Dom F Scab - Innerseed (c) 1998 Free Records
Artist....: Dom F Scab
Album.....: Innerseed
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 09
Genre.....: Ambient
Label.....: Free Records
Catalogue#: FCD-1051
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.onlinemusicdatabase.com/album.phtml/16815
Tracklist:
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01 Inner 05:44
02 Heart Of The Machine 04:49
03 Fear To Void 04:32
04 Isolated Changes 06:31
05 Distance Sorrow 04:05
06 Sigrid In The Opal City 06:42
07 Dunadain 02:18
08 Saving Dreams 06:25
09 Seed 02:45
Total:60,4 MB / 43:51 min
Release Notes:
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OK, an unfortunate name but who knows what our surnames may translate
to in Spanish! I'm presuming Spanish because this was recorded at the
Scab studios in Barcelona during 1988.
The album opens with "Inner" and what a classic piece of EM this is.
First thing I noticed was the superb sequential detail - a fast and
complex lattice which forms the perfect backdrop to a superbly balanced
rhythmic outing which, the more I hear, brings to mind a late 80's
Tangerine Dream at the very peak of their form. The stabbing vox are
very characteristic of TD around that period, and it very much reminded
me of the likes of "Mount Shasta" which for me is the stand out track
from the otherwise forgettable "Lily on the Beach".
This album is certainly not a wall of sound EM roller-coaster, veering
more into laid back territory. However, it's strength lies in the
subtle detail which is constantly present. The sequences are very
carefully crafted, yet despite the obvious lengths to which the artist
has gone to get these just right they are not used to showboat and
dominate the CD - rather the other elements of melody and texture are
positioned with equal attention and imagination. Consequently the
result is an impressively subtle collage of electronic sounds.
"Heart of the Machine" continues the strong form. Subdued sequencing
mutates subliminally as delicate motifs are picked out on piano and
synths. "Fear to Void" opens on a classic chattering sequence, and the
electronic patterns just keep on flowing for track after track
culminating in the superb "Saving Dreams". Opening with careful pads
and suggested motifs the sequences emerge from the ether. The result is
very reminiscent of early Wavestar, and when the guitars are introduced
the picture is complete. The sequence voices are manipulated in classic
fashion, and overall it is a magnificent piece.
This album is a sequencer classic under the guise of new age ôchill
outö. Had the sequences been mixed a tad more forward it would have
been smack bang in Wavestar/TD territory. As it is, the glories are all
there - they just take a little more scrutiny to find. Recommended.
(GG)
-smd