From Pietro Sent Fri, Oct 22nd 1999, 23:59
From Pietro Sent Fri, Oct 22nd 1999, 23:59
Some interest press new's from the folks at Dutch East India..Looking forward to this one actually.. >> NORKEN Soul Static Bureau BMCD003 / BMLP003 (dbl LP) Soul Static Bureau - an album of warm and soulful Detroit sounding flavours reminiscent of early Carl Craig and John Beltram with a twist of Aphex Twin. A mixture of slick production and lo-fi quirkiness, this album holds attention from start to finish. Inspiring and sometimes heart breakingly beautiful, this album could potentially bring the faith back in the ageing techno headz. Soul Static Bureau, the debut album by Norken, follows two acclaimed 12" EPs, 'Southern Soul', released two years ago on Clear's offshoot label Reel, and 'Tidal Frequencies' on Beau Monde's sub label Numbers. Both singles caused quite a stir and tracks from these two singles are featured on the album. The mighty 'Southern Soul' track, also featured on the album will be released again as a single with two remixes by other artists early next year. Norken also has past releases under the alias Metamatics with a string of singles and an album on the now defunct Clear record label, and singles for DOT and Skam. Tracks have also appeared on compilation albums Future Sound of Jazz Vol 3 on Compost and compilation albums by P-Vine in Japan. Metamatics remixes of A1 People, CSM and Roupe and Friend & Doctor Kosmos have also seen the light of day. September sees a new Metamatics album 'Neo Ouija' released on Hydrogen Dukebox. Metamatics is the more experimental and electronic side of Devon based Lee Norris. Norken is the warm and soulful, deep house sounding project, exclusive to Beau Monde. TRACKLISTING 1. Gone 2. Painting 3. Fragile 4. Eve 5. Echo Ecru 6. More Frequencies 7. Southern Soul 8. Shifting Towards 9. The Visit 10. Motor Breeze 11. Melissa Blend ___________________________________________ p i e t r o d a s a c c o a u d i o - n i m b u s 9745 lynngrove cr, windsor, ontario, n8r 1b8, canada http://www.rain.org/~audio/grooves/ grooves experimental electronics music mag