Guest Jikkenteki Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 K.U.R.O. - Satisfaction Psyristor Trax 2004 1 - Bush Beat 2 - Dervish Wind 3 - Anion 4 - Self Control 5 - Blast 6 - Frozen Bug 7 - Next Wave 8 - Lifeforce 9 - The Man Who Fell To Earth My first introduction to K.U.R.O.'s first album in many years was at a live set he performed recently. While being very techy overall, I was very much impressed by the density of the sound and how powerful the tracks were. So needless to say I was rather interested to see how the tracks would hold up on the much smaller venue of the home stereo system. Bush Beat starts us off with a tech-ish bassline I can only describe as bubbling. Layer start to build up quickly ranging from random noises to errie pads. While I am generally choosey about my tech/minimal psy, I must say I am liking this. Dervish Wind comes in next hard dark and fast. This reminds me a bit of some Praecox material, but much denser. Anion jumps right in with another tough kick and some more low bubbling bass. This track focuses a lot on dirty tech-ish beats and loops and not some much on atmosphere. Not a bad thing and it fits into the flow of the album so far. This sort of track is something I definately have to be in the mood for, but at the moment I am in the mood for it, so no complaints. Self Control is next and starts off a bit slow for the home listener. After the Anion pure techno work out, it is a nice jump back into the more atmospheric tech side of things. Some of the dirty loops here remind me of The Delta's last album which, depending on my mood, is a good album. Some of it works quite well, while other bits don't grab me. Not a bad track by any means though. By Blast, the general vibe of the album is clear. Lots of dirty techy loops over low bubbling bass with lots of atmospheric stuff floating all over the place in an almost meditative way. I like it. Frozen Bug gives us a bit of a surprise. While still fitting the vibe of the album, this track is much more active and pumping. Indeed you good probably get away with dropping this in a full on set if you are a decent dj. Next Wave brings us back to serious tech-land with another deep thumping track. Like Anion it starts out very tech-ish (you get the idea by now), but part way in some slow creeping, yet massively dense melodic action sneaks its way in. Lifeforce connects to Next Wave with a nice filtered transition. Here again we have a lot of percussive, often dirty loops, mixed in with hints of tribal work. Again, nice stuff when I am in a tech mood. The Man Who Fell To Earth finishes off the album in an unexpected way. Featuring some "butt rock" "ALL RIGHT" vocal samples and more choppy guitar samples, this track seems a bit tongue in cheek, mixing the psy-tech elements of the rest of the album with some pure cheese. Personally the cheese doesn't do it for me, even though I can appreciate the track. The end result - This is an album that strongly depends on my mood. However, when I am in a minimal, psy-tech mood, this is definately one of the CDs I will be reaching for. Purist fans of goa or full on probably won't find much to like here, but for people while wider tastes, this album can fill your psy-tech urges quite nicely. 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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