V/A JP Noir

[abasio]

Various Artists

JP Noir

BPF Records

Released August 2004

 

Tracklist

1. Charm - Dynamo Theory 7:06

2. KURO - Dracula 2000 6:27

3. Clade - Inclusion 7:08

4. Yamabikaya - Bingo! 8:40

5. Yamabikaya & DJ Bin - Paradox 7:51

6. Clutch - Set 7:12

7. Aze & Clutch - Azeton 6:46

8. Sativa - Clean Machine 7:02

 

1. Charm - Dynamo Theory

It's dark, it's got a pulsating rhythm that never lets up and layers upon layers of sounds. I can here so much going on in the background, lots of little noises that I can barely make out and feel like they are coming out of nowhere. Good opening track sets a good tone for the rest of the album.

 

2. KURO - Dracula 2000

I love this guy, his tracks on the old flying rhino comps were fantastic and he doesn't disappoint here. More floaty at the start than the opening track but just as driven. Nice ethereal sounds mixed in with more Hi Tec industrial noises. Really intelligent beats do wonders for a track and thats what this has. Nice.

 

3. Clade - Inclusion

This one has a similar feel as the last track but in Sci Fi. The sounds sound like they are coming from inside a spaceship with loads of crazy acid munching aliens aboard.

 

4. Yamabikaya - Bingo!

Bit faster now, this track seems to BOING!! I feel like I'm bouncing on a pogo stick at night. Electric guitar noises in the background early on but they're subtle, short and don't hang around long. Kind of like this track. It's the kind of track that sounds the same all the way through if you're not listening properly but give it a thorough listen and you'll hear that it progresses very nicely.

 

5. Yamabikaya & DJ Bin - Paradox

Back to Sci Fi now. Very computery noises accompany by the sort of sounds you might here in Sci Fi horror like Alien. I'm sure something's scuttling around and when the computer that sounds like it's dying, dies and the lights go off, somethings going to rip my throat out. A computerised voice seems to be saying something like "what was that?" and shit love what is it?

 

6. Clutch - Set

A bit harder here from the start. The beats heavier and it sounds more industrial. The sort of track that invokes images of something being processed in a big machine. A different process at every turn but they all follow on from one another really well.

 

7. Aze & Clutch - Azeton

Lighter now and sounds like telecommunications. A ringing sound precedes a muffled phone conversation in Japanese and whooshing sounds like a high speed connection. Electric guitar sounds are a little over used in the middle of the track for my liking but they don't ruin the track. Lots of nice little background sounds (you hear more of them if you listen on headphones) keep it interesting.

8. Sativa - Clean Machine

The funkiest track on the album, nice baseline and lots of techy sounds in it. Has a really nice synth all the way through it that sounds like the movie Lawnmower Man when the virtual reality machine is ripped off line. Sounds a lot different from the other tracks but it also fits in nicely to the comp as a whole.

 

 

So to sum up I think this is a really good compilation album. It's quite dark and Futuristic. Feels like a party a strange alien spaceship and your all invited. It's one of those albums that really needs to be listened to, better if you have some good headphones. Mine only gripes would be that at under an hour long it's a bit too short. I highly recommend this release.

 

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