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Warszawa ( WA ) - Poland
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Hardcore ambient. No mercy here, KraftiM takes no prisoners. Either you dig it, or you die in pain. Be warned.
Like the artist says - this album is only for his hardcore fans. Or, trying to be more precise - for fans of hardcore ambient. If you belong to any of these categories, add 5 to my rating.
If you're not, don't run away (yet). Just start your adventure with KraftiM from his other, more accessible, works, like "etSitara", "JamatriX" or "Ancient Spieces". They are great.
It's a very good techno album. As the artist says in the description, this recording contains a mix of tunes in different styles. But that's not a problem. All tracks are creative, production is flawless - just read the other reviews. So why such a low rating? The answer is: a vocoder. Someone should ban this.
I really hoped that the most pitiful invention in the history of music, which is able to kill even the most interesting tune, passed away in disgrace along with the 80s. I was wrong. Lately it crawled out of its grave and started to haunt different musical genres, scaring people with its decaying flesh and rotting bowels. I know some people like it, but for me it is pitiful. It has its place in Kraftwerk's tunes, but that's it. Really. We have 21st century, for Zeus' sake. Your song won't turn into another "Das Model" just because you use a vocoder. So don't. Save the mankind.
Fortunately, only a few tracks on this album are vocoder-"enhanced", so I encourage you to check it out, cause except from this issue it is really good.
This is a really good ambient electronica album. The artist managed to achieve the rare result. While it is a very orthodox recording (by which I mean it is almost devoid of a rhythm), it never gets dull. The artist knows perfectly how to keep a listener's attention focused. One just sits in excitement waiting for the sounds that are going to be revealed before him around the "corner".
The only drawback is that one can notice the tracks come from a wide period of time. E.g., volume levels are different, which can be easily noticed between tracks 07 & 08. In such calm and meditative music this is especially unpleasant. Of course, it does not spoil the fun and I can highly recommend this album to any fan of intelligent electronic music.
This is really fun to listen to. However, I must say that listening to such albums I always wonder how much of the work here has been done by a DJ and how much is just a merit of the original artists. Is it something more than copying and pasting several catchy tunes one after another, sometimes only with some transition effects added? If so, where's the added value? Where's the "art"? Where's the creativity? In skillful use of CTRL+C & CTRL+V?
Nevertheless, this is exactly the case where you can feel why jamendo is such a great place. Guess what! You can check all the original tracks out. Right here right now. For free. You can compare them with these remixed versions. You can even try to remix them better.
I haven't listened to the originals yet, so my opinion is based only on listening to this album. And, as I already said, it was fun.
Nice electronica album. It is fun to listen to, although it is not perfect. First of all, the sound is a little bit flat and synthetic, especially in the opening track "Regrinder", which is apart from that just great.
And my second complaint regards track no. 8. Why on Earth I could ever want to listen to this moron George of the jungle is beyond my comprehension. Music should be fun not torture, isn't it?
I'm not good at genres of electronica, but most of the tracks probably fall under trance category. But the best for me are tracks nos. 01 & 02, which are really dark & disturbing, with industrial feel.
The musicians are skilled. They try to mix rock, funk, latino, hip hop and many more genres. Still, the overall result is not convincing for me. Apart from tracks 05-07 of the closing suite, which are really nice. But tracks 01-04 are worse. No. 01 lacks power and a little bit of craziness, which are required in this kind of music. No. 02 wanted to be crazy and funny, but something didn't work as planned. They are not RHCP - not yet. Then no. 03 - too long, with very irritating female vocals and many elements that do not fit each other. Very tiring. And finally, track no. 04. A really dreadful ballad. Never do this mistake again. A boring melody with terribly bad, ugly vocals. Fortunately, then the Odyssey of the lobster (nos. 05-07) saves the day. It's almost as played by a different band - especially comparing to a horrible track no. 4.
Very very nice electronica. Partly ambient, partly experimental, never boring, often surprising. However, while I believe it is a remix of KraftiM's work, I didn't hear that at all. For me, it is a completely separate work that should be judged on its own merits. If someone expects to hear slightly changed KraftiM's tunes, he will be totally shocked. But it's not a complaint, just a disclaimer. Check it out if you like intelligent electronic music.
A crazy blend of experimental ambient and noise. What? Ambient and noise at the same time? I know it sounds crazy and crazy it is. Just listen for yourself.
Oh, did I mention that it is completely crazy? I did? Well, because it really is. Yet somehow it is powerful. If someone likes crazy music, of course. It would be perfect for a soundtrack to the next sequel of "Saw". Or "Hostel". Or another crazy horror movie.
Oh, one more thing. If you dig it, do not try to listen to his albums recorded as Kokkaljos. They are not good. Very not good. I know that now you'll do exactly the opposite, but you have been warned. My conscience is clear.
Very minimalistic techno. Simple means - a powerful effect. However, it is slightly too hardcore for me. The most of the tunes are too monotonous, especially tracks no. 5 & 7 - I didn't like them.
Nevertheless, if you like oldschool techno with strong beats - check it out.
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