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TRACK ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ TiME: ▀▓█▓ ░█▒ ________________________________________________________________ ▒█░ ░█▒ 01│ Altitude │ 05:48 ▒█░ ░█▒ 02│ Closer │ 04:08 ▒█░ ░█▒ 03│ Neverending │ 05:02 ▒█░ ░█▒ 04│ Freaks │ 05:50 ▒█░ ░█▒ 05│ Immaterial │ 05:26 ▒█░ ░█▒ 06│ Bencq │ 03:35 ▒█░ ░█▒ 07│ The Sun │ 05:40 ▒█░ ░█▒ 08│ Set My World on Fire │ 07:35 ▒█░ ░█▒ 09│ The Mountain Top │ 05:36 ▒█░ ░█▒ 10│ Hummingbird │ 05:36 ▒█░ ░█▒ 11│ Altitude Feat. Comaduster │ 05:42 ▒█░ ░█▒ │ │ _____ ▒█░ ░█▓ │ TOTAL PLAYTiME (MiN):│ 59:58 ▓█░ ▒██▄ ▄██▒ ▄▓▓█▓▒░█▓▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▓█░▒▓█▓▓▄ ▀▓█▓▀ [RELEASENOTES] ▀▓█▓▀ ▒█▓ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ▓█▒ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ Daniel Myer enjoys a special reputation within Our Thing: the ▒█░ ░█▒ rarified and nigh universally agreed upon title of bonafide ▒█░ ░█▒ genius, at least insofar as tastemakers and other musicians ▒█░ ░█▒ would have it. Between his seminal work with Dejan Samardzic as ▒█░ ░█▒ Haujobb, his stint as member and then sole proprietor in ▒█░ ░█▒ Cleen/Cleaner/Clear Vision, his broader club moves in ▒█░ ░█▒ Destroid/DSTR, his various one offs and collaborations, his ▒█░ ░█▒ stint in Covenant, and work as a remixer he's had an enviably ▒█░ ░█▒ consistent career. The mark of his work is and has always been ▒█░ ░█▒ the combination of deep production chops and songwriting ▒█░ ░█▒ aptitude, the musical auteur skillset where each tool becomes ▒█░ ░█▒ completely intractable from the other. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ While not the the most well-known, the most ôMyerö of all the DM ▒█░ ░█▒ projects is Architect, a mostly instrumental entity that has ▒█░ ░█▒ pinballed between stately IDM, drum and bass, abstracted techno, ▒█░ ░█▒ and whatever other sounds were interesting him at the time. ▒█░ ░█▒ While never as focused or as conceptual as some of his other ▒█░ ░█▒ endeavours, it's always felt like a fairly pure expression of ▒█░ ░█▒ where he was at musically, and what he was interested in ▒█░ ░█▒ creating at a given moment in time. 2010's Consume Adapt Create ▒█░ ░█▒ found him at a seeming peak, restlessly flipping between breaks, ▒█░ ░█▒ cinematic textures, and intricately programmed sequences shaped ▒█░ ░█▒ as much by instinct as design. It was a great record, and ▒█░ ░█▒ arguably the most important in his solo catalogue: a statement ▒█░ ░█▒ about where he was and what he was capable of. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ Enter 2013's Mine. Still a product of Myer's ongoing dialogue ▒█░ ░█▒ with various forms of electronic composition (and notably bass ▒█░ ░█▒ music), the record explores one important part of Architect that ▒█░ ░█▒ has always been alluded to rather than openly addressed. Namely, ▒█░ ░█▒ soul. Far more than anything, anything Daniel Myer has ever been ▒█░ ░█▒ involved with, Mine bypasses digital and analogue concerns, ▒█░ ░█▒ plumbing deeper currents of musicality then we've ever heard ▒█░ ░█▒ from him. That isn't to say that Daniel hasn't always been a ▒█░ ░█▒ capable creator of songs; moreso it's to point out that the ▒█░ ░█▒ album is uniquely and unquestionably different than anything ▒█░ ░█▒ he's done before, in the best and most intriguing way possible. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ It's tempting to ascribe this change in Architect's effect on ▒█░ ░█▒ the listener to the addition of vocals, an element which had ▒█░ ░█▒ previously been largely absent (Maurizio Blanco from Klangstabil ▒█░ ░█▒ provided some vox on Consume Adapt Create). While Emese Arvai- ▒█░ ░█▒ Illes' vocals do bring something wonderful and new to the table ▒█░ ░█▒ (more on that later), it's apparent right from instrumental ▒█░ ░█▒ opener ôAltitudeö that something about Mine is very different. ▒█░ ░█▒ While the masterful sound design that is Myer's calling card is ▒█░ ░█▒ on full display, it's the simple but aching and full-on ▒█░ ░█▒ beautiful chord progression underlying the track which cinches ▒█░ ░█▒ it. Almost like an underwater (or mile-high) version of Bowie ▒█░ ░█▒ and Eno's instrumental collabs on the second side of Heroes, ▒█░ ░█▒ ôAltitudeö presages just how much emotional punch Mine delivers ▒█░ ░█▒ without uttering a word. