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Arsenic - Arithmetix (Manic Dragon Records)
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Arsenic - Arithmetix (Manic Dragon Records) 2009 (MDREC-12)
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01. Demon Resort 7:17 154bpm
02. Linear Parabolic 7:34 149bpm
03. Reakt to Noise 7:08 155bpm
04. Grain Cloud 6:55 153bpm
05. Triangle Device 7:29 146bpm
06. Unregulated Power 6:53 160bpm
07. Profundis Tenebarum 7:43 148bpm
08. Obscure the Dream 7:38 152bpm
09. Caelestia 6:15 160bpm
10. + + 6:52 148bpm
11. Welcome Back 6:46 149bpm
Through spikes and needles we will walk, through hallucinations and noise we will speak and through madness we will listen. Arsenic has finally released his debut album, an album which is bound to take you through shifts and pitch with structured noise as its best companion. Released on Friday the 13th, it is a diabolical album that will twist your mind with smart moves and intelligent sounds. This album is all about moods and abstract journeys, and I think its key to tell you that in between its noise and abstracted audio appearance it has some of the most beautiful, funny and mind resting melodies you can imagine built into the whole experience. The man behind Arsenic, Fausto Emiliano Gianni Aka BON, from Italy, is credited with pushing forward the genres of trance music using modular synthesis and analog equipment together with new digital systems. And you can clearly hear that Mr. Gianni is a talented producer with many clever ideas in sound, temper and storytelling. I’ve heard few artists that can take you on such a massive brain journey in the playful sense that Arsenic is delivering. In one moment you are rushed down underground where corpses are rotting and demons are celebrating, when suddenly in a grinding fashion he will lighten the mood for you by raising you up to the clear sky with colorful abstract clouds! This is respectably, an exciting piece of musical art. The BPM’s are ranging from 146 to 160 and the variation aspects in each single track is extraordinary, it never gets boring and it seems the man is never out of ideas of how to surprise you and turn your whole existence into delightful confusion. The artwork by Quasga is a perfect representation of the music, how it sounds and what it feels like. So if you like the cover art, you will defiantly love the music inside. If I would be forced to compare this album to other artists, my mind would wander to the mixed musical realms of Infect Insect and Osom, but with its own distinct signature. In my honest opinion Arithmetix successfully manages to combine the noise factor and the high acid trance technology making it if nothing else, extremely interesting.
Arsenic is a formidable demon telling a story, through music, of a great city of the future, Caelestia, brought into a world of darkness by scientists from Arithmetix Laboratories experimenting on the structure of atomic matter - experiments which went horribly wrong. One little girl was watching the sky as it flickered red and white - it was the end of Caelestia, but not the end of the girl - sound and energy enveloped her and penetrated her soul - she became the demon who returns to us now to tell her story. As a trivial note, this album is inspired by the movies of Akira Kurasawa and Hayao Miyazaki.
Recomendation: This album will throw itself into the already popular night oriented style of high tempos, crazy pads, shifting beats, strange leads and mood confusing emotions yet it strikes as being original with strong feet to stand its own ground without copying other acts within the same dimension. Its weakness is its wearing effect of making your brain tired of the nagging and repeating sound theme that connects the album together to form the overall image and connection. Its strong and very positive sides are its power to surprise with a thousand melodies of magical moods scattered all over the album. It is the immense variations found inside the stories told that makes this album a must for all fans of ‘dark’ psychedelic trance music. It is unmistakably unusually great in amount and size. So be not in doubt, the album’s overall sound is a representation of the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations, coated in poisonous metallic elements. It is as a white powered poisonous trioxide of arsenic. So if you’re up for a mind blowing album that will give you one hell of an emotional ride and make you exhausted, this is for you!
Be aware, brown acid and this album might do you pleasurable harm leaving you bruised while smiling.
Where to buy and other links:
Manic Dragon Records: http://www.sonic-dragon.com/?load=/manic_dragon.htm
Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/mdr/mdr1cd012.html
Saikosounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=7734
Beatspace: http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=4748
Wirikuta: http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=AFHIBAMMFCNG?showDetail=214432
Isratrance.com: http://www.isratrance.com/cd-reviews/arsenic-arithmetix-d982.html
More Reviews: http://www.myspace.com/psytonesmusic
- psytones (psytones@gmail.com)
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jaramogi
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Posted : Mar 18, 2009 12:36
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mubali
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Posted : Mar 18, 2009 17:58
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I find it really interesting to hear the newer developments of Bon with this project. I was privy to hear some of Arsenic's very early work which I rather enjoyed and I'm definitely curious to check out his progression with this new album...
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bholenaath
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Posted : Mar 23, 2009 11:11
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I did tell you all that this would be an album to look for!!
Thank you Spiitoon Psyton for the review!!
And thanks to Emiliano for releasing this bomb album!
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Posted : May 14, 2009 08:59
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Well the album still kicks some serious bad ass, and the cover still suits the music perfectly.
It's a shame to see that there isn't more fuzz about this album.
because it's pretty roxXie!!
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funky
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Posted : May 14, 2009 17:36
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have mixed feeling about this one...it has the same problem as say blisargon demogorgon - book of magic...althou its much more versatile soundwise, same ideas and tricks are used in all the tracks making it a tad unimaginative from that perspective. also its kind of sharp/metalic sounding, and glitchy -> not my cup of tea
Profundis Tenebarum & ++ are very nice...althou it may be a bit harsh at times, its still a good album (has its moments  )
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On 2009-05-14 08:59, Spiitoon Psyton wrote:
the cover still suits the music perfectly.
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Balcannibal
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Posted : May 14, 2009 18:52
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I pretty dig this album... It's a powerful night tool for sure, with some ritm core beats all over it, got tweaking eye bursting leads, and some in-your-face-upside-down atmosphere... Like Spiitoon previously said, this is definitely a ''mood driver'', total confuser at times, but that is what I like about Arithmetix...
Last night there was a storm with strong wind, rain and lighting bolts all over the horizon. I locked the windows, take off all the curtains and played this album, pretty loud... The experience was amazing, it suited perfectly... The sky and the music were rapidly changing, so fast, so unpredictable, the atmosphere in my flat was so intense and truly enjoyable at same time...
Arsenic, tnx for this piece, I'll play the album more, more and more 
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