A_Guy_Called_Gerald-Black_Secret_Technology_(Remastered)-AGCG01-2008-sour

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| 01    6:44   A Guy Called Gerald - So Many Dreams                           |  
| 02    5:00   A Guy Called Gerald - Alita's Dream                            |  
| 03    5:29   A Guy Called Gerald - Finleys Rainbow (Slow Motion Mix)        |  
| 04    4:15   A Guy Called Gerald - The Nile                                 |  
| 05    6:38   A Guy Called Gerald - Energy (Extended Mix)                    |  
| 06    5:18   A Guy Called Gerald - Silent Cry                               |  
| 07    6:11   A Guy Called Gerald - Dreaming Of You                          |  
| 08    5:44   A Guy Called Gerald - Survival                                 |  
| 09    4:33   A Guy Called Gerald - Cybergen                                 |  
| 10    5:18   A Guy Called Gerald - The Reno                                 |  
| 11    4:51   A Guy Called Gerald - Cyberjazz                                |  
| 12    5:59   A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Rage                              |  
| 13    4:58   A Guy Called Gerald - Life Unfolds His Mystery                 |  
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        |       | PLEASE NOTE                                   |       |        
        |       | that this is the 2008 remastered CD version   |       |        
        |       | of this classic album. FERiCEX release from   |       |        
        |       | 2000 was the 1997 reissue (JBOX030CD) which   |       |        
        |       | differs in terms of track lengths and is      |       |        
        |       | missing the 'Voodoo Rage' track which isnt    |       |        
        |       | available as digital source rip anywhere      |       |        
        |       | else (VOODJ1 = Vinyl). JBLP25 that we         |       |        
        |       | released in 2006 was the original vinyl       |       |        
        |       | version.                                      |       |        
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        |       | --                                            |       |        
        |       |                                               |       |        
        |       | Where to start with this album? Firstly, I    |       |        
        |       | should say that it ranks in my personal top   |       |        
        |       | 10 albums of all time and never fails to      |       |        
        |       | absolutely destroy me. Secondly - the abysmal |       |        
        |       | sound quality of the original 1995 issue has  |       |        
        |       | now at long last been replaced by this        |       |        
        |       | brilliant new master - finally doing justice  |       |        
        |       | to the material and playable at loudest       |       |        
        |       | volumes imaginable - which we heartily        |       |        
        |       | encourage!                                    |       |        
        |       |                                               |       |        
        |       | 'Black Secret Technology' came out just       |       |        
        |       | before Goldie's 'Timeless' and was soon       |       |        
        |       | overshadowed by its commercial success, but   |       |        
        |       | Gerald's album remains a milestone in British |       |        
        |       | electronic music and somehow sounds more      |       |        
        |       | relevant today than pretty much any Jungle/   |       |        
        |       | Drum & Bass album we can think of.            |       |        
        |       |                                               |       |        
        |       | Gerald brought together elements of Hardcore  |       |        
        |       | and Jungle with a melodic, evocative sound    |       |        
        |       | layering that could best be described as      |       |        
        |       | appropriating the chords and strings of       |       |        
        |       | Detroit techno. The resulting sound is both   |       |        
        |       | luxurious and oppressive, despite the         |       |        
        |       | harmonies it's a much less polished piece of  |       |        
        |       | work than Goldie's 'Timeless' and is somehow  |       |        
        |       | defined by that sonic dichotomy. The opening  |       |        
        |       | 'So Many Dreams' is both emotionally          |       |        
        |       | overwhelming and relentlessly cavernous -     |       |        
        |       | even the widescreen strings are squashed by   |       |        
        |       | brilliantly unstable production, the drums    |       |        
        |       | layered and impossibly intricate, the         |       |        
        |       | bassline nothing short of heartstopping.      |       |        
        |       |                                               |       |        
        |       | 'Energy' (interestingly co-produced with      |       |        
        |       | Goldie) is another indefinable piece of       |       |        
        |       | engineering, samples and vocals submerged by  |       |        
        |       | wonky synths and amazingly clever             |       |        
        |       | arrangements that leave you emotionally       |       |        
        |       | drained yet exhilarated. But it's tracks like |       |        
        |       | 'Cybergen' that no one quite seemed to        |       |        
        |       | understand back in '95 that really leave you  |       |        
        |       | awestruck by this amazing album. It's a       |       |        
        |       | fierce, almost deranged alignment of grinding |       |        
        |       | hoover noises and stripped drums in a proto   |       |        
        |       | 2-step formation that will absolutely         |       |        
        |       | destroy you when played loud - hard to        |       |        
        |       | overstate just how righteous it is. If you    |       |        
        |       | don't already own this landmark album - what  |       |        
        |       | the f*ck you waiting for???? Utterly          |       |        
        |       | Essential for all bass, drums and next-level  |       |        
        |       | fiends = every home should own a copy.        |       |        
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01-a_guy_called_gerald-so_many_dreams-sour.mp39,97 MB
02-a_guy_called_gerald-alitas_dream-sour.mp38,03 MB
03-a_guy_called_gerald-finleys_rainbow_(slow_motion_mix)-sour.mp37,63 MB
04-a_guy_called_gerald-the_nile-sour.mp36,49 MB
05-a_guy_called_gerald-energy_(extended_mix)-sour.mp310,25 MB
06-a_guy_called_gerald-silent_cry-sour.mp38,08 MB
07-a_guy_called_gerald-dreaming_of_you-sour.mp39,26 MB
08-a_guy_called_gerald-survival-sour.mp38,57 MB
09-a_guy_called_gerald-cybergen-sour.mp36,78 MB
10-a_guy_called_gerald-the_reno-sour.mp37,94 MB
11-a_guy_called_gerald-cyberjazz-sour.mp37,93 MB
12-a_guy_called_gerald-voodoo_rage-sour.mp39,39 MB
13-a_guy_called_gerald-life_unfolds_his_mystery-sour.mp36,69 MB