Michael
Zorn's second album rolls into Tesselate HQ and is instantly
in the cd rack of the pc and ready to listen. One half of
City Centre Offices 'Boy Robot' and holder of the title '
best selling release on Lux Nigra ' with his ' The City's
collapsing' debut album, this should be a good one.
"Cold and
cuddly" blips and clicks away like an abandoned gameboy
on the midnight streets of Berlin, and manages to grab the
attention of the nighttime audio crew who are out in effect.Warm
pulses of atmosphere wash over the track, as you are dropped
into the location of this tiny plastic maths box, and are
forced to soak in the detailed and machined creative skills
that run throughout this one.
Three a.m themetune.
Crunch
smile, acid, bleep , crunch, welcome to "City of Industry".
As the track name describes, this one gives off the feeling
of busy streets, littered with rubbish and patrolled by
cleaner droids, that scuttle in and out of human legs and
dodging passing vehicles to attempt to complete their neverending
task. Chime like callings manage to escape from the organised
detail within, as the squelchy bassline is swelled even
more by the simple but calculating beat glossed over the
top."This was supposed to be the future" takes
it down to a conversation between two very similar machines,
that belt out a cacophony of reversed samples, 8bit beeps
and an air of organic warblings, that all swirl together
and bask in the glowing light from machine A's eye socket.
Quality stuff.
"She lights a cigarette and stops time" reminds
me of my robot friend who could stop time, I havent seen
him for ages. Taking it down low from the beginning, this
one gives off an air of class and workmanship, through its
warm glowing melodies and crafted beat pattern. The snow,
falls from the sky like thin machined smiles that have been
dropped from a passing birds claws and scatter to the ground,
revealing a underbelly packed with memories that are beginning
to escape, this is one for you robotic joyriders out there.
"Gone"
swarms and conquers very slowly, but is calculated and precise
in its mission. Heavy bass thuds, line up next to blips
and ticking drumbeats which form to created a futuro style
message to everyone in some form of transport at this very
moment, whilst "All we can do is enjoy the ride"
takes the form of a happy friendly hippo looking character
on his way to crazy market. The bass in this one rocks your
foundations with its earlobe snapping intensity as the pace
of the track takes control, and ricochets Mr Hippohappy
all around the gaf, like a pinball full of broken wood and
dolphins. This is crazy market remmeber, cooool stuff.
Packed to the gills with licences ' All we can do is enjoy
the ride ' has the right to take your imagination anywhere
it likes. So full of atmospheric atmosphere that even in
my semi tired state working on this review, my brain was
awash with such goodness that I was recharged in quick time.
Well played Mr Zorn, more excellent stuff.
Sam
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