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markus reuter & ian boddy - pure
░ Ripper......: SMURF
░░░░░░░░░ Genre.......: ambient
░░ ░░ Date........: jan-07-2005
░░ ░░ ░░ Retail date.: 5-12-2004
░ ░░░░ ░ Year........: 2004
░░ ░░░░░░ ░░ Encoder.....: lame
░ ░░░░ ░ Quality.....: VBR kbps
░░ ░░ ░░ Songs.......: 11
░░ ░░ Playtime....: 55:35 min
░░░░░░░░░ Size........: 77,9 MB
░ Type........: album
Source......: cdda
Language....: English
Label.......: DIN
Tracklist
01.presence [03:51]
02.history [03:57]
03.this life [04:32]
04.glisten [03:48]
05.immersion [06:10]
06.clearing [06:09]
07.the source [03:52]
08.the level [08:42]
09.breathe [03:32]
10.fragments [05:08]
11.pure [05:54]
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55:35 min
77,9 MB
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arguably the ukÆs leading
independent electronic music
maestro ian boddy has teamed up
once again with german touch
guitarist, markus reuter to
create a stunning new album
called pure. although boddy and
reuter have collaborated in
concert (at jodrell bank in 1999
& the e-live festival in
eindhoven 2000), pure represents
their second proper studio
outing since their impressive
1999 debut, distant rituals.
pure is radically different from
the impressionistic prowl of its
predecessor. their collaboration
earlier this year was based
around a series of distinct
musical ideas. boddy and reuter
explored and expanded the pieces
into a cycle of intricate,
inter-connected compositions;
delicate in expression and
character, graceful in execution
and richly harmonic. this is not
a collection of drifting
textures but rather a series of
crisply defined vignettes with
tight arrangements and close
attention to fine detail. filled
with achingly beautiful melodies
and deceptively simple
orchestrations, pure is the
sound of two musicians at the
top of their game. this isnÆt
some somnolent chill-out cd or
music with which to decorate the
air. donÆt expect to turn on,
tune in and drop off. what you
get with pure is an album of
sustained reverie; alert,
engaged and insightful; totally
in the moment; pure music of
here and now. pure has the
warmth and human-touch so often
lacking in modern electronica.
this isnÆt about wires and
interfaces; pure is about
contact and exchange; in this
sound world nothing is separate
or isolated. with pure
everything connects û one idea
leading to another. from the
first second of the opening
track, presence, the listener is
taken somewhere special,
somewhere out of the ordinary.
moving easily between the
diaphanous sound that youÆd
expect from ian boddy and the
deft, fleeting guitar work for
which markus reuter is rightly
lauded, the eleven tracks
contrast and compliment each
other perfectly. on the
twitchfunk pulse of this life,
reuterÆs bottomless guitar
shadow-dances between layers of
muted colouring and surging
beats;creating something playful
and dynamic. the level is
utterly enthralling. cascading
lines jostle and push against an
unswerving beat; high notes
popping like paparazzi
flashbulbs, their ghostly
after-trace still with you long
after the track has passed by.
glisten begins with a sequence
of gently repeating gamelan
bells, iced over with fleeting
wintry tones. here as elsewhere,
prowess and skill are
sublimated; serving the needs of
the track rather than any
witless grandstanding or
look-at-me soloing. the short
piece breathe is pure light. not
the kind of light you might see
glaring in a shopping mall but
more the kind streaming through
a stained glass window. pure
inspiration. the title pure is a
fitting closes to the album.
assured and deliberate, the
heart-rending melody moves to an
emotional resolution; uplifting
and ultimately satisfying. in
the end though, thereÆs not much
point in worrying about whom
does what on this album; boddy
and reuter have created
something that is seamless,
something that is greater than
the sum of its parts. whatÆs
important is that theyÆve
colluded and conspired to create
a piece of outstanding,
irresistible music. thatÆs pure.
musicians biography ian boddy
has been a veteran of the
european electronic music scene
since the late 1970s. in
addition to his numerous solo
albums, boddy has a knack of
developing creative partnerships
with artists such as
ex-throbbing gristle, chris
carter, mark shreeve (as arc),
and american ambient guru,
robert rich, turntablist and
beatmaster, nigel mullaney and
of course, markus reuter. with
each successive title, boddy has
won acclaim and plaudits from
fans and critics alike for the
widescreen vision that his music
so brilliantly encompasses.
gifted with an impeccable
technique as befits someone who
attended guitar craft sessions
led by robert fripp, markus
reuterÆs dazzling touch guitar
work has graced albums by
centrozoon, the europa string
choir and no man vocalist, tim
bowness. with his work appearing
on din, burning shed, one little
indian, and hypnos, reuter has
established himself as a
musician of integrity, precision
and capacity. not for nothing
did king crimsonÆs pat
mastelotto jump at the chance to
remix some of reuterÆs work with
centrozoon in 2003.
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