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| X | W E A R E P R O U D T O P R E S E N T Y O U | X |
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| X | Sefiros - Stop Becoming | X |
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| X | GENRE: Electronic | X |
| X | LANGUAGE: English | X |
| X | LABEL: n/a | X |
| X | CAT.NUMBER: n/a | X |
| X | SOURCE: CDR | X |
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| X | TRACKS: 14 | X |
| X | PLAYTiME: 56:59 min | X |
| X | SiZE: 76,10 MB | X |
| X | QUALiTY: VBR Kbps / 44.1Khz | X |
| X | ENCODER: LAME 3.97 | X |
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| X | RiP DATE: Aug-09-2010 | X |
| X | STORE DATE: Mar-01-2010 | X |
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| X | WWW: http://www.myspace.com/sefirosoriginal | X |
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01 Stop 03:11
02 End Progress 03:46
03 I / O 03:56
04 Blit 03:58
05 Days 04:40
06 Exabyte 03:27
07 File Not Found 05:12
08 Hardware Fault 06:14
09 Interlude.4 03:00
10 Global Virus 03:12
11 Ultimatum 05:02
12 802.11 03:37
13 Buffer 04:24
14 Becoming 03:20
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| X | Sefiros is the performing pseudonym of Bryan Henderson, a | X |
| X | Scottish musician who mainly creates electronic music in such | X |
| X | genres as post-orchestral electronica, ambient, industrial, 8- | X |
| X | bit, and chillout. | X |
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| X | Over the past five years Sefiros has released several albums on | X |
| X | the internet, which are all available to download for free at his | X |
| X | official website. | X |
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| X | In 2010 the album Stop Becoming was commercially released and is | X |
| X | available to buy from online retailers such as Amazon and iTunes, | X |
| X | as well as the official Sefiros website. | X |
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| X | Stop û æStopÆ works as an excellent lead-in track for this album. | X |
| X | A quasi-ambient track that has hints of a song, æStopÆ has a | X |
| X | definite original quality to it. Something about the feel, the | X |
| X | emotion, of this track sets it apart from most songs I have | X |
| X | heard. Very professional, very high quality. IÆm excited, really | X |
| X | interested, in hearing what the rest of æStop BecomingÆ has to | X |
| X | offer. | X |
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| X | End Progress û The synth composition and bass beat in this song | X |
| X | makes me think this could be a great club beatà but then when the | X |
| X | lead comes in, this becomes more of an epic track that wouldnÆt | X |
| X | necessarily fit a club. ItÆs still awesome, but IÆm trying to | X |
| X | place it. Somewhere between a club beat and Mega Man. No offense | X |
| X | at all to the artist, but I get vision of a NES game in my head | X |
| X | with the lead. ItÆs not necessarily 8-bit sounding, but the | X |
| X | glitch aspect of this makes me smile. The end of this track slows | X |
| X | down û I was expecting more of the fast-paced lead to come in at | X |
| X | the end. IÆm surprised, and IÆm impressed. | X |
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| X | I / O û IÆm picturing a helicopter over Serbia at night, slowly | X |
| X | landing, with a few special forces men dropping to the ground | X |
| X | clad in black. The track has this power assault quality when by | X |
| X | the name æI/OÆ I expected something more computer-sounding. Drum | X |
| X | work carries the bulk of this track with some soothing synths | X |
| X | overlaid. IÆm loving the drum beats in this, the power of the | X |
| X | drums and the glitches, which complements the softer, more loving | X |
| X | synths very well. | X |
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| X | Blit û Melancholy clockwork. ThatÆs what I would use to describe | X |
| X | this work. Like a tiny mechanical device in a self-reflective | X |
| X | state of mind. Building over time there is an evolution that | X |
| X | turns simplicity into complexity. ItÆs an electronic orchestra | X |
| X | piece, building and building with highs and lows. | X |
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| X | Days û æDaysÆ starts with the same type of sound as the end of | X |
| X | æBlitÆ, making it an excellent, easy-to-listen follow up. I donÆt | X |
| X | want to say this is the æweakestÆ or æleast favoriteÆ track thus | X |
| X | far; that wouldnÆt be fair because all these tracks are money. | X |
| X | While I enjoy this track, I feel itÆs not up to par with the | X |
| X | previous four. IÆm liking the computer FX, the little 8-bit | X |
| X | sounds that pop here and there, which make the piano feel more | X |
| X | natural. The piano is surprising yet beautiful. I take back what | X |
| X | I said about being my least favorite. The second half of this | X |
| X | song is excellent. IÆm not sure how I feel about the first half | X |
| X | of this song û if I wasnÆt reviewing it, I would have | X |
