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Yeah I enjoyed this one immensely. Really appropriately named, too. You've got a good sense on how things can go together - and work off of each other instead of just juxtaposing. Nice one, mate!

Fifty six plays, 2 downloads, and no reviews? That just seems wrong. I really dig this one. I commented earlier that I'd pulled "south Africa Mega Mix" out earlier today, and while this is on a different level I can still hear some of the spirit and harmony choices back behind it. Music is Music, huh? Really a sweet, beautiful little tune and I think my second "hip hop" ever faved by me! Cheers.

Yeah! At first some of the discordance was too much, but the transition was perfect! Like finally getting to scratch that itch you couldn't quite reach. Great depth with simplicity - nice one.

The building intensity really works for me. You guys have a great sense of where transitions should go, and the skills to pull it off. Love the contrast of the deep electronic sounds and the high end of the percussion. This would work equally well as an instrumental remix - a possible extended? Cheers.

I've meant to check out your work for weeks now. Wow, I'm glad I did! I really like how you've mixed and mangled multiple musical traditions here to create something totally dynamic and new. That there are identifiable Indian sounds dancing with Middle Eastern and hard beat - slaps current politics in the face with joyous music! Thanks for giving me another track to add to my favorites!

I actually played this to get an idea of what constitutes "hardcore." I really like how the vocals work throughout this - they definitely add a layer that juxtaposes in an interesting way over that heavy kick driving it. Nice work. "Hard style" indeed!

So how's the loose blunt work in virtual land anyway? Hmmm, I'm thinking we need to form a collective that includes like minded generically challenged artistes. I love how you've abandoned rattling the cage and gone directly after the foundation here. It's dub, no doubt about it, but does that label sufficiently categorize what you've got? Nope. I really admire how you've brought vox into this using the same aesthetics that holds it all together. So sweet - I've had to listen three times in order to write some commentary. Nice and thick without falling into the trap of symphony. I've got no helpful hints, but have to fav it!

I had to listen after seeing the title. It's very cool that you based the music on an internal image - something I do as well. I like how the strings reflect the Imperial Aesthetic and the metal gives the 'foundation' of the reality of the place. Nicely done.

Nice and thick like the room's air after a good session. Crank that reverb! I really like how there are sounds I haven't heard since the late `80's coming out of Kingston, but they're combined with effects that didn't become available until much later. Very dynamic and progressive. But what works for me beyond all else is its INTENSITY. Bloody brilliant.
(PostScript) - Man, I keep coming back to this one and it's my favorite track of all time on this site. Shades of Mickey Dread on PacNorthwest greenery. Too much!

Aha - someone else that favors the percussive side of the ledger! Nice one, and I'm really digging the layers you've got going one. I love how it seems rather minimal until you realize just how much is going on every m/s. Really dig the contrast between the very highs and very lows. My only criticism (offered constructively) is the end - if it needs to cut off like that, could you add .5 second of silence that carries the reverb or something? It would give a sense of completion. Faved nonetheless.

10 Nov 09 - Yeah, this is just as good as I remember. Nice one, Victor!

Fab - now I don't have to pull my track from the competition on principal. I can't bring myself to vote for someone running unopposed in an election and I wasn't going to be the only entry in the genre. Thanks for that alone! Now my review: I really like the layering you've got going on in this. I think it's what's truly attractive in both Ambient and Dub genres and it's good to see someone taking advantage of it. The nervous and somewhat dark emotional locations you invoke with the tonal choices is really good - and slightly reminiscent of early Industrial music (I'm thinking the spin offs of TG) but doesn't go to nearly the same depths of psychotic or neurotic exploration. Thank goodness! Is the track supposed to just cut out a 5:02? A bit disconcerting that. The clicking in the beginning (when synths come in @40 sec) might be addressed, too (but then it could be I'm hypersensitive trying to get rid of same in my current project). Some really nice stuff in this - cheers!

The West African connection really comes out with this track. The brass section and ambient guitar work would sound familiar from Congo to Senegal! I hope you do remaster this: some of the richer moments would really be accentuated with some volume level work. Really sweet - I'll be keeping my eyes out. Cheers.

Hey - lucky me - no reviews yet! The first thing that struck me about this track was of course the telephone sample. Very reminiscent of Coil's "Love's Secret Domain," especially since your nym's FallingFrogs! This is a strange one - the vocals give it a kind of dark somewhat disturbing edge while rhythmically it remains quite danceable. I like it and wish I had some helpful advice. Maybe the next reviewer?

Absolutely lovely! Please give us more!

I'm with DubzRecCoR. above - a more perhaps melodic bass line would push this into the zone. Honestly, it's the only thing missing. I really like how you blend sounds together here and it really shows a sophisticated blending of different genres. Nice one. Cheers!

Hmm. This has been up 4 months, faved once and never reviewed? That seems strange. What I really like about this track is the room it has - nice spaces between the 'thickness.' The echo on the piano works so well in context with what's happening with the percussion. Nice work, and I hope to see more drum and bass tracks from you!

The potential is sooooo here - but it does seem to want something else. A rising and falling melody line, perhaps? Outrageous and beautiful sounds woven together throughout. You're definitely one I'll be keeping my eyes on and listening to your tracks. Cheers.

Nice and dubby! Love those deep frappping basses especially dancing alongside those keyboard beats with definite roots in reggae dub sensibility. Sweet tasty treat here!

Your invoking Fela made me pull it up. You've definitely caught the spirit of it with this! Made me realize just how much W. African music is "fusion" by nature as well. Sweet.

I like this track. Spivkurl's called it with the obsolete Casio sound going on, but honestly it really works in this context. Nice percussion track(s) which do a nice job in tying together the groove.

I've been thinking collage lately myself. I really had fun playing "ID the tune" while listening to this, and I think that's a least one part of what makes this one work: audience recognition without quite being able to touch it, too. I really like the breaks you've got in here - makes for some really dramatic moments in the pregnant pause. Sweet stuff.

Funny how genre labels create certain expectations, and I really was quite surprised by this track labeled as D&B. Says more about my own biases and expectations than anything. I really like this track specifically in how it distorts generic expectations. The piano and pad work gives it a certain "ambient" quality that accentuates the percussion is a very surprising way. Works for me.

Todd - Sweet and Spicy! You've got your own sound happening here (where have I heard that one?), and it's an EXCITING one! The sonic landscape you've achieved with this is awesome - the contrast between the incredibly high pitches and the warbling low tones is great. The transitions are well handled, but more significantly they are compelling. In other words, I don't imagine anyone that begins this track doesn't play it to the end. I really wanted to give you some criticism here, but am unable - it's PERFECT. Are you going to do any more along this line? Please?

I almost reviewed this when I listened before, but didn't want to parrot what people had already said. Listening this time around, what really strikes me is that it sounds like you had fun making it. I mean really enjoyed the time and effort you put in. So technically, compositionally, etc., it's really good - but your intense presence throughout makes it even better. Cheers.

Kudos - this is recognizably Industrial, at least to an crazy old man such as myself. Post Throbbing Gristle to be sure, but you've made music out of noize. Nicely done.