Actress – R.I.P

So many good tracks on this double LP. Is this his best work?

Great sounds, great pressing. Peaceful, engrossing. The music has held up well over the years. Still sounds innovative.

This is truly an “At least 10 words must be entered.” album! This sort of creativity is what elextronic musique needs!

Flawless pressing, no noticeable surface noise. A great album in a great discography!

Fucking Fantastic! I'd leave it there, but I must have at least 10 words.

Actress is an artist I've always noticed in the record bins I'm flipping through. I knew at some point I would give him a listen. Well, I finally dove into his catalog, starting with this album. It's too early for me to compare with his other work, but off the bat, I am in love with this album. Even more so, what drove me to make a post here is the track "N.E.W." Is there anything more rewarding in life than the discovery of a new favorite song? The kind of work that absolutely burrows its way into your life, leaving you completely mesmerized and shocked that it knocked you off course for that duration. Suspended in some sort of harmonious limbo or purgatory. Unaware of a beginning or end but captivated in the melancholy of now.

My copy sounds great, not much surface noise that i noticed.

Five years later, this one hits me. Another commenter said it's a "listening" album in that you need to sit down and focus on it. I think it is more striking when it creeps up on you and into your subconscious ear. Since there is no normal, pronounced beat, focused listening feels too forced for this one. Your ear needs to lose track of what it expects to hear and some type of distraction helps this one hit on a deeper level of listening.

solid release. great artwork too. anyone got any ideas what the cover look like?? reminds me of something and i can't quite put my finger on it. it looks like those weird shapes that u can make on windows paint..

Actress' masterpiece: "at least 10 words must be entered" - Discogs