OUTSIDE - DISCOVERIES
The First Discovery
[2:33]3.7 Mb
Sketchbook of A Voyage
[12:35]18 Mb
The Moon After the Fall
[7:02]10.1 Mb
Parallel Universe
[7:35]10.9 Mb
Piano-Scape
[3:03]4.4 Mb
Finding ALH84001
[9:34]13.7 Mb
From Hereto Infinity
[9:44]13.9 Mb
Return
[4:32]6.5 Mb
Outside "Discoveries" Album Review
Audio Enchantment
I'm usually not very interested in completely instrumental soundtracks. However, after seeing MIRRORMASK I was so captivated weeks later that I still found myself hearing some of the tunes from the movie in my head. So I purchased the soundtrack. I haven't regretted. Like many of the visual elements in the film are to the eye, the music is stunning and full of aural power. My favorite piece on the album is track #19, "Monkeybirds". I like putting the soundtrack into the cd player or the computer as I write. It works as excellent stimulating mood music to get the creative juices flowing. The music is a bit quirky, but not so much so that a casual listener still won't enjoy it.
TAL - AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE
I was Told
[3:28]4.9 Mb
Turntables Turnpike
[4:21]6.2 Mb
That Soul Thing
[4:17]6.2 Mb
Got to Go
[3:26]4.9 Mb
Yes Man
[2:24]3.5 Mb
You Will Like it
[2:47]4 Mb
Lightning
[2:25]3.5 Mb
Monkey Business
[2:39]3.8 Mb
Soap Pop
[2:34]3.7 Mb
Snappy Stuff
[3:18]4.7 Mb
Heart
[1:54]2.7 Mb
Erotica Pinball
[2:27]3.5 Mb
Forgot the Basics
[4:19]6.2 Mb
Tal "An Evening with Charlie" Album Review
mmmmm, tal.
A pretty soft blend of potentially jarring elements. Though ostensibly hiphop, these aren't hardcore beats, though glitchy in the sense that it incorporates sample chopping and static noises, it isn't a mashup in dynamics or style. With the exception of "Erotic Pinball" (which lives up to the name) this is good as very chill (re: "easy listening") and pretty strange hiphop. It's reminiscent of Funkstorung or Autechre in production style, but much more mellow, more funky and more melodic and musical than noise or texture based. The distinction between sounds manipulated via computer, sampler or turntable is blurred beyond recognition most of the time, making interesting listening for those into the technical aspects of hiphop & electronica. I highly recommend prefuse 73 and kid koala in addition to this record, and conversly recommend it to fans of both those artists.
