Release : The Field - Yesterday And Today
Artist : The Field
Album : Yesterday And Today
Genre : Techno
Source : WEB
Label : Kompakt
URL : http://www.junodownload.com
Date : 00-00-2009
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 320kbps 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 6
Time : 60:40 (min)
Size : 145.75MB
1. I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet 8:00
2. Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 6:47
3. Leave It 11:34
4. Yesterday And Today 10:05
5. The More That I Do 8:33
6. Sequenced 15:41
60:40 (min)
--------------------------------- Taken from a review:
I'll be the first to admit I wasn't the biggest fan of Axel Willner's debut
Field album from a couple of years back. It managed to set the indie scene
alight with its clever blend of glitchy minimal techno and thick, reverberating
shoegaze-lite melodies, yet for me something never really gelled. 'Yesterday
And Today', Willner's sophomore effort, however is a far more refined affair
and reaches parts its predecessor just couldn't dream of. I think in part this
is due to the new and expanded studio setup the producer has been gifted - not
only does he now have a veritable museum of analogue synthesizers and drum
machines at his disposal, but also a gaggle of reputable musicians to help him
out. There's ex-Helmet and current Battles man John Stanier on drums assisting
his touring band of Dan Enqvist, Johan Grimlund and Ola Keijer taking control
of guitar, bass, electric piano and all else you could imagine. Unlike so many
electronica producers who drift into the sphere of 'real music' though, this
works; instead of trying to expand his sound to make full-on nu-gaze songs,
Willner builds on his existing template making his sound bigger and better than
ever before. Taking cues from Lindstrom's cosmic disco and welding it together
with the kind of Kraut electronica that's often forgotten or derided (Tangerine
Dream, Klaus Schulze et al), Willner manages to bring the nuances of his sound
out into the open, utilizing the unpredictability of his analogue equipment and
real musicians to highlight this. Tracks such as the gorgeous, slow-moving 'I
Have the Moon, You Have the Internet' might be nearly ten-minutes in length but
the repeating patterns ebb and flow with a humanity that outstrips the weak
promise of their circuitry. The album's finest moment however comes with the
closer, aptly titled 'Sequenced' which slows his sound down to a near crawl,
allowing the rich textured mono-synth and pounding percussion to do all the
talking. Second albums are a difficult beast - it's hard to please everyone
without simply repeating yourself but Willner has exceeded his debut in every
way. Electronic music the way it should be - buy it.