{"id":833,"date":"2008-01-31T22:49:26","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T21:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2008-01-31T22:49:26","modified_gmt":"2008-01-31T21:49:26","slug":"the-heliocentrics-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=833","title":{"rendered":"the heliocentrics &#8211; out there"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <META content=\"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544\" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE><\/STYLE> <\/HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>best cover art of the year&nbsp;? <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ahh &#8211; but the question is which year, given  that&nbsp;<EM>out there<\/EM>&nbsp;sounds as if it&nbsp;has been subjected to a  form of twisted time travel during which music of the past and future are forged  together under the&nbsp;careful&nbsp;supervision&nbsp;of someone&nbsp;who has a  passion for old&nbsp;<STRONG>david axelrod <\/STRONG>and <STRONG>pharaoh sanders  <\/STRONG>records.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>released on <EM>now again<\/EM> (<EM>stones  throw<\/EM> subsidiary), this epic 24 track, 68 minute, prog-jazz-space-funk  beast has been on the wish list for many a fan of <STRONG>dj shadow\/quannum  collective<\/STRONG> type of productions.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the man behind this multi faceted project,  <STRONG>malcolm catto<\/STRONG>,&nbsp;has helped create some burning drum loops  for <STRONG>dj shadow<\/STRONG>,&nbsp;has decided to now step into the  limelight&nbsp;and&nbsp;craft what is quite possibly his definitive statement of  art and music in one complete package.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the music is fleshed out with a whole host of  players (ie its not sample based as far as i can tell) who i&#8217;m sure to the real  spotters will mean more to than me, but needles to say, these people are serious  musicians who have put in the hours with their chosen instrument.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>throughout the vocal free experience (bar a rap  section during <EM>second chance)<\/EM>, there is a lot of psychedelic looseness  in the production, <\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>sounds are echoed, processed,  and distributed all over the place, while at the centre are the funk heavy drums  keeping everything else in check. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>there aren&#8217;t any songs as such so don&#8217;t expect to  be whistling any of these tunes on your way to work even after multiple  listening, as <EM>out there <\/EM>consists of&nbsp;twenty-four varying jams, with  sometimes a long forgotten piece of film dialogue, often about space and time,  dropped over the top to add some form of narrative to the  proceedings.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if you dig around in your dusty crates and  rediscover those <STRONG>major force west<\/STRONG>&nbsp;compilations that  <EM>mo&#8217;wax<\/EM> were known for, then you&#8217;re going to be in the same vicinity  style wise.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the result of all the love and attention is a joy  for anyone looking for an non-compressed antidote to the urgent stop start  treble intense sounds that get most of the media love, as the music here is  deep, very deep. man.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yes, there are flutes, and yes,&nbsp;a lot of  acoustic stand up bass, but when surrounded by such wonderfully delicate  experimentation you cannot help but be drawn into these other worldy atmospheric  grooves.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or to put it more simply, fans of the  <STRONG>cinematic orchestra<\/STRONG>s more beat heavy releases are going to love  this.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>superb.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A  href=\"http:\/\/www.stonesthrow.com\/nowagain\/heliocentrics\/index.html\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BODY><\/HTML><br \/>\n <!--Mime Type of File is image\/jpeg --><\/p>\n<div class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-photos\/20080131-214926-1.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-photos\/20080131-214926-1.jpg','full_size_image','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,height=1220,width=1220');return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-photos\/thumb.20080131-214926-1.jpg\" alt=\"na_heliocentrics-outthere.jpg\" title=\"na_heliocentrics-outthere.jpg\" style=\"border: none;\" class=\"postie-image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>best cover art of the year&nbsp;? 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