Release Info:
Artist : Ionophore
Album : Sinter Pools
Genre : Electronic
Label : Malignant Antibody
Catnum : Treatment06
Source : CDDA
URL : http://https://www.discogs.com/Ionophore-Sinter-Pools/release/823192
Mode Info:
Tracks : 8
Time : 00:38:13
Size : 69.83 MB
Encode : LAME 32bits version 3.98.4 (http://www.mp3dev.org/) -V0
Quality : 242kbps 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Tracklist:
1. Sinter Pools 4:49
2. Infantman 4:35
3. Unchecked 5:29
4. Underground Man 5:08
5. Post 4:25
6. Sequester 5:24
7. 12 Minutes 3:40
8. Checked 4:43
38:13 (min)
As an electronics nerd, my workflow for any project is made up of two
questions: ôHow can I get from point A to point B? Can I do it using the tools
I currently have?ö For rock and metal bands, they have the voice, guitar, bass
guitar and drums. Those like Tristan Shone of Author & Punisher can build their
own tools. Still though, some ideas that artists hear in their head canÆt
manifest themselves through rock band instrumentation, or even ShoneÆs
valve-piston-puncher-thingy. Sometimes you need a dαn b?u, or a digital synth
or two.
Leila Abdul-Rauf cemented her reputation with death metal bands Saros and
Vastum, but she continues to express a different part of her mind through an
electronic outfit called Ionophore. With scientists Ryan Honaker and Jan
Hendrich complementing RaufÆs voice and horns with beats, synths and other
analog/digital twists, IonophoreÆs second album Sinter Pools opens with a
sci-fi horror movie soundtrack. Specifically, the title track would play after
the space station gets hit by an alien asteroid and the astronauts have to
explore a wrecked, poorly illuminated hallway before being eaten by a creature
with five arms and no legs. The creepiness neighbors Ennio Morricone-esque
trumpet lines, ambient strolls, dance beats and even the occasional robo-Rauf
vocal. Sinter Pools is a trip to say the least, its moods and styles never give
you an opportunity to doze off.