{"id":675,"date":"2007-08-15T21:26:59","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T20:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=675"},"modified":"2007-08-15T21:26:59","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T20:26:59","slug":"swayzak-some-other-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=675","title":{"rendered":"swayzak &#8211; some other country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <META content=\"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481\" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE><\/STYLE> <\/HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ashamed to admit this, but despite the fact that  the duo known as <STRONG>swayzak <\/STRONG>have been working together for a  decade, this new release is the first time i have ever heard anything by them.  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ashamed and now bloody annoyed, as this is a  wonderful album of deep, rich electronic music. <\/FONT><FONT face=Arial  size=2>just how on earth have i missed this.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>subsequently, i have nothing to compare this new  album to from their history,&nbsp;but if&nbsp;<EM>some other country <\/EM>is  representative, then i need to track down their previous releases as a matter of  urgency.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if i drop in the phrases, subsonic bass, minimal  but warm, sparse but beautifully melodic, then maybe you will get the idea as to  how the tracks are made to impress the people who are lapping up electronic  music across the globe.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>over these 10 tracks, <EM>james taylor<\/EM> and his  partner in the sparse groove,&nbsp;<EM>dave brown<\/EM>, create some incredible  sounds within a limited sonic range that obviously connect to the current  electro moods of 2007. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i am sure there are those who will be able to  pinpoint which synths or drum machines, have been used to generate the thin cold  clinical clicks and crackles that under pin most tracks, or the contradictory  big warm pulsations that permeate and fill the void<EM>, <\/EM>but that&#8217;s not my  world. instead i know i like what i hear and care not as to the origins, or  micro-genres that are on offer.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however, where things take a side step from most of  the&nbsp; minimal pack, several of the tracks feature guest vocalist that steer  the results into the domain of futuristic neo-soul,&nbsp;dipping their toes into  the same league as <STRONG>stephen spacek<\/STRONG>, and even the&nbsp;stripped  down electro soul of the smooth grooves of&nbsp;<STRONG>vikter  duplaix.<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however, for me, the best results are when they let  the music, or carefuly programmed machines,&nbsp;do the talking, like on the  ever so old school acid house mechanics of <EM>so cheap, <\/EM>and <EM>distress  and calling, <\/EM>or the more hard edged set of ambient techno based tracks that  close the set.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>then, just as you are getting accustomed to the  albums duality (<EM>the heart and soul of man<\/EM> vs <EM>the love  of&nbsp;machines<\/EM>), in the middle of the tracklisting, there is a strange  world music type of experiment, <EM>claktonic, <\/EM>where the familiar midi  beats are supplemented by the appearance of tribal styled beats,&nbsp;along with  what sounds to be a flute solo (though it could be anything of course!), an  oboe, and possibly even a glockenspiel. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>world glitch anyone?<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so, for an hour of conflicting electronic music  where human warmth, and cold technology are matched in heart warming harmony  (the onset of parental bliss for one of the duo could be to blame for the loved  up mood&nbsp;that ooozes out of these grooves), and a healthy dose of welcome  experimentation, can i please point you in the direction of the newly revised  dictatorship that is <STRONG>swayzak.<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thank you.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>tracklisting <\/U>: <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>01 quiet life (feat. cassy) <BR>02 so cheap  <BR>03 no sad goodbyes (feat. richard davis) <BR>04 distress and calling <BR>05  smile and receive (feat. cassy) <BR>06 claktronic <BR>07 silent luv (feat. les  fauves) <BR>08 pukka bumbles <BR>09 by the rub of love <BR>10 they  return<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A  href=\"http:\/\/www.swayzak.com\/\">here<\/A>&nbsp;&#8211; 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