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Volt - Star Compass.nfo
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Album: Star Compass
Artist: Volt (aka Michael Shipway & Steve Smith)
Year: 2004
Genre: New Age / Electronic / Berlin-School
DESCRIPTION
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'Escape Velocity' initially sounds as if we are in some sort of windy ventilation shaft. Gradually things settle down to a pleasant bubbling sequence. Moody melodic pads really hit the spot in a melancholy sort of way. We are shaken back to our senses big style in the fourth minute as a massive steamroller of a sequence rumbles forwards building the excitement as it gains extra momentum. Tranquillity returns momentarily in the seventh minute with the introduction of a meandering lead before the sequence blasts forth once more and takes us to the end.
'Hyperspace Drift' is all rather dark and droney but in a relaxed cerebral sort of way. The fifth minute sees the introduction of a rather bouncy sequence along with uplifting melodic pads. A second sequence comes in adding further to the melodic content and also provides additional drive. This is an absolutely stonking track. A slow melody weaves through the pulsations, building in prominence all the time but whilst this is happening the sequences seem to be gradually getting louder. Eventually they subside into a drifting mellotron sea. Epic massed synth flourishes keep up the dramatic momentum however and the sequences return once more along with additional rhythmic backing. This is the sort of sequencer driven music that should appeal to almost anyone. The title track is split into three sections. There are no separate index points for them so I am guessing where each one starts.
The opener 'First Direction' begins rather spookily but then develops more of a melancholy feel. I think 'Second Direction' might start in the sixth minute as a lively sequence powers up. A second rapid ticking one adds urgency then in comes a fantastic third which really lets rip. It goes from strength to strength seeming to get more bass laden all the time. A blistering lead line really does the business, ideal for stage heroics or even manic air keyboard playing! We descend to tranquil atmospherics once more in the fifteenth minute and I assume this is where 'Third Direction' takes over. Dramatic fizzing pads punctuate the peacefulness. Yet another bass sequence thunders from the speakers accompanied by more wonderfully manic soloing, giving us a few more minutes of mayhem before coming down to a gentle finish. 'First Contact' starts with rocket engine type sounds then the tinkling of bells. Things just get moodier and more melancholy until the fifth minute when a loping rhythm starts up. The groove gets more aggressive in a wonderful way subsiding to gentle atmospherics to finish (DL) David Law, http://www.synthmusicdirect.com/starcomp.cfm
FILE INFORMATION
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Number of Tracks: 4
Total Duration: 1:05:38
Total Size: 150 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: 27 April 2015
Tracklist
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001) Escape Velocity
002) Hyperspace Drift
Star Compass
3.1) First Direction
3.2) Second Direction
3.3) Third Direction
004) First Contact
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