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artist.....: Luke Vibert
album......: Ridmik
year.......: 2014
label......: Hypercolour
HYPECD002
source.....: CDDA
moodswing..: Acid
releasesize: 92.04 MB
tracks.....: 11
length.....: 52:31
encoder....: VBR LAME 3.98.4 -v0
quality....: avg. 244kbps
scenealized: 08.25.2014
Luke Vibert is one of the most prolific
electronic musicians around. Since 1993
he's amassed a total of 22 albums under
various aliases (Wagon Christ and
Kerrier District among them) on some of
the most experimental and
groundbreaking labels out there. He's
collaborated with Jean-Jacques Perrey.
He's earned legions of adoring fans
from across the spectrum of electronic
music. It speaks volumes that the man
has played at seemingly every event the
jungle and gabba-loving Bangface have
ever thrown, and yet is releasing his
latest LP (sixth as Luke Vibert, if
you're counting) on Hypercolour. Having
said all that, I've personally never
been a huge fanùI've found a lot of his
music a little too easy on the ears.
Some of his back catalogue has been on
constant repeat since I first heard it,
but as with anyone who's released such
a huge volume of music, he's a little
hit and miss overall.
Ridmik is an album centred almost
entirely on the Roland TB-303. Vibert's
knowledge and intimacy with the machine
is unique, allowing him to tease
grooves from it in ways most producers
can only dream of. But despite the
prevalence of the 303, and Vibert's
predilection for acid generally,
classing this strictly as an acid album
is to do it a disservice. Tracks such
as "Acage" marry the genre's defining
sounds with soulful vocals and a glossy
R&B sheen, bringing a level of
musicality few others can manage with
these tools. In fact, the last album I
can think of that achieved this fusion
was Vibert's incredible Lovers Acid
from 2005.
Once you've gotten over just how much
the record makes you want to slink
around in a dark and smoke-filled room,
you'll find there is a lot of emotion
below the surface. Take "Stabs Of
Regret," a punchy groove that's
peppered with melancholic chords and a
pensive melody. Or "Six Eight," which
is again driven by that distinctive
bass but layered with a reflective and
wistful refrain. It would be insulting
to Vibert to call this a return to
form, but it's certainly him at his
best.
psst, more info at www.hypercolour.co.uk
01 Ridmik 04:47
02 Stabs Of Regret 04:21
03 Six Eight 03:08
04 Acid Jacker 04:31
05 Acrobot 04:44
06 Acage 05:22
07 Overstand Me 04:35
08 Cs303 04:58
09 Proper Gander 05:36
10 Double Dipped Acid 05:38
11 Vortek 04:51