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 http://www.outrecords.com |
ETHAN E. EVES - F AND S (OUT RECORDS) |
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Ethan E. Eves "F and S" is a living AI organism. Inorganic computer life can exist. The ebb and flow of these compelling tunes move like a river hither and thither across the consciousness. After a hip-hop influenced intro, "Coming Together," "Criq" introduces a techy, stuttering drum bass featuring a prolonged ambient bassline that gives way suddenly to glitchy retro bass melodies. "Just One" boasts a spacier background with the same frantic kineticism while "Indro-ess" has a blippy, slow techno melody that segues into a less speedy D. Spacey, xylophone techno with bass ambience intros "Skribz." "Nukeit" explores a percussion focused minimalism and gives way to similar spartan percussive texture on "ID3." "10Pmas2Tik" is invaded by a goa/space trance hybrid with breaky nudges and "Ratatulator" continues the trance flaves but with bigger beats. "Cluttered Room" closes disc one "F" with very progressive and minimalist tastes containing a further trance influence. "S," the second disc, opens with the John Carpenter informed "Dimglo" and its strong glitch grooves. The tone shifts to space music with "Twincell" and the moody yet beautiful "Venfrum." "Wallie" presents a mellowed D while "Crisp Serpent" ups the quirk factor. "Cube" features soothing space tones mixed with aggressive glitch washes. "T.L.B.K." has luscious, slow, gorgeous techno flavors. "Nobod Perfecto's" light flavor mixes its heavyish bass melody with tinkering high tones. "Juggernaut's Lament" is what passes for heavy on this trippy disc, moving with progressively aggressive but slow, highly textured and heady spaciness. "Elektron Love" closes this spacious and lovely 2-CD set with its poppiness and new wave sensibilities filtered through the soul of Ethan E. Eves. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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