ARTIST...: VA
TITLE....: Transition Vol.1
YEAR.....: 2020
LABEL....: Knekelhuis
CAT.NO...: KH027
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 26:23
SIZE.....: 60.47 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2020/02/07
WEBSITE..: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/?id=B3uzbj2p5ymadgqkw2ewltjrqmy
TRACKLIST
01) (07:40) ADSR - Infinities Of Life
02) (04:29) Cacophony 33 - Old Codger !!!
03) (06:59) Drome - Hinterland, Kassler Kessel
04) (07:15) Zen Paradox - Say Goodbye To The Dark Place
Sometimes, looking back to the tracks that have been most inspirational yields very
interesting results. In the last couple of years these four tracks stood out and
share a deep sonic connection. All artists produced music in the early/mid 80s,
played in post-punk, experimental and EBM/industrial bands and transitioned naturally
into the techno, ambient and trance sounds of the early 90s, while maintaining an
elemental early 80s live feel in the process. ItÆs no coincidence that these tracks
date back to 92-94, a time defined by rapid technological change and a major
political landslide. The fall of the Berlin wall seemed to herald the dawn of a new
era of peace and prosperity. The Cold War thawed, a sense of relief took hold, the
West appeared victorious and the future looked bright. The emergence of rave culture
seemed to embody this world of endless technological possibility and future optimism,
techno-optimism indeed. Fast forward to 2019 and this optimism has obviously faded
into oblivion, where the dream of universal freedom turned out be the empty promise
of free market hypercapitalism beneficial to a small elite only. But thirty years ago
rave culture was the product of that change and felt like a new home for those who
discovered it. All these tracks are a precursor to sounds we hear today, an integral
part of an ongoing cycle of trends where successive generations take over from
previous ones. Rediscovery of that moment in time and sound is what Transition is all
about, a collection of penultimate tracks that define that era.
Artwork by Sleeve To The Rhythm
Mastered by Wouter Brandenburg
Compiled and research by Mark van de Maat
Copywriter Nico Nijland
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