antic604 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Out now, available here: https://globular.bandcamp.com/album/holobiont I've actually bought it without even listening, but if Morrison's back catalogue is of any indication, this one is quality dub/chill/electronic music as well! Oh, and it was mastered by Colin OOOD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Eye Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Backed the project without question. Waiting for my CD to arrive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padmapani Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 globular is always quality music. i think this is one of the very rare releases where i'll pick up a physical album (along with one of magnitudes of order) when there's a free download available. does anyone know how well that works through bandcamp? or is there a better place for these albums, where morrison gets a bigger share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 globular is always quality music. i think this is one of the very rare releases where i'll pick up a physical album (along with one of magnitudes of order) when there's a free download available. does anyone know how well that works through bandcamp? or is there a better place for these albums, where morrison gets a bigger share? I (almost) always use bandcamp for physical purchases unless I'm buying in bulk then I'll most likely go to Psyshop. With bandcamp you can d/l the music immediately (and multiple times) from your collection on there, you can stream as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdinklag Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I've been a huge Globular fan from the start and helped fund this, so the CD should come soon. The Bandcamp previews sounded a LOT like "In Formation". Listening to the Bandcamp release now. EDIT: Finished now. Really, since the digital version is free, no reason not to grab it! Donate some to the man, he deserves every penny. Top quality as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microdelic Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Another great album from Globular, even this time he made something less funky and groovy like on his previous albums, but I still like it. Ordered in CD! Favorite track: An Upwards Curve in the Horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 So, what's the consensus around here about this release?I'm personally a bit disappointed I mean it is still a good album, but after the magnificent "Magnitudes of Order" I expected Globular to distance his sound even more from S. Posford / Ott influence, trying to pursue his own style. Instead, the new one doubles down on taking even more inspiration from Shpongle, Younger Brother and Ott. The melodies are somehow less memorable and less evolved, there's fewer live instrumentation and sound tweakery; it's also more uniform in terms of mood and less energetic / dynamic. To make it worse, 1st part is plagued with annoying, repeating vocal samples of some exotic / children chanting, which never really worked for me since Ott's "Smoked Glass And Chrome". Further still, at least in two cases I'm sure I've heard the exact samples - just chopped up slightly differently - somewhere else (e.g. "An Upward Curve" uses the sample featured in "The Finger" by Younger Brother)... On the other hand, "The Might of Chondria" and "Overcoming Occhiolism" are damn near perfect.At the end of the day it's still a solid 4/5 effort, but nowhere near the brilliance of "Magnitudes of Order" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 If I may You can create a thread and copy paste the above post in the review section. You do write nice reviews, so don't hesitate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 If I may You can create a thread and copy paste the above post in the review section. You do write nice reviews, so don't hesitate Too short for my standards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Then write a proper one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Eye Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A bit like Ott's Fairchildren in the sense that it's not as in-your-face as their previous albums. And I recognize a lot of the samples too And his influences sure are there but he still has his own personal touch to it. You wouldn't really mistake this for anything else than Globular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padmapani Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 he has always used prominent voice samples, some of which cross the threshold to annoying (while others are great), but while this album has more than magnitudes of order, there are less than on self-fulfilling prophecy. the latter had a few tracks i didn't like because of that, but just like magnitudes it had one insanely good one (to the other side of fractal phase space and fire&stars respectively). while the samples aren't too much for me in any of the tracks on holobiont i don't see an otherworldly great gem either (might of chondria is indeed the closest to that as far as i can tell with just 2 listens). so the album seems less daring than previous ones, but it still beats my favourite psydub of last year (illuminus - sweep dreams) easily with it's vibrant and creative sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 A bit like Ott's Fairchildren in the sense that it's not as in-your-face as their previous albums. And I recognize a lot of the samples too Yes, but somehow with Ott's latest I could clearly find the other avenues that he explored instead (here and here). I can't see that - yet? - with Holobiont. he has always used prominent voice samples, some of which cross the threshold to annoying (while others are great), but while this album has more than magnitudes of order, there are less than on self-fulfilling prophecy. the latter had a few tracks i didn't like because of that, but just like magnitudes it had one insanely good one (to the other side of fractal phase space and fire&stars respectively). while the samples aren't too much for me in any of the tracks on holobiont i don't see an otherworldly great gem either (might of chondria is indeed the closest to that as far as i can tell with just 2 listens). so the album seems less daring than previous ones... Agreed - I guess we all feel it IS a great album, but slightly less so than we expected / wanted it to be ...but it still beats my favourite psydub of last year (illuminus - sweep dreams) easily with it's vibrant and creative sound. Need to buy this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Ok, upon further repeated listening this really grown on me - I still don't appreciate the chanting, but I got used to it and it doesn't bother me as much. Instead, I started to discover small details, like the incredible percussive "acid line" in "Overcoming Occhiolism" which is my favorite of the tunes on offer. https://youtu.be/Su1JJmgU8K4?t=57m23s Go buy it people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 The review is up: https://www.psynews.org/forums/topic/71839-globular-holobiont/?p=1065754 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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