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Hi-Ryze - Sodium May 21, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
Hi-Ryze's single full length release on GPR is a forgotten classic and a masterpiece of minimalistc IDM with a twist...

There's plenty of high-energy, pulsating tracks that flow from the off with excellent melodies, beats and chords to solidify the expetly crafted tracks on show here... The album evokes feelings of an epic sci-fi movie soundtrack and has real gravitas...

If you're at all into the GPR/IDM sound you are sure to love this, so grab it today...
Russ Gabriel - Voltage Control May 21, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
This album is simply majestic... In my opinion it's a masterpiece of IDM Techno and is one of my favourite electronic music albums of all time.

Essentially it's a dreamy trip through some gorgeously lush electronica and just sucks you in upon listening. The track 'Airbourne' is unquestionably one of the best IDM tracks ever made... Just simply a beautiful piece of music...

Track this down if you can, it's criminally hard to find, but believe me, it's worth it. Russ Gabriel's other albums (although very good) are a different style to this, with a more jazzy and funky style of IDM, but this is the one you really want.

A towering achievement...
B12 - TimeTourist Jan 29, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
Probably the last real IDM album released by Warp, this epic cd closes the door on perhaps the label's best era...

With legendary cover art, brilliantly produced and sounding as fresh today as it did some 11 years ago, it's arguably Warp's last truly classis release. For many, B12's pervious outing on the label 'Electro-Soma' remains their defining output, but I'd like to put the case for an album regard as equally special.

From the chilled, cooled-out opener VOID/COMM with it's expansive beats and spacial sound, this is classis 'Electronic Listening Music' of the highest quality. What caused Warp to veer from this kind of path is beyond me, but we owe the label an immense ammount for championing music of this calibre for so many years...

I recently spotted that WarpMart have this back in stock, so track it down and purchase it... Or get the download from Bleep. You won't be disappointed, in fact, you'll be amazed...
Cherry Bomb - Electronics For Dogs Jul 08, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Tucked away on the Freedag Nuveaux GPR sub-label is this absolute gem. Crediting Beaumont Hannant and RAC with thanks on the cover can only be a good thing, and the album doesn't disappoint. In fact it shines brightly with some very danceable rhythms and beats right from the get-go.

In classic IDM mode, it's got it's fair share of downtempo 'serious' moments, which are expertly crafted and handled beautifully, and the cd ebbs and flows serenely as the lush soundscapes float by... There's highlights a plenty, Internot & Handset being just two but the quality and consistency on display here will give you have a warm glow inside.

If you like RAC's Diversions or their equally sublime Structures album, then this is in a similar vein. Head nodding, smile inducing 'proper' techno.

The only drawback is the rarity and exclusivity of this release. Not easy to find, but do try the usual sources to track it down. You will NOT be disappointed....

In terms of label quality for Freedag Nuveaux, I reckon it's:

CD's Released 2
CD's Scored 2

N'uff said....A magnificent album
Well...This is about as marvellous, rare and frustrating as IDM gets, all in one place. Marvellous because it's a
beautifully crafted IDM album which beats, pulses, swirls and soars as it takes you into sonic heaven. Rare because
apart from this re-release (the original run of 20ish copies having entered into IDM folklore) you're very unlikely to ever find anything much by them anywhere (even eBay), and frustrating because quality like this truly and honestly deserves to be rewarded with wider and more mainstream appreciation...

Not just an instant IDM classic, this is one of the best electronic music albums ever produced... The re-release isn't too tough to track down in comparison to most of their stuff, get it.... You will not be disappointed, instead your whole appraisal of IDM will be subtily shifted...
Luke Slater's 7th Plain* - The 4 Cornered Room Jun 14, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Luke Slater's frankly astonishing debut on GPR is a consistently brilliant tour de force for IDM fans...

Completely embodying GPR IDM, it sounds as fresh today as when released in 1994. Many classic tracks including a mesmerising closing tune 'Grace', 'Lost' and 'Real Life Ceremony'.... But it's hard to pick and choose, it's a masterpiece of Intelligent Techno thru and thru.

There's a recent re-release from the sorely mourned GPR out now, buy it today and enjoy the golden age of IDM all over again...and wonder why it's not still here!