 12", I think this it's very accomplished. I've already witnessed tracks like Chik Habit and Amen Iraq serving perfection while being DJ'd at parties. Tracks like Ninedump and Lucid Bass III are challenging, and are served best with a pair of good headphones and a decent attention span. In my opinion the album is a great step in breakcore, it turns the limits up a notch without sacrificing the listener. The bpm never seems to get out of hand, and there's nothing in this record that deliberately sounds 'evil' or 'hardcore'. It's simply a huge array of sounds that are put together so tightly that it's hard to even imagine what the studio sessions must have looked like.
This is some next level stuff Benn!

Flashbulb, The - Réunion - 21-Oct-05 04:06 PM
This release from The Flashbulb is a very different one, both proving Jordan's relentless talent in composing as well as performing. Traces of IDM influences are completely absent, as the album at best guess fits into the genres of jazz or possibly even funk-rock. There's no masturbatatory beats or solos. Just amazingly well written compositions, unique analog sound design, and a completely new take on an oldschool method of music recording and production.

I would normally advise breakcore fans to be weary of this "vacation" from that genre, however this collection of compositions seems more like an expedition and evolution in modern-steroidal electronic music. As always, Jordan's albums keep getting more and more enjoyable. 5/5