seraph Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 EXTRAWELT - SCHÖNE NEUE EXTRAWELT COCOON RECORDS 2008 01. One Tree Hill 02. Dark Side Of My Room 03. Wippsteert 04. Messy Machinery 05. Must Attack 06. Trummerfeld 07. Wolkenbruch 08. Added Planet 09. Kurt Curtain 10. Daten Raten 11. Lost In Willaura 12. Homing So, finally long awaited album. Very high expectations. And so, they pleased high expectations. But there is something missing. Melodies ? Ugh, yeah. But even without those melodies, this is one very delicious dark album. This album is pretty dark and very primal. Such variety of styles, subversive approach, and not an easy listening. This album is not a crowd pleaser, it rather confronts you with your fears and miscalculations. It is unpredictable and diabolic. It sets you on a very private journey. Not at all clubbing music. Introspective home listening bomb. Especially with good headphones. This album is full of sounds, various glitches, noises, it is on borderline between IDM, breakbeat, electro and minimal techno. Very subversive approach as I have already mentioned. Sounds rather post apocalyptic, cyber melancholic. Maybe it is not as engaging on the first listen, but on the second one it started growing on me. You can clearly hear strong Midi Miliz influences on this one, cause Extrawelt haven't been this dark before. They've decided to change the course, wheter it's better or for worse, they still managed to pull it, those guys are surely experienced sound designers. I don't need to mention that production is impeccable and their sonic manipulations are very satisfying. All in all, very good album, with Minilogue - Animals, my favourite album from this year for sure. This new minimalistic style trance producers approached is much more engaging than any of the new trance releases. This album might become a bomb, we will see, its underground feel may even make it unoticeable, but for sure it will stay very long in every listeners mind. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeller Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 cool must have this one asap!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Bill Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I must say I was kinda dissapointed by this one. It's not bad by no means. It's well produced and very intelligent but it lacks the sparks of Soopertrack, Stamgast, Titelheld and more. I wrote a Hebrew review for this one on another site and gave it 3.5/5 Surely worthy a check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 This release from Extrawelt is excellent! IF YOU USE IT AS DJ MATERIAL! I am not meaning to slag it off! At a first listen I was really excited, but I got excited over the fact how I would use these tracks for djing, not over the fact that they gave me chills. However lately, I am looking more for tracks for djing and experimenting with and not full tracks that will give you instant chills (soopertrack). From a dj point of view: 6/5 From a listener point of view: 3.5/5 like pavel Spankiu furry mach and good bye! Nemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeller Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 'm lsitening to it right now, I'm at track 6 now and so far every track sounded very nice. The style is a it changed to something less melodic and more subtle and also more psychedelic in production, but different in the global feeling. So far very good, but I hope there is at least one track that has the melodic feeling of the old tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 There is still the subtle "Special MidiMiliz Crew" influence in the rhythms, the distorted, delicious muttering vocals, and the louche/menacing background treatment with its understated snarl, walking softly and carrying a big stick. But please, go no further down the track toward generic minimalism; it's diluting the genius of these excellent producers. Don't get me wrong, I am still buying this release to support these top-drawer artists, but I don't think it will stand out from the crowd in, say, five years, as head-and-shoulders above any other release of the era. I think the crew needs to spend less time with other minimal producers, and listen more carefully to their own muse. It still knows best, and in fact we need it to keep showing the way of pure innovation. Having said that, several tracks here are outstanding. Midimiliz/Extrawelt are of course my personal favourite producers of all time in any genre, so I have rose-coloured headphones here. And I am still grateful that they continue to try new things with their own delicate touch. Stay interested and interesting, guys! 4/5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeller Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 For the people who want something more melancholic or melodic and stll psychedelic minimal, you should check ricardo tobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphiton Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I enjoy this from home listener's point of view. At first I had a strange feeling because it wasn't anything I was expecting, but it kept me listening and with time it grew on me. Schöne indëëd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 ... last night, I listened to this disc from end to end at home. Gosh! I'm in love! The key is not to listen with expectations of psy-tech. It's more a seamless electronica album that slowly, gracefully, just plain makes your life better. There are a few tracks that will also work in a DJ set, but that's not the main point here. This is me retracting my initial, hasty 4/5 and not replacing it. This record is not in the out-of-five game. +++++ Just in case they read this stuff, guys, please, keep on the path of track #8, "Added Planet". Thanks for going to The Secret Place to farm this huge revelation. This is the kind of breathless perfection that, once we've understood it, we cannot imagine a world without it. This kind of groundbreaking work sets Midimiliz/Extrawelt above all others as pioneers of sound. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaySatanicHippie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 This is one of those records that really grows on you. At first I was kinda disappointed because there are no huge tracks on here (except Trümmerfeld or Dark Side of My Room maybe). But now I cant get it out of my player, I listen to it all day long every day. Really deep and subliminal, it always reminds me of a semi-dormant brooding volcano, you can feel the raw power underneath the seemingly calm surface... Definitely recommended, but give it some time. Fav. tracks are One Tree Hill, Dark Side..., Trümmerfeld, Homing, but all the others are great, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I liked this album. I had already heard them at Boom Festival in August so I had a fair idea of what to expect. It is not a very flashy album and it may not feel like obviously brilliant, especially at first. It is a rather subtle but still intriguing and enjoyable. I find it a very relaxing and spliff-friendly album. The album also has an unusually smooth flow - the tracks really all do fit together. I liked it, but Midi Milliz and Spirallianz fans should give it a listen instead of buying it blind. Recommended. Pedro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 After getting over my early expectations,which took me about a month,i think this one sounds really really good. Wolkenbruch and Messy Machinery are fkn amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeller Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 very nice album, but some tracks progress too slowly and get interesting after 3 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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