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Abakus - Beyond The Fields EP
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DjSchofield
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Posted : Jul 6, 2011 00:16:37
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So Abakus' new chill EP is out as of a couple of days ago, with an album due at the end of the northern summer.
Nice to see that he has put it up on bandcamp (along with more mainstream digital distribution cartels).
http://abakus.bandcamp.com/ (full streaming)
First impressions: After a listen or two I can say I definitely like it. Very in the light-hearted vein of the earlier Abakus works and Liquid Sound Design releases. The only track I'm not real sold on is 3D Love Affair with those synths.
These tunes are certainly not as edgey as, say, Kuba and his big dubby psychedelic sound (hope what i mean comes across here), this EP has more of a summer afternoon or beach sunset kind of feel that I am guessing wouldn't be out of place in Ibiza. I'd also like to think that I wouldn't be too out of place in Ibiza also... hopefully one day I will get to find out. But I digress. Good relaxing and accessible music. Will be interesting to hear how the whole album sounds later in the year....
some more words from the man himself:
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Abakus explores the deeper and more emotionally complex side to electronic music and the upcoming album later this year is undoubtably his finest work to date, an intensly heartfelt expression of the vast amount of music knowledge and experience Russ has aquired over the 10 years he's been producing and performing globally. Themes of space, other-worlds and dreamlike landscapes are a consistent theme in all of Russ' music. As a precurser to the album Abakus hits us with an EP entitled Beyond The Fields EP, which features 6 melodically potent and dreamy futuretronic beats, and you can hear many references to his most seminal influencial tracks such as Orbital - Hylcyon, The Orb - Pink Fluffy Clouds, FSOL - Dead Skin Cells, all mutated into his unique fusion of danceable beats and mind-melting soundscapes.
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Well this is what we have been clamouring for over the past few years... was it worth the wait?
I'm not actually making that call yet, at least until I have bought it and played it loud. |
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damon
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Posted : Jul 6, 2011 21:03
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DigitalBeetle
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Posted : Jul 20, 2011 18:34
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Chlorophil
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Posted : Jul 21, 2011 14:27
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i like it, way nice ya!!
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