Artist : Brothomstates
Album : Rktic
Year : 2004
Genre : Electronic
Quality : LAME 3.90 (214kbps) / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Date : 14-05-2010
Playtime : 14:08 min
Size : 2 Track(s): 21.81MB
Source : WEB
Cat.Num : ARC004
Label : Arcola
01. Rktic 7:51
02. Matala Bobo 6:17
http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release_details&releaseid=9667
Tasty release from Lassi Nikko. Kind of atmospheric, just a bit on the minimal
side. Sounds like he's going back to using hardware. There's a bit of a dub
element to both tracks with some tasty midrange-heavy brothomStates delay which
is nothing new to his work, but is a bit more prominent here. Both seem a bit
more dynamic than his earlier stuff, at least in the sense that they both build
up to a climax, and a nice juicy climax at that in both cases.
The first track has textures a bit like trance but it's not the normal four on
the floor beat. The beat, however, is nice and fat, if not quite as club
friendly as the beat on the other side. Very rich flavour, thick, fat sounds.
Some ecstatic, tremolo'd out pads segue into the climax here, a distorted kind
of 303 type arpeggio (sans acid squeals).
The other side is laid down on a standard house beat, a little bit chunkier and
dirtier (and more minimal) than the first. Slightly spooky, nostalgic melodies
and lush, reverby atmospherics. Recurrence of that kind of late 80s anime vibe
kind of like the set he did with Crankshaft that was available at his website.
Distorted female vocal slinks around in the space between the delays. Dubby
synth-chirps foreshadow the climax at 4:00, when the song breaks down into just
the beat with some nice sunshiney pads that start out sounding like gramma's
dusty old jazz organ and then elevate into a waterfall of light.
Very funky stuff compared to earlier brothomStates. Not nearly as cerebral or
serious as his other stuff - maybe he found a special someone? Even so, it's
still thoughtful and well crafted while maintaining that futuristic but still
human, handmade (or at least hand-tracked) brothomStates touch.