Artist : Frak
Title : Muzika Electronic
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2012
Date : 03/2012
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Digitalis
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.98.4
Length : 39:47 min
Size : 50,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.voyage no.1 04:05
02.tristesse dance 03:08
03.katamorph 02:41
04.varje dag 03:50
05.komma igang 01:50
06.as you may 04:28
07.in order to create 05:37
08.pulse-crack 04:48
09.beat dyslexia 03:39
10.choosing format 05:41
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39:47 min
When I really think about it, it utterly
blows my mind that FRAK has been around
for 25 years now. They have been the
talisman of Sweden's inimitable B÷rft
label since its inception. Over the
course of dozens of tapes, 12ös, and
full-lengths this group has known no
real boundaries. It is alien music in
every sense of the word. Even if each
track offers something different to the
narrative, the album keeps a connective
tissue running throughout. After 25
years, FRAK is showing no signs of age.
"Muzika Electronic" is a mix of skewed
dance music paired with heavy doses of
modular synthesizer exploration and
bizarro pop. It's all brand new,
recorded specifically for Digitalis.
FRAK is constantly skirting the line
between minimal dance music and noise
music, often finding new and innovative
spaces to occupy and exploit. Album
opener ôVoyage No. 1ö embodies this to
perfection. Slow-moving rhythms provide
the backbone while looping, crusty
synths spin around, spiked with
dizzying, high-pitched melodies. It
seems odd at first, but as an
introduction to what is contained within
the sonic walls of "Muzika Electronic,"
it starts this journey off right. It
flows into the deceptively catchy
ôTristesse Danceö like magic. You will
find yourself hooked on the cyclical
bassline within a few bars.
FRAK's pop sensibilities are most on
display, though, with the New Order-
tinged ôPulse-Crack.ö Wide-eyed leads
mesh into the pulsating bass
undercurrents, riding a blissed-out
electronic wave into outer space. It is
absolutely hypnotizing. The robotic
vocals of ôVarje Dagö and ôIn Order to
Createö are swimming in a sci-fi glow.
This is music that is wrestling with
itself, never sure if it is searching
for the future of dance music or
harkening back to its past. That
dichotomy, though, is what drives
"Muzika Electronic" into so many great
and unexpected realms. Ultimately, this
is a place we all should want to be.
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