Artist : Theodore & Hamblin
Title : The Scientific Contrast
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2007
Date : 08/08/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 12
Label : Moteer
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 40:04 min
Size : 45,9 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Lacie 04:18
02.Balmpe 04:29
03.Belco 02:36
04.Pewn 03:37
05.Lelm 03:11
06.Pelume 03:52
07.Termul 02:36
08.Reico 03:42
09.Kwelpe 03:34
10.Mndel 01:51
11.Hernd 03:18
12.Kale 03:00
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40:04 min
From Boomkat:
It always strikes me as a little odd when artists are described as 'mysterious', I always think that they must
wander around the supermarket with dark glasses, a fake beard and a trenchcoat on, hoping not to be
spotted by that one IDM fan desperate for a chat about the pros and cons of file-sharing. Theodore and
Hamblin are the latest in the extended line of electronic artists desperate to hide behind shadowy aliases
and are touted as being two German producers in search of the 'classic' electronica sound that has now
all but gone. Funny really because it doesn't really sound that German at all, in fact it has the distinct whiff
of a certain nautically themed Moteer double-act, but I suppose like The Tuss and Astrobotnia, it could all
be fakery and rumour. I might be totally wrong and 'The Scientific Contrast' could very easily be a collection
of twelve perfectly formed melodic electronic micro-symphonies produced by a couple of very shy
Deutchlanders, but you know, where's the fun in that? I'd rather point the finger at someone else and since
there's no info online (give me photo evidence please) I'm going to go straight to the heart of the matter and
implicate anyone and everyone I feel like... in fact I'm now thinking that this could indeed be the rumoured
collaboration between Richard D. James, Stravinsky, Hood and Autechre... but it probably isn't. Oh well
let's move on to how the album sounds, pretending that something is Aphex Twin shouldn't be all that
important - and 'The Scientific Contrast' sounds indeed totally lovely. This is the kind of electronic music
we all used to like but now we're scared that someone might tell us it isn't trendy any more and doesn't fit
in with our new metrosexual lifestyle, it's the kind of electronic music that makes it nice to just recline and
enjoy without having to engage the old grey matter too much. It reminds me in fact that simplicity is
sometimes a good thing, and although the record might be called 'The Scientific Contrast' and the tracks
might be called such oblique things as 'Lelm' and 'Balmpe' (see, I told you it was Autechre) it's about as
complex as a tramp's handshake. To put it in layman's terms, this is a lovely album from start to finish, and
rather than attempt to re-invent the wheel, Boards of Canada (or was it Brian Eno? *cough*) put together
an album that appeals to our innermost feelings. Lurvely, just remember - it's a secret!