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Artist...: Dusty Kid
Title....: Beyond That Hill
Label....: Boxer Recordings
Cat.No...: BOXER085CD
Format...: CDDA
Genre....: Techno
URL......: http://www.boxer-recordings.com
Tracks...: 8 Grabber..: EAC
Size.....: 144.2MB Encoder..: LAME 32bits version 3.98.4
Playtime.: 01:16:33 Quality..: avg. 251kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
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1. Nora Nights 10:14
2. Jknoussa 9:27
3. Argia 14:49
4. Chentu Mizas 6:09
5. Beyond That Hill 2:22
6. Polybolo 5:27
7. Cheyenne 4:33
8. That Hug 23:32
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76:33 (min)
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Paolo Alberto aka Dusty Kid loves travelling, no matter whether it is a trip
through his own sensuous spheres of experience (like in his solo debut album "A
Raver's Diary" in 2009), or a real road movieà "Beyond That Hill" takes the
straight bass drum out of the club and plants it on the roadside. Beats are
rushing past like power poles, a fresh breeze is blowing in your face, both
literally and figuratively, and in front of you there is nothing else than the
vast horizon, a shimmering dance of coordinates.
Dusty Kid wanders through luscious, epic landscapes of sounds. Hence, it is not
surprising that some of his tracks hit the 10-minute mark without being tiring
or exhaustive. You will rather find yourself gliding above the sounds, yet
still close enough to admire all the wonderful details, and high enough to get
a good view. The sounds are far more than just pure metaphysical mumbling or a
series of meaningless loops and effects. The opener "Nora Nights" already
starts at a tight pace, yet with a well-defined and delicately balanced
structure and ambience. Every single second, every single sound bit is
essential.
In "Jknoussa", Dusty Kid first plays the Grand Canyon tourist at the coin slot
telescope; then, in the 14-minute floor hugger "Argia", he turns into the
adventurous mountaineer climbing between the jagged rocks along the abyss,
suspended between heaven and earth, yet absorbing both at the same time. A
little break at the campfire offer "Chentu Mizes" and "Beyond That Hill" with a
rhythm guitar that invokes the ancestors under the moonlight, and help you to
get mentally prepared for "Polybolo" ù the monster that drags the mountaineer
into the abyss, and hits the dance floor like an avalanche. Gone are the
friendly and crackling nostalgic sounds where vocals and strings were
exchanging soft cotton ballsà now, time has come to start the survival training
that every raver who calls himself professional should have passed in the acid
shower.
Constant knocking wears the stone: like the peak bagger who finds himself
awe-struck by the earth's elemental forces, "Polybolo" reveals the pure
longing, the archaic natural forces, only by means of pure synthetic tools.
But soon after, the traveller gets his guitar back from "Cheyenne", peaceful
and organic, but still pushing thanks to precise footwork and a superbly
arranged frequency spectrum. And finally, "That Hug" pulls out all the stops
again to sensibly recapitulate the way the audience has travelled so far. With
grand gesture and universal aspiration, this unique and unforgettable trip
comes to an end. And once again Dusty Kid proves that he is the master of the
album format. Hardly anyone manages to make his productions a consistent,
varied and inspiring narrative. An ideal mix tape for some, highly imaginative
cinema for others, but the result is always the same: it is a story to dance
to, a road musical for adventurous people.
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