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ The shimmering, gossamer feel of ôAltitudeöæs production is ▒█░ ░█▒ carried forward, with certain tracks recalling other periods or ▒█░ ░█▒ projects of Myer's, but with a new, almost ethereal sense of ▒█░ ░█▒ reflection. ôFreaksö feels like it could have begun as one of ▒█░ ░█▒ Cleen's tense and immediate club numbers, but has been given ▒█░ ░█▒ enough time to both mellow and grow more complex, with various ▒█░ ░█▒ leads and accents rising out of its soft but beat-forward ▒█░ ░█▒ foundation, only to fade and yield to other permutations of the ▒█░ ░█▒ same core structure. ôThe Sunö follows Consume Adapt Createæs ▒█░ ░█▒ ôFor Youö quite closely, but again, flips some small internal ▒█░ ░█▒ switches to make things feel less fraught, more solemn; less ▒█░ ░█▒ reactionary, more contemplative. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ Mine also marks the emergence of whole new types of tunes within ▒█░ ░█▒ both Architect and Myer's oeuvre, though there isn't a single ▒█░ ░█▒ moment when Mine doesn't feel like a flowing, continuous whole. ▒█░ ░█▒ The almost purely ambient ôBencqö (a reference to collaborator ▒█░ ░█▒ Ben Lucas Boysen of Hecq) might feel like an incidental bridging ▒█░ ░█▒ piece at first pass, but the subtleties of its warm, simple ▒█░ ░█▒ spacey lead become more and more compelling after multiple ▒█░ ░█▒ listens. ôSet My World On Fireö feels like a return to the heady ▒█░ ░█▒ mid-oughts, when the word ôdubstepö conjured artists like Burial ▒█░ ░█▒ and Pinch to mind instead of energy drinks. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ Before listening to Mine, one might be forgiven for thinking ▒█░ ░█▒ that Myer's enlistment of Arvai-Illes of Black Nail Cabaret on ▒█░ ░█▒ multiple tracks recalls his team-up with Victoria Lloyd (Claire ▒█░ ░█▒ Voyant) for the HMB project, but these vocals and compositions ▒█░ ░█▒ are of a completely different cast. Earthy yet commanding, ▒█░ ░█▒ Arvai-Illes is alternately recalcitrant and smoldering, weaving ▒█░ ░█▒ menacingly over slow-burners like ôCloserö, quietly flitting ▒█░ ░█▒ through the minimal ôImmaterialö, and cautiously pointed on the ▒█░ ░█▒ tweakier ôThe Mountain Topö. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ This collaboration undeniably reaches its peak with ▒█░ ░█▒ ôHummingbirdö. As arresting as any song released this year, the ▒█░ ░█▒ soft and simple opening instrumental conjures thoughts of ▒█░ ░█▒ Haujobb's legendary pop ambient swerve ninetynine before Arvai- ▒█░ ░█▒ Illes' otherworldly voice enters to jaw-dropping effect, the ▒█░ ░█▒ whole of the song shuddering from pure emotional import. Framed ▒█░ ░█▒ against the rise and fall of orchestral elements and an ▒█░ ░█▒ alternatingly removed and vamped female voice, ôHummingbirdö is ▒█░ ░█▒ climactic and explosive, the intimacy of a whisper projected ▒█░ ░█▒ across an enormous canvas that stretched across vast distances. ▒█░ ░█▒ It speaks volumes as the precursor to the intense reprise of ▒█░ ░█▒ ôAltitudeö that features Comaduster's RΘal Cardinal on vocals ▒█░ ░█▒ and sound design that closes the disc, the culmination of ▒█░ ░█▒ everything Architect has been and is in this moment. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ It's worth noting that there are essentially two versions of ▒█░ ░█▒ Mine, the CD released by Hymen and the double LP as released by ▒█░ ░█▒ Artoffact. The latter version resequences a few songs and adds ▒█░ ░█▒ an additional 3 numbers that effectively change the album, ▒█░ ░█▒ adding a sprawling element that bridges the Architect of years ▒█░ ░█▒ past more explicitly with today. ôGlazart (2010)ö is actually ▒█░ ░█▒ key in that transition, leading off with crushed drums and ▒█░ ░█▒ samples before opening into syncopated beats that wouldn't have ▒█░ ░█▒ felt out of place on a previous Architect record, eventually ▒█░ ░█▒ opening into an enormous orchestral build that slots perfectly ▒█░ ░█▒ into the heart-on-sleeve nature of the album. Insofar as any ▒█░ ░█▒ record can exist as the artist intends in the era of iTunes ▒█░ ░█▒ shuffle and track by track downloads Mine is remarkably protean, ▒█░ ░█▒ with either official release fulfilling the artist's remit. ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ As we hope has been apparent over the course of this write-up, ▒█░ ░█▒ it's the emotional punch of Mine which has made it the sort of ▒█░ ░█▒ arresting listen which demands all of your attention from the ▒█░ ░█▒ second it begins. Each of its elements û the sound design, ▒█░ ░█▒ vocals, and stylistic choices û all operate in service of Mineæs ▒█░ ░█▒ undeniable pull on the listener. That it so often accomplishes ▒█░ ░█▒ that with such a light and deft hand, bringing the less-is-more ▒█░ ░█▒ work of David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Brian Eno to mind ▒█░ ░█▒ just as readily as Myer's contemporaries in industrial or IDM ▒█░ ░█▒ speaks to its range and (we hope) its potential to introduce ▒█░ ░█▒ Myer's work to a wider audience right when it seems to be ▒█░ ░█▒ experiencing a whole new surge in power and possibility. Mine is ▒█░ ░█▒ a huge leap forward for one of electronic music's brightest ▒█░ ░█▒ lights, and a strong contender for album of the year. Highest ▒█░ ░█▒ recommendations. ▒█░ ▒██▄ ▄██▒ ▄██▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓██▄ ▄▀ ▓▒█▓▓█▒▀▀▀▀▀▀ [GROUPNOTES] ▀▀▀▀▀▀▒█▓▓█▒▓ ▀▄ ░ ▄████▓░ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ░▓████▄ ░ ░ ▄██▒██░░ ░░██▒██▄ ░ ▄▀ ▓█▒░ FWYH : FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD, We're all about Family ░▒█▓ ▀▄ ▓█▓░ Dedication, Quality, Respect & LOVE for the music! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ As the years pass, all our motives and objectives ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ remain,we want to give the best of dark electronic ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ genres,with the quality deserved for the only true ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ underground scene, the Future is these genres!!!!! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ To all the artists that we release, some newcomers ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ & other established acts: We are sorry if you dont ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ understand the promotion we do, of your own work, ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ but if you make quality music, we are pretty sure ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ that a lot of people will spend their own money on ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ your art. Our intention isn't to spread for the ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ masses, but just to promote good music, so all we ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ can ask is an apologize for any misunderstanding!! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ You People deserve all our respect and attention!! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ Alternately to all the Xdcc & p2p lamerz that one ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ day will probably destroy us all, our releases are ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ not supposed to be spread around, but to be where ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ they are meant to stay! Behind Doors & Locked Away ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ __________________________________________________ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ [GREETS] ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ To our competition: AMOK, CMG, D2H, radial, SEVER ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ for all the good "fights", may you lose more than ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ win,there's no room for second place in this bizz ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ To all the crews that have been an example for us ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ trough this years, many to enumerate, but we all ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ know "Who is Who", Props go to "WHO" deserves it! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ And finally, greets to all FWYH guys and their own ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ families, takes time and patience to go along with ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ all of this, so the warmest greets are to them!!!! ░▓█▓ ▓█▓░ ░▓█▓ ▄░▓███▄ ▄████▓░▄ ░▀ ▄▄███▒░███▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄███░▒███▄▄ ▀░ ▄███▀▀█▓▒▒██▀▀▀ ▀▀▀██▒▒▓█▀▀███▄ ▀█▓██ ASCii By AyLieN OF CHEMICAL REACTiON 2oo2! ██▓█▀ ████ Updated on 12-2006 ████ ████ ████ ███ FWYH : in Joint-Stereo forces ███ ██▄ with Lame 3.98.4 ▄██ ██ Alive since 2001 ██ █▄ ▄█