a r t i s t : VA
t i t l e : Noise Factory Records Sampler Vol.03
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Noise Factory
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2006
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 74,3 MB
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If you are curious about the label then pick up our sampler.
If you know the label then get the sampler and explore some of
our new artists. We construct our samplers around a unity of
sound and vision. The Noise Factory sampler is more than just
a compilation, they are an expression of how different sounds
can co-exist and emotionally flow together.
Given that occasionally one reads about Toronto's struggle to
envision itself as a æworld-class' city in the same league as
New York, one imagines some similar degree of self-doubt might
bedevil an independent label like Noise Factory. Founded in
1996, the label's third sampler proves that insecurity of that
kind is hardly justified. Featuring established NS acts Beef
Terminal, Tinkertoy, and Hexes & Ohs alongside new recruits
Minisystem, Neon Tetra, adcBicycle, and Aidan Baker, the
hour-long collection (catalogue excerpts and exclusives) is
largely electronic-based though clear differences declare
themselves beyond that shared foundation.
Beef Terminal introduces the set with billowing electronic
gloom and aggressive beat squelch on ôEverything is Aliveö and
closes it with a panoramic meditation of voice samples, synth
colour, and guitar haze in ôViolence Against Computers.ö In
between, we get atmospheric electro-acoustic dreaminess from
Nybbl (ôStyrofoam Pieces in Place of a Heartö) and quietly
jubilant IDM gleam from Minisystem (ôWhere Were Youö). Echoing
cascades of bright tinkles rain down on a subtly funky lope in
Tinkertoy's ôFifty-Two Incorporatedö while Hexes & Ohs' ôOur
Reflection Echoes Onö beguiles with its melancholy
electronic-folk charm and whispered vocals. Aidan Baker and
Naw bring a haunted soundscaping dimension to the set, Troum's
remix of Baker's ôWhen You Screamö like a brain scan recorded
during deepest sleep and Naw's ôSustaninedö a lulling dubwise
chug of simple beats and muffled chords. Interestingly, the
sampler suggests Noise Factory's embrace of melodic IDM is
intensifying at the same moment that other labels are
retreating from itùan unfashionable move maybe but not an
unwelcome one. - textura
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01-Beef Terminal - Everything is Alive [05:54]
02-Hexes & Ohs - Our Reflection Echoes on [06:14]
03-Nybbl - Styrofoam Pieces in Place of A Heart [05:15]
04-Tinkertoy - Fifty-Two Incorporated [05:38]
05-Naw - Penny Fishing North on Bay [06:02]
06-Minisystem - Where Were You [03:52]
07-Neon Tetra - Leave A Meassage [04:47]
08-Adcbicycle - in the Name of God [02:59]
09-Aidan Baker - When You Scream [Troum Remix] [06:14]
10-Naw - Sustained [08:50]
11-Beef Terminal - Violence Against Computers [07:38]
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63:23 min