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artist ■■ spyra
release ■■ homelistening is killing clubs (re-release)
year ■■ 2000
genre ■■ electronic
label ■■ manikin
catalogue ■■ mrcd 7047
website ■■ www.manikin.de
date ■■ 25-may-2003
quality ■■ 192kbps/44,1khz
source ■■ compact disc
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01 hypersonic vibes 8:53
02 inclined plane 5:34
03 ebb 7:55
04 pedigree tribe 7:05
05 xenophones 4:51
06 city of glass 6:34
07 iceland 9:53
08 subsequent spaces 5:27
09 future of the past (remix) 15:13
playtime ■■ 01h 11m 26s
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note: this album is the remixed re-release of the original of 1995
a welcome re-release of this album which was getting increasingly
difficult to get hold of. actually, it's a lot more then a
straight re- release so if you have the original it's still worth
investigation. cosmetically things are radically different with a
fresh, minimalist slant to the packaging in contrast to the busy
cartoon capers on the original. but the changes are not confined
to visuals, the music has been reworked too.
firstly there's a completely new opening track, a fine piece with
schmoelling style piano and a persistent heavy beat. however, to
make way the opener from the original album 'adsr z' is sadly
missing, a real shame because for me this was one of the
highlights of the original album. perhaps i'm being greedy
however, with the album topping the 70 minute mark, and the new
track will delight fans who can't get enough spyra magic. the
closing track is a remixed version of 'future of the past' and
this really is a cracker described as "an analogue remix with
additional tape echo and phasing fx". the melody, the sequencing,
it's all pure delight. the intervening tracks have been re-ordered
slightly (losing the 3 "zone" approach) and a glimpse at the track
timing suggests a small amount of pruning to some of the pieces,
but there are treasures aplenty here all sounding fresher than
ever. the sound quality is completely top notch.
if you haven't got this already, it's essential. if you have, it
depends on how much of a completist you want to be. i'm hooked,
i'll take both thankyou very much. -- gg
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