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│ Ostinatos presents: │
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│ Siskin - We Are Siskin │
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│ Artist: Siskin │
│ Album : We Are Siskin │
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│ Genre : Trance │
│ Date : 2023-09-20 │
│ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │
│ Quality : 268 kbps avg │
│ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │
│ Track(s) : 14 │
│ Playtime : 01:09:04 │
│ Size : 138.84MB │
│ Language : English │
│ Source : CD │
│ Label : Black Hole Recordings │
│ Catalognr : BHCD243 │
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│ 18 months is all itÆs taken for Siskin to have gone from here-and-there │
│ à to pretty much everywhere. TheyÆve brought shows, sets, singles and │
│ EPs to all four corners, but what you havenÆt yet heard from the duo is │
│ a fully-fledged album ... So letÆs do something about that! │
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│ In its fullness, æWe Are SiskinÆ might go down as the perfect │
│ longplaying debut; one without a vocal, lyric, arrangement or note even │
│ remotely out of place. ThatÆs entirely due to the extraordinary │
│ artistic connection shared by Sue McLaren and Suzanne Chesterton. ItÆs │
│ one that saw them define their sound with their very first release and │
│ then emphasize it with every one thatÆs followed! │
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│ At SiskinÆs heart lies a kindred sistership, however thereÆs also an │
│ innate æonenessÆ to the group. A dynamic where both Sue and Suzanne │
│ each hold the necessary DJing, singing, songwriting and studio skillset │
│ equally. Amongst others, æWe Are SiskinÆ contains the ASOT100-wowing │
│ singles æAlways YouÆ, æLet GoÆ, æVillaneveÆ and æRest Of My DaysÆ, as │
│ well as brand new gems, æForever GoldÆ and æAtariÆ. │
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│ Setting Siskin further apart is the mastered art of studio duality, │
│ where progressive texture is initially emphasised over tenacity, before │
│ its wonderfully camouflaged floor-shifting elements fully pop on │
│ clubbier systems. (CafΘ del Mar up top, Amnesia underneath, if you │
│ will!) This has allowed one track after another to cross mightily from │
│ radio to clubfloor, (in turn playing a considerable part in │
│ turbocharging their behind-decks activities). │
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│ More than any other aspect though is the deeply affecting nature of │
│ their music û as creative, balanced and introspective as any in 2023. │
│ The meaning behind some of SiskinÆs lyrics is manifestly clear, with │
│ tracks like æFly AwayÆ, æLet GoÆ, æRest Of My DaysÆ, æAre We DreamingÆ │
│ being as fathomable as they are relatable. However other themes (most │
│ notably on æNobody Loves MeÆ and æCan You Feel ItÆ), are far more │
│ nuanced than their titles suggest. Deeper yet, æVillaneveÆ, æAtariÆ, │
│ æForever GoldÆ and æElectric LoveÆ are outright opaque, imperceptibly │
│ encouraging ever-closer reflexion from the listener. æWe Are SiskinÆ │
│ though has implication burnt into every word à and thatÆs ultimately │
│ decide if their LP debut is indeed à perfect. │
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│ Says Siskin, of their road to the album, ôover the past six years, life │
│ has pulled us both in so many different directions with family, work │
│ commitments and obstacles like the COVID Pandemic and living over 120 │
│ miles away from each other, but our strong passion and belief in each │
│ other have really propelled us to this point. Since we first met in the │
│ greenroom of a trance night back in 2017, never could we ever have │
│ imagined that our initial connection would eventually lead to the │
│ creation of our debut album and all the laughs, tears and elation weÆd │
│ have on the wayà itÆs been a heck of a journey so far and this is only │
│ the beginning!ö │
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│ 1. Always You [ 4:48] │
│ 2. Fly Away [ 4:32] │
│ 3. Let Go [ 5:30] │
│ 4. Deeper Love [ 5:10] │
│ 5. Electric Love [ 5:11] │
│ 6. Villaneve [ 4:54] │
│ 7. Piece Of My Love [ 6:24] │
│ 8. Rest Of My Days [ 4:29] │
│ 9. Are We Dreaming [ 5:32] │
│ 10.Forever Gold [ 4:49] │
│ 11.Nobody Loves Me [ 4:54] │
│ 12.Can You Feel It [ 2:56] │
│ 13.Never Alone [ 5:00] │
│ 14.Atari [ 4:55] │
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│ 01:09:04 │
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