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Sovacusa - Centrepoint
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Year :: 2005
Label :: Expanding
Cat No :: ecd22:05
Genre :: Electronic
Tracks :: 13
Size :: 82,9 MB
Source :: CDDA
Bitrate :: VBRKBps
Rel. Date :: 02/09/2005
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Recorded "a few years ago" then restructured and
reprocessed in early 2005, 'Centrepoint' is the
collaborative venture from Tim Martin (Maps+Diagrams)
and Steve Davis (Broca or Snooker World Champion...
You decide!). Just as a kid can look like both
parents depending on who's there at the time, so
Sovacusa sound just like the solo output of either
protagonist depending on who you've recently been
listening to/have in mind. Therefore as you proclaim
that the waterlogged precision beats on 'Shibuya' are
textbook Maps+Diagrams territory, your attention is
then snagged by the distinctly Broca-esque brooding
backwash. Regardless of parentage 'Centrepoint' is a
lovely listen and would fit in snugly alongside the
recent split 3" Martin put out on Awkward Silence.
Combining the fidgety micro-sound beats with flowing
Eno-enhanced Atmospherics and a consciously
far-eastern lining, Sovacusa instil tracks like
'Urbic' and 'Ginza' with a towering sense of dignity
and epic reach. Elsewhere, 'Fasio' is diamond-cut
electronica that wouldn't look out of place at an
Angelo Badalamenti convention, 'Scai' goes for a bit
of intricate glory, whilst 'Ota' has a kick about
with minimalism. Nice.
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[01] Sovacusa - shibuya [03:09]
[02] Sovacusa - urbic [05:03]
[03] Sovacusa - otsuka [04:50]
[04] Sovacusa - kinjito [04:59]
[05] Sovacusa - float [02:02]
[06] Sovacusa - ginza [06:12]
[07] Sovacusa - akihabara [05:30]
[08] Sovacusa - ota [02:20]
[09] Sovacusa - jira [04:54]
[10] Sovacusa - fasio [04:43]
[11] Sovacusa - otami [03:56]
[12] Sovacusa - s269 [04:57]
[13] Sovacusa - scai [04:27]
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