ARTIST...: Solvent
TITLE....: RDJCS5-ep
YEAR.....: 2011
LABEL....: Suction Records
CAT.NO...: SUCTION022
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 17:24 min
SIZE.....: 39,9 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: Lame 3.98.4
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2011/09/07
WEBSITE..: http://solvent.bandcamp.com
TRACKLIST
01) (03:59) Curtains
02) (06:30) Radiator
03) (01:29) Mould
04) (05:26) Tassels
Occasionally one reads about some musical instrument with an illustrious past, Jimi
Hendrix's guitar, John Lennon's piano, selling for exorbitant amounts of money at
auction. And typically, that's the last of it, the instrument disappearing into some
rich collector's display case, never to be heard from again. Here then, is a bit of a
different story. In April 2006, a Yamaha CS5 monosynth, having been owned by Richard
D James (Aphex Twin), with the actual liner notes for his landmark "Selected Ambient
Works Volume II" etched into the bottom, was sold at VEMIA auction for approximately
$1200 - a bargain in retrospect. The winning bidder was, in fact, a friend of
Solvent's, and the synth resides not in a display case, but in Solvent's studio, on
generous long-term loan.
"RDJCS5", a new 4-track 12-inch / digital EP by Solvent, is the result. This is
Suction022. Each and every sound on this record came from RDJ's old CS5,
painstakingly programmed and multi-tracked by Solvent over the course of several
months. The limited capabilities and sound palette of this humble little synth
provided quite a challenge, but ultimately the results are not merely an exercise in
technical synthnerdery; "RDJCS5" speaks more of Solvent's musical kinship to thee
Analord. Opening track "Curtains" bears similarity to early Rephlex signing Bochum
Welt, while "Radiator", "Mould", and "Tassels" each contain hallmarks of the classic
AFX sound. At the same time, each track also sounds distinctly and unmistakably
'Solvent'.
The 12" vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies, in brown chipboard sleeve with
sticker, and also contains an additional noise/drone piece at the end of side B.
Entitled "Sandpaper", this cut will be individually hand-etched by Solvent, for a
1-of-a-kind cut/click/loop experience.
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