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cDr|m's
.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: ulf langheinrich
release :: degrees of amnesia
year :: 1999
genre :: electronic
label :: asphodel records
catalogue :: asphodel-0981
website :: www.asphodel.com
ripper :: C05C4
date :: 10/16/2001
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: compact disc
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01 invasive treatment 6:50
02 severe circumstances 9:29
03 running nowhere 4:15
04 floating near the ground 4:10
05 rome 4:42
06 tissue i 2:22
07 tissue ii 1:40
08 tissue iii 2:20
09 tissue iv 2:54
10 view down 6:23
11 alluvial land 9:23
12 inside pressure 6:07
13 degrees of amnesia 11:34
playtime :: 01h 12m 09s
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there was a time during the resurrection of guitar rock in the
early 1990s when any "alternative" music made on a computer was
bound to seem like a breath of fresh air. surely this explains the
impact of nine inch nails first album pretty hate machine. but now
the tables have turned and guitar rock sounds as out of step with
the present day as it did during the first wave of "electronica" in
the early 1980s. the result is a situation in which itÆs relatively
easy for a decent guitar band to attract the attention of
discerning music fans -- see sleater-kinney -- but hard as shit for
computer-based acts with something new to communicate to stand out
from the crowd.
this is why i fear degrees of amnesia will slip through the cracks,
at least in the english-speaking world. but that would be highly
unfortunate, because itÆs a really good record. i suspect that most
people who get paid to classify music would classify langheinrichÆs
work as "ambient." although this wouldnÆt exactly be a
misclassification, it could lead people to miss the one quality
which sets degrees of amnesia apart. itÆs hard to give most ambient
music your full attention. it blends into your surroundings like a
not-unpleasant smell. itÆs there, but thereÆs not much there there,
if you know what i mean.
now, i can imagine having degrees of amnesia in the background
while i do something else -- looking at large-scale art
installations in a high-ceilinged museum is a likely candidate --
but the record also works in the foreground, rewarding the
listenerÆs concentration with something more than ambiance. it has
an immediacy thatÆs scary precisely because itÆs so subtle, like a
shadow that suddenly looms out of the diffuse gray of a streetlit
drizzle to make your heart beat faster. and thatÆs something youÆre
average new age record could never hope to achieve.
degrees of amnesia is an asphodel records release
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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