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Member Since: Mar 28, 2007
Rank: 252
Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 5 votes)
Rated 10 releases, average: 4.50
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I found the album to be quite boring. It might be abstract experimental but don’t be fooled to assume it will be off the wall crazy. This album is very light and minimal with a slow waltzing tempo throughout, so slow it makes lullabies sound like rap. The sounds are so subtle you can actually hear silence, don’t know if that’s good or bad. There were a few songs I thought had interesting elements to make it palatable, in particular Namaqua III & IV were mildly interesting. You will like this album if you like the sound of a steel pan drum playing really slowly and randomly. I would recommend this album for people who like to sit back and listen to wind chimes in the distance while admiring the small things in life. Not intended for the ADHD acid freaks.
edIT (3) Mar 12, 2008
EdIT definitely got my attention after stumbling upon his first album “Crying Over Pros For No Reason.” Very fresh and hot glitchy/hip-hoppy beats that has the air of Squarepusher, cause of its hard almost random cuts and wild experimentation, with faint resemblances to Prefuse 73 and Four Tet, except more refined and polished. The emotional feeling of his first album is deep, intense, and serious; something not often found in experimental music since the main purpose, most of the time, is the experimentation. That said, his second album is a horrible let down. “Certified Air Raid Material” fails on many levels; for one, the introduction of lyrical songs from some mediocre rappers with not so inspirational or memorable lyrics. The overall sound of the album, dare I say, sounds commercial falling short of the style he seemed to have developed so well on his first album. The other non lyric based songs sounded very commercial as well, almost like I was listening to Justin Timberlake's latest album. Hopefully he will break from his future and look towards his past. He has a lot of potential.