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Alex Smoke - Paradolia
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| ThomB |
Release date 20th Mar 2006
Format CD Album
Catalogue # Soma CD47
Genres Electro
1)Paradolia Intro
2)Persona
3)A Moment To Myself
4)Never Want To See You Again
5)Meany
6)Make My Day
7)Prima Materia
8)Snider
9)We Like It Insipid
10)Anima
11)Formax
12) Something's Gone
13) Left Drift
Glaswegian based artist Alex Smoke is about to release his second album
‘Paradolia’ on Soma Records on March 20th.
Paradolia is defined as the human ability to creatively perceive coherent
images in randomness. This is an unusual word by anyone’s standard but then
Alex Menzies (aka Mr Smoke) is an artist very far from the usual. A
Rorschach test this is not, more a sonic experiment that explores the
parameters of Alex Smoke’s potent psyche.
Alex remarks on its significance “I guess the album is the pattern and the
tracks the randomness as I didn't have a plan to tie everything together. I
also think it describes really well the appeal of music that at first sounds
random but makes sense as a whole.”
Now available on Juno Digital - This album is the dogs testicles!!!
Haunting vocals from Alex, nasty beats and some awesome hooks
Buy it now - every single one of you |
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| Demoted |
| Neat, I might check it out. |
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| Hanki |
| This album is ing amazing!!! :crazy: If U like some nice tech / electro / minimal sounds this one is for U! I like the first 3-4 tracks the most. ;) |
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| ThomB |
| Got to go with "Anima", "Meany", "Prima Materia" and "Never Want To See You Again" myself - Mind you there is little on the whole release that doesnt have major merits |
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| Estella |
| AWWWW DAWG TESTICLES!!! |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| Found my package with this CD and Holden's At the Controls setting in my office this morning, so that was a nice surprise. I've only listened through it once, but I was surprised that there were less attempts to mix things on this artist album. I thought most of the tracks themselves were great, though, and look forward to hearing more of them mixed into sets. |
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| paranoik0 |
| I find it mostly quite bland as every other Alex Smoke track i've ever heard so far... except for "Persona" and "Make My Day", which are actually great! |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by paranoik0
I find it mostly quite bland as every other Alex Smoke track i've ever heard so far... except for "Persona" and "Make My Day", which are actually great! |
Have you heard Death in Vegas' Fabriclive CD? I really enjoyed Neds off of that one. It comes in after Mathew Jonson - Marionette, which is another amazing track. The whole middle of that disc is actually pretty enjoyable. |
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| Phortastic |
This album is ing class. Like it ALOT. Thumbs up!! First few tracks more minimal, last part going more into the Tech House direction. Great stuff.
Would probably be my sixth album of the year so far :) |
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