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:: IN CONCLUSION ::
... artist: INTRICATE
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... In conclusion (SM008EP003) ...
... released: January, 2003 ...
... format: EP ...
... 1000 copies ...
... distribution: available as MP3 at BLEEP.COM ...
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... reviews:
... www.boomkat.com ...
... EP OF THE WEEK: FEB ...
... 15 February 2004 ...
... Killer!! A label with a pedigree to be reckoned with, surrounded by a host of admirers and friends from Gescom to the Warp crew and beyond, redefining that most typical of electronic euphimisms ‘collectable’ into a statement about not only the scarcity of their releases, or the strikingly inventive and sublime use of artwork and packaging, but also to the formation of some of the most advanced intricate (ahem) electronic stylings you’ll hear this side of Autechre. This EP has been a long time coming, and the label has paced itself with much attention to detail since the release of their notorious wooden box issue by Solarium a good 6 months ago. ‘In Conclusion’ is also a mighty slab of deep, chopped, squashed and downright essential beat arrangement, 6 tracks of sheer brilliance on wax. ‘Pact’ is an awesome opener, a flanged-out sci-fi scene mangled and re-assembled with much darkness in mind, like a digital update of the finest moments on ‘Amber’, or like a blue-filtered neon look at Blade Runner from a much much eerier place. ‘Deliberate On’ is gigantic – sinister chords and garbled narration opening up into a simply immense hip hop beat and the type of low-end that moves you from the inside out on first listen. A beat so squashed and BIG it makes pretty much the rest of the hiphoptronica brigade sound like they’re tinkering with toys, as opposed to the 10 ton mass of bass and beat wreckage on offer here. ‘5 Times’ is another masterclass in complexity and devastation – a decimated shuffle of bass and kickdrums, totaly futuristic, totally atmospheric, pure adrenaline combustion winning over mathematics once again. So, in conclusion, get, check, listen...and Jack! Essential. ...
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... de-bug ...
... SHORT REVIEW ...
... 15 February 2004 ...
... Sechs neue Tracks von Intricate, der Tag scheint gerettet. Zwischen sandgestrahlten Granularbeats, dichten Fernsehhiphopbreaks, sanften Streichersprengseln, Berliner Bassfiguren, rattern die Patterns so präzise wie eine Schweizer Uhr. Eine dieser E.P.s, über die man gar nicht viele Worte verlieren muss, die sich selbst erklärt, sobald sie einmal auf dem Plattenteller liegt. Intricate programmiert sich seine eigene kleine Moderne. Und wir sind alle Fans.
thaddi **** ...
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