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artist :: bill laswell
release :: lo.def pressure
year :: 2000
genre :: lo-fi
label :: quartermass
ripper :: vishuddha
date :: 13-sep-2001
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: compact disc
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01 shyvamythscience 23:36
02 black ice 24:37
playtime :: 00h 48m 13s
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bass-wielding producer extraordinaire bill laswell straddles two
continents, with one foot planted in new york and the other
stepping firmly into new dehli. lo. def pressure is built of two
extended sound-panoramas which incorporate the best of both worlds.
mixed and mastered in nj and ny with additional recording from
bombay, dehli and madras.
pattering tabla rhythms merge with determined drum-and-bass
stylings in shyvamythscience (23:36), behind which ambient textures
swirl like incense smoke. laswell's beyond-dub basslines wind
through the proceedings, without overpowering the delicately
hypnotic haze which unfurls like an exotic tapestry to be stitched
by thousands of syncopated drumbeats. rhythmic elements come and
go, sometimes dropping out entirely to let the backdrop shine in a
gorgeous state of ethnic-influenced ambiance, as in the
several-minute-long closing passage.
a shimmering clouds of flutes and sultry ethno-beats warms up black
ice (24:37) for the oncoming bass which thrums warmly. the indian
percussion melds seamlessly with the western world's drum 'n' bass
beats as both tirelessly pound on. more than midway through, the
general atmosphere slows to a peaceful gathering of energized
serenity. eventually, the rhythms
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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