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█ ARTIST: The Invisible Kid █
█ TITLE: The Entrance █
█ LABEL: Quadrant X █
█ GENRE: Indie █
█ GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) █
█ ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new █
█ QUALITY: 201 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo █
█ PLAYTIME: 0h 52min 30sec total █
█ SIZE: 76.10MB █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00 ▐▌
█ RIP DATE: 2010-01-18 █
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█ 01. The Last Night 4:06
█ 02. ITC (Keep The Light On) 4:40
█ 03. Amber 4:07
█ 04. New Rays 1:27
█ 05. Test Pattern Dreams 4:11
█ 06. The Shadow Academy 4:33
█ 07. The Taking Away 4:07
█ 08. Is It Going To Be Alright? 4:55
█ 09. Fountain 1:07
█ 10. Where'd You Go? 3:50
█ 11. I Didn't Understand Until Now 4:00
█ 12. Greyfields 1:33
█ 13. Sometimes 4:05
█ 14. We're At The Entrance 5:49
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█ The Entrance is one manÆs foray into the trenches of Electronic Rock Warfare.
█ A full length LP has been borne of late night weekend excursions into
█ basement soul-explorations, spiritual subtext and a hit-and-run attack of
█ beats and guitars.
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█ For newcomers, this one man, Astoria-based Daniel Lee, aka The Invisible Kid,
█ first came on the map back in 2002 doing a remix for UK trip-hop artists
█ Sneaker Pimps for their hit single ôSick.ö The Kid has spent much time since
█ splitting his efforts both as a solo live DJ/Production Unit and reproducing
█ his own material in live settings with supporting musicians. Since 2002 he
█ has released a slew of remixes (most notably one for Laurence Colbert,
█ ex-Ride) and his own debut self-titled EP released in late 2005. Now he
█ delivers the payload, 14 original tracks via The Entrance.
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█ To penetrate The Entrance one has only to synchronize their body and mind,
█ parlaying their primal dance instincts to the grooves of opener ôThe Last
█ Nightö in order to realize the journey that lay ahead.
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█ With its ominous premonition of Armageddon and hyper-crush chanting, you soon
█ realize that you better be ready to dance your way into salvation or fall
█ prey to the trappings of greed. The songÆs commentary on the nationÆs foreign
█ affairs refrains from being accusatory, but is a warning to those who remain
█ blinded in the dark. Sliding in effortlessly is ôITC (Keep the Light On),ö a
█ slinky little surf guitar melody that creeps up your spine against a
█ foreboding tale of what mysteries lie above the clouds. The number opens your
█ chest up a little as the cut-up drum track drops in, only to delay into
█ ôAmberö and then further dissolve into ôNew Rays.ö Basking in its solar glory
█ is short lived as you are quickly launched into the chord assault that is
█ ôTest Pattern Dreams.ö ItÆs here that the album reaches its fighting weight;
█ piano chords ringing out against the backdrop chimes of bell towers
█ thundering deep over the valley. Drum fills align into a pattern, hard-biting
█ visions start to overtake, the levels redlining. As the song reaches midpoint
█ it strips down to just the beat and those driving open chords. Is it ambience
█ or ambivalence? You can hear the robots commanding the human vocals, but what
█ is human and what is programmed? Following, ôThe Shadow Academyö vents its
█ frustrations out into absolute oblivion, whether it be through the lead
█ guitar in the front, the bass in the middleà or the door in the back of your
█ mind.
█
█ Obvious single ôWhereÆd You Goö rebels against the greater powers that be,
█ still driven by human concerns, relentlessly asking for answers to creation.
█ It hits with a hard beat followed by an almost cynical, cyclical bass line.
█ The questions remain. At a full 14 songs that is The Entrance, thereÆs no
█ filler here. The shorter sonic-scapes that glide in on ôFountainö and
█ ôGreyfieldsö are welcome departures that add depth, not minutes.
█
█ Concerning depth with The Invisible KidÆs first full length, consider this:
█ his Oxford influences and Manchester sensibilities have forged a bond on the
█ floor of his basement studio, somewhere between the production sized talents
█ of his electronic mind and his subterranean love for white-noise theatrics.
█
█ Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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