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Well, as anyone can tell, there have been no recent posts for about three weeks. I’ve been getting burnt out on things and need some time to pull myself together. I’m going to make some changes around, but those won’t be noticeable as much, as it would involve things on the backend and editing old posts and whatnot. Nothing else to say at the moment. Just wanted to point out that I’m still alive.
Simply put, Hostile is the coolest shit I have come across in a while. Released in February 2009, it is the second release by Russian artist Sergey Vorobyov, also a member of electronic act Denergized. Ex Delicto’s first album was distributed by a small website called Dead Channel in 2006 and is available through Creative Commons at archive.org. Below is an embedded audio of Final Connection and a link to the page at archive.org. Hostile was released by X-Line, part of a network of netlabels called Alter-X. In addition to X-Line, the network also includes Absetzer (power noise and extreme electronics) and Space-Time Continuum (space-oriented ambient music). The thing I like about Alter-X, besides the great music, is that unlike most netlabels, they go for quality. Downloads are available in 320 kbps mp3 or FLAC, while most netlabels offer only 128 or 192k at best. I think that anyone who spends a little bit of time checking out all three websites will find that these people are serious about putting a total package together and getting some intense electronic music out. I only discovered Hostile a few days ago, and it has quickly became a recent favorite. There is seriously so much shit available from these guys that it will take weeks to let it all sink in. Dig in and enjoy..
Tracklisting:
1 At Our Dawn (Beyond Recall) (3:40)
2 Welcome To Hostile Prime… (Without Call Sign) (2:17)
3 Crime Industry (Double Dealers) (2:35)
4 New Rose Hotel (I Want You) (3:00)
5 System Shock (Cyberpunk Is Now) (2:26)
6 Hostile (Perfect Enemy) (3:58)
7 Weltzeituhr (Herbst Des Lebens) (2:41)
8 Fighter Pilot (Through The Skyline) (3:06)
9 Total Recall (I’ll Find You Again) (3:08)
10 Welcome Aboard This Pirate Station!.. (Black Hole Techno) (3:30)
11 At My Dusk (Stand Alone) (3:05)
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Prabhamandala’s first release Wiping Away The Tears Of Time came out in 1998, and the group would release two more full-length albums on their own label Aquad Records in 1999 and 2000. The group is a duo of Jason Major and Tyler Smith, and while I’m not familiar with their other albums, Wiping Away The Tears Of Time is not goa in the classical sense, but rather an very interesting mixture of downtempo acid and trance. The pace picks up on several tracks, like “Interloop 8″ and the album’s closer “Lantern Sun”. Prabhamandala’s last album was released on Saiko Sounds in 2003, which I believe Smith was the art director for. He’s done album artwork for many releases and events, and a gallery of them can be found on his website. Smith started his first solo project in 2004, the dub / downtempo project Androcell. As Androcell, he has released two albums for a Hong Kong based psychedelic chill out label called Celestial Dragon, as well as another album in 2008 under the name Distant System. Word has it that another Androcell album will be released soon and Smith is set to play dual live sets as Androcell and Distant System at the Gaian Mind festival in June 2009. Listening to Wiping Away The Tears Of Time is an excellent way to prepare for the festival and would be perfectly suited to blast in the woods at a party on its own. I’m quite sure it is powerfully rare and doubtful to be re-released, but if it ever is, I will make a note of it.
Tracklisting:
1 Somatosensory (5:43)
2 Repeat Experiencer (7:12)
3 What The Pyramid Hid (6:31)
4 Interloop 8 (6:06)
5 Eons Ago (6:05)
6 Meru Mountaineer (7:26)
7 Man Created God Created Man (8:22)
8 Delta Wave Disturbance (12:47)
9 Lantern Sun (12:37)
Prabhamandala – Somatosensory
Prabhamandala – Interloop 8
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