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Debut downtempo release from Welder
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Cyberset Music
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Posted : Nov 25, 2006 04:02
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VINES & STREAM
by WELDER
Cyberset Music is proud to introduce an exciting new downtempo release called "Vines & Stream". Welder's debut album combines organic broken beats with urban and world flavors. He has been compared to the likes of Moby and The Orb, and in our view brings whole new elements of flavor to the Cyberset menu. This is the kind of album that you'll grow to love the more you hear it.
Brendan Angelides, aka "Eskmo" and "Welder", recently relocated to San Francisco from Connecticut. He is a writer, producer, graphic illustrator, photographer, and most recently has undertaken video shoots and editing. He has been writing and producing a number of styles of electronic music steadily since 1999 - from drum & bass to house, breaks, techno, downtempo, as well as ambient. The name of "Eskmo" is used for his breaks / drum & bass oriented sounds, and "Welder" is for his melodic downtempo, indie trip-hop, and urban-influenced world fusion.
Welder has been delighting audiences in the East Coast and now Northern California with his chill sounds for years, and now the rest of the world can experience it!
What people are saying about Vines & Stream:
" A lush album of urban beats and downtempo moods. Sumptuous melody is a prominent feature of Welder's production."
- Morpheus Music
"Beaty electronic downtempo instrumentals with world and urban aspects fused throughout. Welder employs a range of trip hop, breakbeat, and chilled rhythms that, nevertheless, tend to have quite an upbeat almost 'big' feel about them."
- Barcode Magazine
CD Track List:
01 Rain (6:30)
02 Ants are Small (3:08)
03 Purple & Orange (7:27)
04 Crosshatch (5:16)
05 Valeez (4:28)
06 In the Park (5:26)
07 Shiva (6:56)
08 Distance (5:04)
09 Find You Here (6:35)
10 And We’re Dying (5:35)
11 Isle of Skye (6:34)
12 The Heart (6:36)
To hear samples or buy tracks, visit...
http://cyberset.cc/artists2.php?tr_release_id=56
Release Date: Now!
Genre: Chillout /Electronica/Downtempo
Now available digitally through Cyberset Music, iTunes, emusic, and sites around the world. Also available as high quality files from Addictech. The CD will be available at the end of November.
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blueOrb
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Promotional Text -
Welder’s debut downtempo album combines organic broken beats with urban and world flavors. Welder has been compared to the likes of Moby and The Orb and in our view brings whole new elements of flavor to the table. This is the kind of album that you’ll grow to love the more you hear it.
Artist Bio. - https://cyberset.cc/artists.php?tr_artist_id=27
Artist - Welder
Title – Vines And Stream
Label - Cyberset, San Francisco
Format – CD
Genre – Downtempo Electronic
Release Date - Nov2006
Tracklist –
01. Rain (6:31)
02. Ants Are Small (3:09)
03. Purple & Orange (7:28)
04. Crosshatch (5:17)
05. Valeez (4:29)
06. In The Park (5:27)
07. Shiva (6:57)
08. Distance (5:05)
09. Find You Here (6:36)
10. Amber Dime (5:36)
11. Isle Of Skye (6:35)
12. The Heart (6:23)
Vines And Stream by Welder who is also know for his House and breaks project “Eskmo” has hit me like a whiff of fresh spring breeze. The album is all about Welder’s unique fusion of world music with downtempo breaks and freestyle electronica with generous doses of psychedelia, somewhat in similar vein to albums by artists like “Flexitones” or “Deviant Electronics”.
The first track “Rain” is a steadfast one with a nice groovy bass with tinkering bell sounds along with a rolling drum beat that sets the mood for rest of the album. Next track “Ants Are Small” has bought about the biggest smiles I have ever seen when I am playing, the playful orchestral sounds that keep evolving along with phat beats and some squeaky bits splattered across, a sure winner. “Purple & Orange” kicks off with a oriental gong and some Chinese instrument with lots of dirty turntable sample loops mapped onto acoustic guitar riffs with a very mystical vocal sample mentioning something about some floating object that bursts into a purple and orange aura, another winner.
“Crosshatch” changes the direction to a more broken beat oriented style and once again its the groove that gets you hooked almost instantly. Next track “Valeez” has a very glitchy hiphop beat with lots of multilayered percussion. “In the park” has a industrial and urban feel with a somewhat darkish atmosphere somewhat similar to sounds by artists like “Moby” or “Enigma”, a great track anyways.
I just don’t believe the quality of sounds on this album, we are half way through and each and every track till now is just pure auditory bliss. lets see what follows.
“Shiva” as the name suggests is a very ethnic influenced track with broken beats that are intertwined with the Indian instrument called sitar. “Distance” maintains the ethnic effort and has a wide range of instruments like tablas, sheenai etc, another lush and exotic world beat influenced track. Nearing the end welder chooses to drop the tempo a bit and give us laid back breaks along with serene and mild atmospheres with “Find You Here”.
Welder explores his experimental side with “Amber Dime” which has a very sharp beat with a cartoonish vocal sample looped over and over, a strange but decent effort. Continuing further we stumble upon “Isle Of Skye” that has a gritty and industrial sound that blends into a melancholic but melodic vibe. The last track “The Heart” has lots of layers with a guitar loop that dominates, not a favourite but I can’t really make up my mind.
Welder is one of the best surprises of 2006, I am simply loving this album. This is an astounding effort for a debut with excellent production quality. All the sounds are playful, organic, very uplifting and danceable. I see many happy faces listening to Welder this summer.
 New mixes on
http://soundcloud.com/blueorb
Older Mixes on
http://blueorb.podomatic.com/ |
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