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| | | anticon (usa) #abr 0033 cd alias “eyes closed” compact disc single - eyes closed
- what used to be
- must consume
- dec. 26th 2002
- things got a little ugly
| | late summer set of jamz from mr. alias, working here in more of a minimal / psychedelic mode than evident on previous output (new direction?). some tracks have an all-around live-feel all (much guitar and bell work), while others, to my ears, reveal a deep love for mid-80s synth-pop and... perhaps... boards of canada as well. heartfelt bedroom instrumental hip hop goes no deeper... |
| | | the eyes closed ep is five beautifully arranged instrumental songs of filtered polyrhythmic percussion, fat chopped drums, droney synths, pretty string samples and some tv and radio overdubs with anti-imperialist / anti-consumer sentiments. each of the five tracks stands alone, a four-minute electronic pocket symphony with movements and themes, while smoothly transitioning into the next. a departure from early sample-heavy, loop-based alias productions, tracks laden with washy keyboards and eerie guitar rely more on alias's multi-instrumental talents. lying somewhere between ambient brian eno and kraftwerk, eyes closed seems akin to boards of canada or early aphex twin while maintaining some of the boom bap of roots hiphop-- at the same time rainy day contemplative and rhythmically menacing. |
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