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Paste - District 9 / Tolle

 

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Artist: Paste

Title: District 9 / Tolle

Label: Interzone

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. District 9

02. Tolle

 

Review:

 

I reviewed the first release from the Swiss label Interzone some days

ago and I wasn´t very nice as some of you might remember? I said my

honest opinion and it was pretty mean, sorry! I´ve now bought the second

release from Interzone with two tracks by Paste. Paste has released

several ep´s and they all have something in common, the beat. I think

the crispy dry beat of Paste is almost hypnotic and there´s no other

artist in the world who can create such a groove with so few sounds, not

even X.V. Kilist. It´s a pity that the rest isn´t as good as the beat

(which I really love). Listening to Paste is like going by a

construction site everyday and watching a building rise to the stars.

When it´s done you´re impressed but all that wait makes you want to

speed things up. The changes in Pastes music are so subtle and the

progression is so slow that you just have to love minimal music to

appreciate it. I understand if some people get bored to death by this

kind of slow almost static music but when it comes to Paste I´m not one

of those people. This release, which I believe is the latest release

from Paste, has more energy than previous releases and I think it´s the

best one they´ve released since Shpastic Elastic 005. Well... if this

release was as good as "Microwave"... I WOULD THEN HAVE WRITTEN THIS

REVIEW IN CAPITAL LETTERS ;-) Watch my top ten of all time if you don´t

understand what I mean. "District 9" (8/10) has a typical Paste

beginning with very little action. I saw a Mr Bean episode the other day

when he was trying to get passed a very old lady walking very slowly

down the stairs (the elevator was broken). I feel the same frustration

as he did, it´s almost painful, but then when I´m about to give up, then

the flow of "District 9" has cought me and I can´t stop listening.

Things are added along the way towards the end but I have big problems

to notice them one by one. I know it´s a great beat with some

percussions and some crazy samples combined with some sort of howling

sound but that´s more or less everything I can say. Some of you might

find more things to describe and some might find this as interesting as

watching grass grow. "Tolle" (9/10) feels like it´s missing the usual

first two minutes of the Paste sound but that´s something really good. I

often feel that their tracks are the best just at the end, and how would

it sound like if they did start at that point? HALLELUJAH!!! "Tolle" is

in my opinion one of the best tracks ever made by Paste. If you´re into

their minimalistic sound, then buy this ep. I think it´s one of their

best releases yet. I hope there´s a LP/CD coming soon. After so many

ep´s... well, it´s time for a full lenght release now!

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Cannot wait for a Paste album - their eps are a real cock-tease. I love their

stuff and finally Tolle is released, it's been one of my faves for a few

months now. District 9, I hadnt heard b4, and it's quite delightful as well.

 

Excellent Work!

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