From Lance Sent Wed, Oct 18th 2000, 04:58
From Lance Sent Wed, Oct 18th 2000, 04:58
. Tomas Jirku: sequins cd (Force Inc)
PRESS WRITEUP -- Tomas Jirku is the first Canadian signing and latest
North American addition to the Force Inc/Mille Plateaux collective, further
developing the freshly minded genre of Clickhouse and Click Techno.
This release comes after his highly acclaimed release ‘Variants’ on the
Alien8 label. Prior to ‘Variants,’ Jirkuy had made a massive impact online
with his mp3 tracks on the Notype.com label. In fact, the ‘Variants” project
spawned from direct interaction with fans and Jirku in the creation of the
compositions by posting their opinions and ideas. Following this, Jirku
would upload variations of what was taken from these interations.
Czech Republic born Jirku uses a unique process of recording, completely
computer based, that allows him to explore deeper into sounds. He tries to
be subtle with his use of digital manipulation to add layers that couldn’t be
achieved using conventional studio techniques. Motivated by the extreme
Toronto climate, and unlike the darker, cooler ‘Variants’ release, ‘Sequins’
was produced over the warm summer months, hence reflecting a more
upbeat funky disco feel with fast tempos, bouncy rhythms and a more
immediate sound in comparison to her previously heavy atmospheric
compositions. Jirku meticulously focuses on the most minute elements in
the rhythm and tried to stay away from the distracting elaborate bass lines
that are such a usual main element in techno. Digital glitches are an integral
part of each combination, where subtle distortions extracted from each
element of a song continually enhance the rhythm. Many of the tracks on
‘Sequins’ were composed as a deconstruction of funk samples using heavy
digital manipulation and filtering. As Force Inc. attempts to revolutionize
techno, Jirku composes rhythms and textures complex enough for listening
yet upbeat and groovy enough for the clubs. Enter the glitch-funk.
LANCE COMMENTS: After his excellent but relatively relaxed
Variants cd on Alien8, Tomas Jirku delivers this album with more of an
uptempo, straightforward, and floor friendly feel. With Sequins Jirku
still applies his brand of experimental dub but this time around a funky
tech-house/techno/disco framework. But even though this album is
more of an uptempo affair, it still maintains somewhat of the relaxed
atmosphere by keeping the percussion and basslines light. More solid
music from Jirku showing his skill in more floorfriendly realms. Imagine
a Farben & Daft Punk collaboration and you'll have an idea of what
Tomas has going on here.
RELEASE INFOS:
. Tomas Jirku: sequins cd (Force Inc)
Tracks:
- sequin one
- sequin two
- *
- sequin three
- *
- sequin four
- sequin five
- *
- sequin six
- sequin seven
- sequin eight
- *
- sequin nine
- *
Release date: 11/28/00
Hope this helps!
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