| ARC - Blaze, *NMR* 01 file - "ARC - Blaze.nfo" yEnc (1/1) |
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| Griffin (hosgriffin@gmail.com) |
2015/05/24 12:51 |
ARC - Blaze.nfo
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Album: Blaze
Artist: ARC (aka Ian Boddy & Mark Shreeve)
Year: 2003
Genre: New Age / Electronic / Berlin-School / Ambient / Krautrock
DESCRIPTION
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A charming electric piano melody gently fades into the distance then POW we enter a rapid live drum driven number which is incredibly catchy with a hint of the Shadows! That is until a sequence emerges in the second minute combining with the wonderful drumming to take us on one hell of a powerful roller coaster ride. It is like nothing I have heard from either Ian or Mark before. It might sound strange on paper but believe me it's an incredibly exciting blast.
'Corrosion' is more conventional Arc / Redshift type fair. Bleeps slowly form into a sequence which builds and builds. More sequences are added, one wonderfully bass heavy and the other 'splashing'. We then get a fantastic deep analogue lead line full of menace, then more supporting lines. There is nothing meandering here, this is well composed stuff which hits the spot wonderfully, shaking the foundations all the way, twisting this way then that like some vast awesome machine being controlled by a power mad operator. Things do calm down nearer the end becoming quite subtle but again it's masterful stuff. Very deep drones, hardly more than a rumble, get 'Trial in Scarlet' underway.
The sound of the wind and demonic effects then mix with mournful lead lines and flutey tron sounds. I am writing this six days before Halloween and it would fit the mood for that day perfectly. Superb atmospheric, malevolent stuff. 'Klangwand' begins with a slow rhythm from which emerges yet another wonderful moog modular sequence which storms forwards. Live drums make an appearance again and Klaus Schulze's 'Moondawn' album very much came to mind. More sequences are added and things become increasingly complex. It really doesn't get any better than this- sequencer paradise in fact! The good old moog is initially deployed once again on 'Silent White Light'. Underneath the initial pulse some lovely shimmering pads shine through to be replaced by soft almost orchestral ones. After a couple of minutes the various layers of drones are left to weave their own exquisite magic but it isn't long before we get more sequencer based structure which takes us to the end. A jaunty loop is deployed on 'Sparked' to which is added yet another earth shaking sequence and once again more perfectly placed sympathetic drums. It gets into a real body moving groove enhanced by some excellent lead lines ideal for air keyboard. It got well under the skin, my head and hands moving like a crazy thing making it almost impossible to type. The track oozes more and more 'attitude' as it progresses.
'Mother' creates a mean atmosphere right from the offset with some distorted deep bass strings sounding almost like aircraft diving towards the earth. Even more awesome bass is added accompanied by an organ from hell. We stay in the nightmare right until the end. 'Pulse Train' is a great name for yet another sequence dominated number which initially chugs along pleasantly but then lets rip with real cool rhythms and superb bass lines. I defy anyone to keep their head and hands still whilst listening to this one. It is another highlight on an album where every track is a highlight. On some of the tracks it gets very close to Redshift but on those where other styles are visited it is always done with fantastic success and should be enjoyed by anyone into pulsating powerful electronic music. This is the best Arc album of the three currently available, indeed one of the most essential CDs of the decade so far. (DL) David Law
http://www.synthmusicdirect.com/arcblaze.cfm
FILE INFORMATION
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Number of Tracks: 8
Total Duration: 54:24
Total Size: 277 MBs (including scans, m3u, spectrums, and nfo)
Parity Archive: Yes, 7%
Ripped By: NMR
Files Created on: NMR
Ripped With: NMR
Encoded At: lossless, FLAC / 44.1 KHz
ID3 Tags: Yes
NFO Created: 12 May 2015
Tracklist
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01) Blaze
02) Corrosion
03) Trial In Scarlet
04) Klangwand
05) Silent White Light
06) Sparked
07) Mother
08) Pulse Train
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