Artist : Sandwell District
Title : Feed Forward
Genre : Techno
Year : 2011
Date : 04/2011
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Sandwell District FFCD 01
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.98.4
Length : 71:14 min
Size : 125,9 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Immolare (first) 09:27
02.Immolare (main) 06:34
03.Immolare (final) 04:57
04.Grey Cut Out 08:40
05.Hunting Lodge 09:43
06.Falling The Same Way 08:10
07.Svar 05:24
08.Double Day 01:08
09.Speed + Sound 10:06
10.Track 10 07:05
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71:14 min
The debut Sandwell District long player
arrived amid a swirl of excitement
around the turn of the year and sold out
worldwide before you could say 'limited
edition' and log onto Discogs. Those who
missed out will be delighted to learn
that the album has been transferred onto
CD format for the first time. The US-UK
collective, comprised of Regis (Karl
O'Connor), Function (Dave Sumner),
Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) and Female
(Peter Sutton), have hit a raw nerve
with their dark, cerebral sound that has
been cultivated by the meeting of some
of the genre's most singular minds. The
album opens with the three parts of
"Immolare", with a robust techno throb
sandwiched by an intro/outro of
atmospheric synth rhythms and barely-
there vocals. The main body is dominated
by a particularly abrasive sonic hook,
which takes you through the darkest of
tunnels before re-emerging into the
light once the beat drops out and the
gentle synths return to the fore. Things
toughen up on "Grey Cut Out", which
drops straight into a demented broken
beat, before we arrive at "Hunting
Lodge", hallmarked by an almighty kick
drum and a slithering pit of analogue
swirls which give the track a decidedly
rough, grubby edge. It's dark, yes, but
inherently danceable. In short, you need
this album in your life.