Code Indigo - TimeCode.nfo
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Album: TimeCode
Artist: Code Indigo
Year: 2003
Genre: New Age / Electronic / Downtempo / Ambient
DESCRIPTION
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I've been privileged to have a pre-release copy of this album and it has been on heavy rotation since and is, in my view, the best Code Indigo release so far. Whilst being recognisable C.I. the music here is more chilled and assured with the band members gelling to produce beautifully subtle and wonderfully crafted pieces which cross fade into one long concept EM instrumental work. There is a distinctive undercurrent atmosphere which pervades the album, an ambiguous mixture of melancholic yet inspiring and ultimately uplifting music.
With main members David Wright and Robert Fox creating their best work to date on recent solo outings it should come as no surprise that 'Timecode' is so accomplished and impressive. Andy Lobban's guitar still gives the music an added, more accessible dimension, and yet the guitar contributions are generally more restrained than previously and given the important contributions of new members Louis Eggerton and Dave Massey's excellent production, rhythmic arrangements, programming etc., 'TimeCode' is very clearly a band effort that has taken the best part of a year to produce. 'Existence' starts the album slowly with ominous drones, minimalist piano, ethereal voices, Stephen Hawking's sampled voice, expressive chords and at around the three minute mark cross fades into the magnificent 'Zero Hour'. Moody, brooding synths are now accompanied by restrained but pristine percussion, more atmospheric voice textures, quiet guitar licks and after two minutes a memorable keyboard motif insinuates itself into your consciousness before voice samples prequel a quieter interlude before a rainstorm crackles into the mix releasing more insistent rhythms and the main theme is reprised winding gradually down again with some fine guitar work.
At around the nine minute mark a metronome and a single tolling bell reminds us fleetingly of earlier works and then a simple haunting piano scale changes the mood again as the piece winds down with the storm before returning before the track closes at around the 13 minute mark. A magnificent track. 'Timecode' begins slowly with Greenwich time signals, some sampled voices concerning space, time, the universe and everything, sequencers and rhythm guitar accompany an expansive orchestral melody with Eggerton's expressive vocals adding extra dimensions to the mix. The wailing Floyd-like guitar touches, reminiscent in atmosphere to 'Echoes', make this a heady mixture which almost matches its illustrious predecessor. The main melody returns at around the nine minute mark with more wordless vocals. 'Stasis' is a shorter track featuring piano, a warm Tomita-like synth bookended with short time signals.
'24AM' features a reflective, melancholic, piano motif with jazzier phrasings and dream-like echoed voices making it the ideal late night chill out track which proves in the context of the album's running order, the eye of the storm. 'Eden to Chaos' clocks in at over 11 minutes changes the mood and is a wonderful example of carefully weighted dynamics and how to deploy light and shade and brooding electronica. The band shift closer towards the borders of electronic rock explored on previous outings but here it is even more convincing full of brooding understated energy, a perfect joyous marriage of electronics, rhythms, guitars and intelligent voice samples. Classic Code Indigo!
'Foundation' is a short two and a half minute tone piece featuring some expressive guitar work set against expansive, wide screen electronic backdrops. 'Galileo' as a memorable symphonic orchestral vignette with a strong motif. 'Call Of The Earth' deploys strong ethnic percussion set against a repeated, melancholic descending dream-like melody. Sequencers, voices and guitars are added and subtracted skillfully to the mix which by way of clumsy comparison nudges the band towards 'Deep Forest'. Finally 'Endgames' concludes the set and may take a few plays to grow on you. Initially I was not too sure of Louise Eggerton's 'La La' vocal lines, reminiscent of Jarre's vocal excursions or more accurately a soundtrack to a French romantic comedy but it undeniably works and after more discerning plays even takes on a slightly unsettling, sinister air, once deployed by Mark Shreeve on 'Legion'.
However, comparisons are mainly redundant here as the band have clearly created and honed their own musical template and made an outstanding album with considerable cross-over appeal yet returning to emphasise their EM roots. The packaging, booklet and artwork reflect the high quality of the music and Robert Fox's sleeve notes give the listener extra insight into the recording of the album, something I wish more artists would do. 'Timecode' is a classic album and deserves to be a best seller. Order now to avoid disappointment. (SR) - http://www.synthmusicdirect.com/timecode.cfm
FILE INFORMATION
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Number of Tracks: 10
Total Duration: 1:15:23
Total Size: 173 MBs (including scans, m3u, and nfo)
Parity Archive: Yes, 7%
Ripped By: NMR
Files Created on: NMR
Ripped With: NMR
Encoded At: 320k CBR / 44.1 KHz
ID3 Tags: Yes
NFO Created: 17 April 2015
Tracklist
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01) Existence
02) Zero Hour
03) TimeCode
04) Stasis
05) 24 AM
06) Eden To Chaos (Dreamworld)
07) Foundation
08) Galileo
09) Call Of The Earth
10) Endgames
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