ARTIST...: Rudi Zygadlo
TITLE....: Achtung!
YEAR.....: 2011
LABEL....: Pictures Music
CAT.NO...: PICT009
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 16:29 min
SIZE.....: 37,8 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Full Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2011/11/29
WEBSITE..: http://www.bagpak.net
TRACKLIST
01) (03:34) Catharine
02) (04:23) Variously Made Men
03) (03:37) Achtung (Go Easy, Come Easy)
04) (04:55) The Deaf School
Planet Mu's Rudi Zygadlo joins Pictures Music for a one off release in the build up
to his second album: four tracks divided accross two sides of a twelve inch vinyl
showing the different facets of the artist's composition. Whilst Side A demonstrates
Zygadlo's quieter sensibilities, replete with live instrumentation, side B is an
altogether more beat driven affair. There is a distinct pop character running through
all four tracks, though all the while Zygadlo fights it with unexpected twists and
turns, general musical filigree and good humour, which lends itself to the narrative
based musicality of the compositions. "Achtung!" is a pastiche dig at electro, with
self-remonstrative lyrics exploring youth and materialism. The song culminates with
pleasing, heavy organ chords stretched over a straight four beat (influences equally
attributable to Justice or Chromeo). "The Deaf School" is possibly the most in
keeping track with his previous work. It opens with an incredible wash of pulsating
and darkly brooding synths which explosively modulate into the opening verse, where
Zygadlo displays a matured lyrical coherency in describing a composer's neuroses
concerning personal relationships and the loss of hearing. Dance-friendly stuff.
Though, perhaps the highlight is the opener, Catherine; a lost beloved, a futile war
and a motherless son. It is sung with an introspective sincerity, backed by
decorative guitar and a fitting, nostalgic trumpet line.
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