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Machines Of Loving Grace - Concentration - 09-Sep-09 08:38 PM
It is a disappointment that an album as rich and coherent as this has become a moment of the past. The most memorable are divided between lilith/eve (why is there a slash?), limiter, and ancestor cult. This is the epitome of industrial, as bands like TKK, NIN, and Skinny Puppy were at their peak. A perfect amalgamation of hard rock and electronics bordering on techno, this unit managed to blend religion with sarcasm without including blood, gore, or tits. They even skip vulgar language, sexist remarks, and racial comments. Machines of Loving Grace dont even have any experimental tunes or bipolar ones on Concentration. Although there is no lyric book, this phrase is forever etched into the neurons in my brain, "dont place faith in human beings; human beings unreliable things... a hurricane triggered by butterfly wings." Limiter was the standout in the beginning, but as I became a devout listener, the evidence pointed to the fact that ancestor cult deserved the crown, hands down.

Cabaret Voltaire - Groovy, Laidback And Nasty - 01-Aug-09 01:27 AM
Marshall Jeffersons collaboration, Minute by minute is the hands down winner in this double pack. Quite orthodox Cabaret Voltaire that sounds very 80s-ish and retro is integrated into Jeffersons knack for house . So unique that it could even work in a modern set, this tune has that high-pitched R & B singing which all male black artists were trying to achieve. That could be the only fault in the disco-ey bumpin tune.

Blaze Feat. Palmer Brown - My Beat - 01-Aug-09 01:19 AM
Check out Swags spiritual mix. Funky, groovy, danceable, like any other Swag production, this remix does it the best. I think it is even better than the original. These guys are the new generation with creativity and punch and are leaving behind the legends like Carter, Atkins, Paterson, Fehlmann, Van Dyk, Van Dijk, Beltram, and etc. There is a trend towards dirty electro that borders on Tennessee crunk or auto-tuned hip-hop, but real electro is techno. The forefront of technology, editing, and composing has to break new ground and that is what I believe these guys do.

Sven Väth - Accident In Paradise - 20-Feb-09 12:47 PM
Väth has material on this album which sounds like it is half Hildenbeutels string arrangements and half Sven. An Accident In Paradise was the single that became reworked by Spooky and Orbit, while LEsperanza turned into a music video. LEsperanza has all the characteristics of a well thought out, catchy smash, except for a diva or a vocalist. The bass line grooves, the synth line carries the song, and the rhythm programming fits the bass line. In the end though, if you didnt know any of this beforehand, I think that Mellow Illusion would be the most interesting to electronic music fans. The song most similar to it that comes to mind is Janeiro by Solid Sessions.

Plastikman - Musik - 20-Feb-09 12:31 PM
This outing ventures further out into melody and non-808, non-909 rhythms. Lasttrak is by far my dark horse here with a swingin hip-hop beat and swervy 303 lines. What all the fuss was about Kriket is a mystery, because thats all it was: a cricket. Konception is suave as well. All in all, Hawtin injects more variety with tribal sounds, reverb, and reverse sounds in comparison to Sheet One and Recycled Plastik, using the 4/4 kick less often.

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