freak51 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 01 - Gopher 02 - High Noon 03 - Transcend 04 - Pitfall 05 - Ignite 06 - Peevish 07 - Far-Sighted 08 - Recover 09 - Avalanche 10 - Pace 11 - Starling 1 - Gopher The work starts off with lightly broken-beat percussion and a rattly, gentle wobbly bassline. Agreeable, minimal-chic pads and high-hats complete a warm, inviting intro to make us all nod in time. But there is more going on here that appears at first blush. It's the little sounds that tie it together into coherence. 2 - High Noon A straight 4/4 techy piece with a monotone dirge in the bass and a sombre atmosphere. Low-end electro melodies weave into the mix, much finer than 16-bit twiddling. Toe-tapping, but not more. 3 - Transcend Unabashed Euro-electro arpeggiation and occasional jazzy melodies compete and co-operate with a compelling dramatic bassline and above-average, if lightweight, percussion. Useful. 4 - Pitfall Continues seamlessly from track #3; blends to more washboardy percussion and a dreamy atmosphere of pitch-bent strings & keyboards, all through a mechanic bassline. Good for headphones. 5 - Ignite Tinkly piano and disco effects in the percussion. A a morse-code-precise mid-range arpeggiation blends in and out of discordant, off-kilter melodies. A think-piece, but I can't imagine who would dance to it. Needs a Platform or Epi Centrum remix. 6 - Peevish Killer bassline lifts and separates the lobes. Old-school techno flavours appear in highs and mid melody, which slowly twists back and forth. Ultimately, verges on chirpy old goa vibe, but maintains modern touches. Quality! 7 - Far-Sighted Clever, minimal psy-tech. A light touch on all lines makes sure all the corners are tucked in, and the narrative progresses often enough to avoid being repetitive. 8 - Recover Tinkly piano is back, this time to overlay a more dramatic classic psy-trance piece. Implies sci-fi alien-laser-beam-piu-piu-piu treatment but avoids cliché. Still, inessential. 9 - Avalanche Pure old-school psy-trance. A warm vibratey bass line and spacey, floaty mids. Capable. 10 - Pace From the echoed discordant harpsichord intro, this piece settles into the dark folds of the brain and vibrates. Oh yes! 11 - Starling Jackbeat percussion and a lightly acidic treatment of melody/counterbalance make for an interesting few minutes. - - - The joins are at times rough as guts, making me pretty certain that the track order is all out of goose (on http://kompakt-mp3.net). Still, the presentation does not suffer overmuch from this. Throughout, a more detached vibe pervades, as this release stakes a claim on a niche between two places on your shelf that scarcely themselves exist: between psy-electro, and psy-IDM, stands Taksi Live. And it is worth having! 8/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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