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25.02.2007
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artist : Sustainer
title . Cußntico
type : Album
year . 2003
genre : Electronic
subgenre . Dub/Minimal/Techno
label : Italic
cat . ITALIC030
URL : www.italic.de
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grabber : EAC
encoder . Lame 3.90.3
quality : VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo
source . CDDA
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01.Suspensi≤n 03:21
02.Dinßmica 04:53
03.M·ltiplo 06:02
04.S≤lido 04:06
05.C·bico 04:36
06.M≤dulo 06:15
07.Cußntico 06:45
08.Desviac≤n 04:19
40:17 min 51,9 MB
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The deep house crew brings you once again a high quality release of
soulful dance music.. music with emotion that deserves the promotion..
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Alex Alarc≤n, the 28-year-old Spaniard who records under the moniker
Sustainer, deems his debut album Cußntico a "new Spanish Modernism".
While a comparison between his Basic Channel techno and the
revolutionary brilliance of Picasso and Falla sounds facetious at
best, Alarc≤n's penchant for historical reference is not completely
out of place.
As Falla and Picasso gained crucial perspective on their trips to
Paris in the early 1900's, Alarc≤n ventures far beyond the borders
of Barcelona to create his Cußntico sound. Berlin's signature dub
sound is quietly rampant throughout these eight songs, as is the
synthesized pop of '80s Italo Disco, although thankfully not to the
same degree. When combined with a distinct nightclub aesthetic, the
sound teeters between mindless accessibility and cultural innuendo, a
formula that successfully circumvents any potential alienating
extremes like pop or pedantry.
"Cußntico" (Spanish for "quantum") is an interesting title for a
project that blurs the line between distinguishable electronic
locales. In physics, a quantum represents the tiniest bits of
matter than can exist independently, or that can be distinguished as
independent units. Alarc≤n's philosophy would at first seem to rebel
against such a theory, that one can dissect a particular sound into
discernible genres or nationalities. Yet, upon further thought,
perhaps he's merely recognizing the Lego-like construction of
electronica, and on a grander scale, digital music in general. While
the seductive ambiguity of Cu▀ntico resonates with international
intrigue, Alarc≤ns title of choice acknowledges the fundamental base
from which it came. This subtle nod towards microscopic
building-blocks interestingly enough buts heads with Basic Channel's
smoke and mirror celebration of wax - perhaps a deliberate shift to
differentiate this modern sound from its archeological influences.
Each song on Cußntico is represented by a geometrical sculpture in
the album's sleeve notes. Again, the Spanish modernism movement is
referenced through an overt cubist bent. The affiliation between
Alarc≤n's sounds and objects is enticing, almost like an invite to
study the accompanying art while listening to the album. The songs
themselves support the idea of art appreciation - Alarc≤n develops
a stabilizing foundation for each track and then subtly adjusts
dynamics, timbre and sequencing as if recreating the contours of
sculpture and their multiple viewpoints. At first, these songs can
seem monotonous in rhythm and sound, but the pernickety electro
glides and propulsive bass slowly reveal an arrhythmia of texture
and perspective.
"Dinßmica" delves deepest into the dub, balancing a heady bassline
with metronomic accompaniment. Synths fade and disappear into ether
while the two extremes jog in place. Cußntico's on Italic starts to
make more sense on "M·ltiplo", an uptempo number with enough 4/4
sensibility to induce a few wiggles here and there - a worthy opener
for Antonelli Electr.. "S≤lido" shifts dramatically to Rhythm & Sound
territory abstraction at first, but eventually blooms into a
grayscale kaleidoscope of micro-haus regalia.
Alarc≤n is pleasantly adept in the construction of atmosphere on his
debut album - now he can start concentrating on color. Like the
graphite tincture of his two-dimensional sleeve note sculptures, his
minimalist compositions sometimes lack the personality of an
Antonelli Electr. or Vladislav Delay track (although, how many
contemporary electronica artists could claim their equals?) Cußntico
may not be a quantum leap ahead of the competition, but it's
certainly deserved of note, both for its accomplishments and its
aspirations.
remember to support artists.
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