The 303. Roland's "transistor bass", which completely failed in its intended role to serve as a play-along bass player for solo guitarists, did define the sound of Acid, Rave and Techno more than any other piece of gear and thus replaced the guitar as the most important instrument in popular music for a considerable amount of time. So what to expect from an album titled "Revenge of the 303"? Glitch Galore? Circuit Bending? Oldskool Acid? An overview over all the musical styles that contain 303 sounds? A look at other albums by Mischapex (and also a look at his equipment lists, which for some reason he did not post for this album) suggests otherwise. "A 303 theory" already starts out to combine various 303s (one of them used percussively to nice effect), but already here, pad-like digital synths are mixed with the attack of the 303s. The album continues to be mixed in styles and methods, taking as examples "Dark site of the 303"s doomy and gloomy ambient structures, sampled voices mixed with real "melodies" played by a 303 on "The supreme power", aggresive breakbeats which sound like Thomas Jenkinson lost his bass guitar on "Afx 303" and "Maximum 303", and finally a nice remix track with "I remember you 303", albeit on this one the 303 sounds don't fit in with the rest of the track. The album in its entirety leaves mixed feelings with me. For one, there are some very addictive tunes contained here, and to pick one example of many, I'd like to name once again "A 303 theory". And there's a variety of styles centered around the instrument under scrutinization. On the other hand, it's often the case that you get the impression that the 303 sound is used "just because", not because it fits in well in that specific context - and this most prominently on "I remember you 303". Finally, it seems to me that in the last third, the artist simply ran out of new ideas to follow. So finally, if you're longing for that fresh view on 303 use, I'd recommend you check out some of those outstanding tunes mentioned here, or simply the first five. These can be recommended almost without hestitation.

Here I am, listening, after my electronic tool interpreted and reconstructed the digital forms of musical expression created and configured in your electronic equipment, forming, if only for a brief moment, a bridge between two humans. I especially like bridges when they are finely constructed, even with a limited set of resources, the imagination can, and here does, work wonders.

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great song in the majority!

I cannot decide between passion and fanaticism;Mischapex seems to be driven by both.Also, at this moment,I have no insight whether he's performing for the sake of technology or for the sake of music.If the first has the upper hand I can say I'm understanding him, since technology is moving faster than our sentiments toward its concrections.And, if the second is the right guess,what am I assisting to, here: a streaming version of a modern adaptation of Thomas Mann's "Doktor Faust"? Maybe, I have a good deal to listen to.

des sons oldschool comme j'aime! good mix andmaster! Great ideassss!!!!!!!!!!!

I like the idea of the whole thing, exploring styles with the TB-303 sound. And I understand why you're ranked #188 in week's listens. Fx.

A good solid electronic I.D.M. tracks, that have great structure and rhythmical power and energy about them, nice groove and feel as about the tracks.Nice mixes as well, that make you sit up and take note of the music.