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And now for something completely different. (Look, I
know it's a stretch but Monty Python and Pink Floyd
are both British so .... yeah, it's a stretch ... but
this is completely different, for sure.) This is the
third edition of the Floydian Propulsion Project,
which takes classic tracks by the prog/space rock band
and does something weird with them. For starters,
"Heartbeat, Pigmeat" is here regurgitated as a
moodyspooky downtempo piece of darktechno assertion
featuring a few vocal samples. "Hey, You" is a little
more pacey, but still subdued. Its source material is
recognizable (with snippets from the original version)
but spun through an electronic, nighttime flavor as it
descends into space (yes, I meant to say that). From
there it's on to the disco-y dubbish spin on "Any
Colour You Like," easily one of the disc's strong
tracks. Luscious chillout. "Is There Anybody Out
There" gets an evocative, pretty treatment that's
uberspacey and yet laced with organic quality; another
strong track that recedes into a repetition of the
title vocal line. Next up is a reworking of "Another
Brick in the Wall Part I," with electronic ambience
building into a variation of the classic guitar line
from this song and featuring some groovy beats to
build the layers, along with Floyd vox. "Terminal
Frost" is presented in dark, somber form, almost prog
meets chillout industrial, if that makes any sense.
This builds and creates a thick but expansive dome of
sound, functioning with a blend of subtlety and push.
"One of My Days" functions as a brief segue into "A
New Machine," a brooding, pulsing piece. The sampled
cry "Pigs in Spaaaaaaace!" leads us into this disc's
version of "Pigs on the Wing," a blend of organica and
electronica and somewhat lighter in feeling than
batches of the shadowmood to be found here; yet,
melancholia hints. A noteworthy track. "Drooling and
Raving" is a bit of experimental sound/music collage
that proves to be engrossing. Electro-industrial seems
to be the choice for "Signs of Life" ... at least
that's what you think until the dub influences kick
in. An interesting and compelling number. "Two Suns in
the Sunset" is another fusion of organic and
electronic and is one of the sunnier notes herein
until the militaristic turn toward the end. "If"
commences with tribalesque workings with
mystic/psychedeclic overtones and quickly catches
one's attention. Iron Butterfly comes to mind a
little, if they were less bombastic and had lots of
spacious world flavor. One of the odder (by virtue of
comparison as it's actually one of the more, eh,
normal songs on this CD) numbers is "The Pink Anderson
Gangsta Blues." Dance stylings finally show up on the
psytrance reworking of "Keep Talking," one of my
favorite numbers here. Then things get kinda out-there
with the revamp of "Several Species of Small Furry
Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with
a Pict." The name of the mix on this one I just have
to share: "More Than a Few Classes of Diminutive
Hiraute Organisms Amassing as one in an Astral CAvern
and Rocking-Out with a Monolith whilst Avoiding a
Quantum Hyperspace Paradox". Quite trippy and
ubercool. Floyd's attack on the record industry, "Have
a Cigar," gets a totally wicked synthpop/trance take.
Excellent. Vocal effects make this one wild and point
back to 80s strangeness and forward to electronica's
tomorrow. A solid, deleriously tasty track. "Obscured
by Clouds" reaches us as buzzing, dark techno with
elongated guitar lines. "Let There Be More" almost
comes off like bossa nova meets spooky-spooky doings.
Finally, "Publius Enigma" functions as an noise
collage outro. While this isn't the strongest
tribute/remix/redfine release I've ever come across,
it is nonetheless a strong effort, with engaging
tracks and enough variation and eclecticism to fend
off boredome indefinitely. Concept/creation by Seth
with remix contributions by Ste-V, Michael Alan, DJ
Jimmy Rad and Hainkm. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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