Archive for February, 2013

Antlia – Ikaros (2013)

antlia-ikaros-album-cover_mediumAntlia nasceu em 2012 e é o mais recente projecto do bracarense Miguel Pereira, um dos fundadores dos industriais VortexSoundTech. Único compositor em Antlia, Miguel Pereira não está só neste projecto. Com ele, está também a cantora lírica Estefânia Surreira, uma peça importante nesta nova proposta musical de Miguel Pereira. O álbum de estreia chama-se “Ikaros” (Brandit, 2013), é composto por 10 faixas e é um disco conceptual baseado na personagem da mitologia grega com o mesmo nome. Depois de ouvido, exclame-se – Que disco! Chega a causar alguns arrepios, a audição de “Ikaros”. O trabalho de Miguel Pereira é interessantíssimo, as composições transpiram uma mística e um mistério que nos envolve, faixa após faixa. Com os seus momentos mais intensos, com as suas pausas, as suas respirações, “Ikaros” perde-se e perde-nos na sua própria profundidade ambiental, veiculada por uma electrónica de pendor igualmente contemporâneo. Depois, os pequenos momentos vocais da soprano Estefânia Surreira fazem-nos regressar à terra, acordando-nos de um prolongado e perigoso sono… a-trompa

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Trifonic – Ninth Wave (2012)

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Imagine this: You discover a band/performer/producer that you really (and I mean REALLY) like, you go out and look for their music in all the right (and sometimes wrong) places and you immerse yourself in what you’re hearing. And after multiple repeats of their debut album you are left with the feeling that you want more. But there is no more. That’s it. Over. No information anywhere about a new release. You’re not even sure if they’re working on a sophomore album and it’s eating away at you. There are two artists in my library that expose me to this brand of musical torture: Damien Rice, who has been working on his new album for the past 6 years. And Trifonic, who’s debut album Emergence has a fair amount of plays in my library ever since I first discovered them back in 2009. I think I have to exercise a bit more patience on the former. The latter, however, is finally here. And my god was it worth the wait!…musicreviewdatabase

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Autechre – Exai (2013)

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As Autechre, Sean Booth and Rob Brown have produced some of the best electronic music of the past 20 years. Characterised from the beginning by gloom and intricacy, their sound has grown more complex and austere over time.
But while they leave barely a single tone unsplintered, or beat unglitched, Autechre’s project isn’t solely an academic one: their sound has always oscillated between the abstract and the direct. Its roots lie in the modernist collage of hip hop, and the early morning, transcendental energies of warehouse rave…bbc

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Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man (2012)

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With age comes maturity, and there’s no doubt that Natasha Khan’s third album under her chiropteran pseudonym, Bat for Lashes, sees her addressing adult themes in an adult fashion amidst adult surroundings. It’s something that’s helped by the fact that with silver and gold albums come bigger budgets, and The Haunted Man sounds very expensive indeed…bbc

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Noisia – Devil May Cry OST (2013)

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If you’re willing to suffer a few repetitive tracks, most of which include dubstep, “DMC Devil May Cry” is an enjoyable soundtrack. The ambient, industrial/technostep tracks help weave a narrative that is, by and large, cohesive and accessible outside of gameplay. Noisia fans will want to pick this up if for no other reason than to appreciate the spectrum of sound they are able to create on one album. It’s a little early to be handing out laurels for 2013, but it’s safe to say that “DMC Devil May Cry (Original Soundtrack)” is one of the early surprises of this year… forbes

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