| X | preemptively skipped to the next track, missing out on the later | X |
| X | beauty. I think more variation in the computer FX would have been | X |
| X | an improvement; they get a little repetitive, something I didnÆt | X |
| X | feel with previous tracks. | X |
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| X | Exabyte û Horray for cool use of stereo. This rocks left to | X |
| X | right, back and forth. ItÆs hip and chill with the subtle, drawn | X |
| X | out bass hits. After an initial blast of stereo effects and | X |
| X | panning, this track doesnÆt overplay this trick. æExabyteÆ comes | X |
| X | together and balances itself quite well. IÆm now hearing a | X |
| X | definite evolution in all the tracks. Nothing has a repetitive | X |
| X | jingle (except for æDaysÆ) creating songs that go places, not | X |
| X | just creating a simple mood. | X |
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| X | File Not Found û IÆm not sure if this is intentional, but this | X |
| X | track pops a lot on my monitors. Since previous tracks are | X |
| X | balanced extremely well, IÆm assuming this is intentional. Once | X |
| X | more instruments begin filling out this track, the pops arenÆt as | X |
| X | noticeable. Musically, we have another great evolution û not just | X |
| X | a repetitive melody. This mastery of musical composition combined | X |
| X | with what seems to be great mastering and technical expertise | X |
| X | make for a totally enjoyable listening experience. | X |
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| X | Hardware Fault û Holy shit û yes! Hard hits and distortion. IÆm | X |
| X | in love. I donÆt really know what to write hereà this is | X |
| X | something you are going to love or hate. If you like harder | X |
| X | static pieces, this is for you. If not, give it a listen anyway. | X |
| X | YouÆll like how this transforms into something more elegant. | X |
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| X | Interlude.4 û This brings me back again to 8-bit NES Mega Man. | X |
| X | æInterlude.4? has an epic yet computerized quality without the | X |
| X | cheese. | X |
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| X | Global Virus û This is the first song that I feel is named | X |
| X | appropriately. Starting off as a drum and bass groove, this song | X |
| X | picks up with some sort of religious/government/epic drive with a | X |
| X | synth-bell chorus. Like a beautiful end-of-times. | X |
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| X | Ultimatum û æUltimatumÆ carries that epic feel æGlobal VirusÆ | X |
| X | introduced us to û almost as if this is a direct follow up | X |
| X | stylistically. æUltimatumÆ seems to have all the great qualities | X |
| X | of every track thus far û excellent drum work, some glitch | X |
| X | sounds, chorus, synthsà itÆs all here. It does seem to be an | X |
| X | Ultimatum. This track might be the pinnacle of this album. | X |
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| X | 802.11 û Going back and forth throughout this album, we seem to | X |
| X | have a collection of maybe 3 various ÆstylesÆ. This track, again, | X |
| X | is the 8-bit epic style. Well done, but I donÆt have anything new | X |
| X | really to say here. ItÆs a little faster paced than previous | X |
| X | tracks, but nothing new stands out. Awesome û but nothing really | X |
| X | new. I feel like IÆve heard this on this album already. But | X |
| X | still, quite the awesomeness. With a flute, I think. | X |
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| X | Buffer û æBufferÆ rolls in like an ocean front sunrise. This | X |
| X | track gives me the feeling of waking up after a long | X |
| X | night/adventure, admiring the serenity of whatÆs around, and then | X |
| X | beginning a new adventure. I tend to curse when IÆm excited. So | X |
| X | yes, this is fucking awesome. First time this album IÆm really | X |
| X | grooving along, bobbing my head and shoulders like IÆm in some | X |
| X | car commercial (I look like I tool when I dance/groove to music). | X |
| X | Another quality track. | X |
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| X | Becoming û What a fitting closing track. More orchestral based | X |
| X | than previous tracks, this song still manages to fit the vision | X |
| X | this album portrays. Sometimes albums just end, as if they were | X |
| X | simply a collection of songs. æBecomingÆ provides closure. I | X |
| X | actually wish this track was a bit longer. It has a unique | X |
| X | quality compared to the other tracks, something a bit more | X |
| X | beautiful and serene. | X |
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| X | This is truly an album, produced, that is a work of art itself. | X |
| X | æStop BecomingÆ is not just a means of delivering awesome songs. | X |
| X | æStop BecomingÆ is a quality package, start to finish, that I | X |
| X | feel should be listened to in its entirety. | X |
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