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artist · obfusc
release · cities of cedar
year · 2008
genre · electronic
label · boltfish
catalogue · boltlp003
website · www.boltfish.co.uk / www.emusic.com
date · 09-feb-2010
quality · alt-preset standard
source · digital download
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01 blue morning light 2:35
02 amateur cartography 3:42
03 delayed sunshine reaction 5:07
04 climb through the basement window 1:29
05 close your eyes and daydream 4:08
06 mood gradients 5:15
07 windchimes 1:46
08 sounds from shattered seashells 3:04
09 morning walk to the pier 5:18
10 a physical transition 0:39
11 sounds from shattered seashells (milieu sbcf2 mix) 6:34
12 amateur cartography (city rain remix) 3:17
13 morning walk to the pier (phasen mix) 7:23
14 close your eyes and daydream (ova looven remix) 7:29
15 climb through the basement window (electricwest remix) 4:17
playtime · 01h 02m 03s
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"and new york is the most beautiful city in the world? it is not
far from it. no urban night is like the night there... squares
after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. here is
our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will." ezra
pound.
obfusc has also pulled down the sun, opened the blinds and has
musically encapsulated new york's densley populated air.
brooklyn based josef x burke (obfusc), has managed to seize the
vibe of a ny summer. he cools it down and makes it a refreshing
tonic for the soul. the overall feeling here is chilled, like
being on a tube train for an hour and diving straight into an ice
cold shower. invigorating, crisp and clean.
this album is an urban ride through an overwhelming landscape in
search of a retreat...
"amatuer cartography," for instance, is like the sound of the sun
rising as eyes open, whilst feeling that last piece of crisp air
before the sun hits on a humid morning. high synths bubble up and
the main riff breezes in and calms the soul. like isan, but more
gltchy and alluring.
cars in the distance rattle past, rub the crisp sleep from your
eyes, and the sun rises again. "delayed sunshine reaction" this
song awakens those very same senses. this would put anyone in the
mood for a days work. smooth silky synths - guitars offset the
digital motion with an analogue calm. a great track that reminds
me of long bus journeys, staring from the window, watching the
world fly past.
as you get further into the album, a sense that a journey is
taking place is felt. travelling through urban areas. condensed,
too many people, too many cars and all you want is solace. obfusc
is a musical oasis, a polluted chemical reaction that ionises the
soul as each new track appears. the tracks build and you can
breathe the city in and exhale it all away.
"morning walk to the pier" trickles to life and you have to smile
at the title. it's just that; the musical version of breathing in
sea air and closing your eyes as the sun bursts through your eye
lids. the construction of the song is outstanding, as glitches,
sytnths, keyboard and drums flutter melting together creating a
warm clear melody - you just want to lay down and soak it in.
"the perfect summer album," that phrase is banded about every year
and living in london, i rarely get the warmth in that statement.
however, when i think of summer 2008 and want my own little
musical polaroid of a perfect summer, i will visit "cities of
cedar."
this is the debut full length release by this artist and i am
blown away by the fact that he has created such a "whole" album at
the start of his musical journey. obfusc has a very bright future
and boltfish recordings have released an album that will certainly
be in my top ten at the end of the year!
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