[review] Stevie Be Zet - Archaic Modulation (1993)

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http://www.discogs.com/release/49197

 

 

Label: Recycle Or Die

Catalog#: ROD 005

Format: CD

Country: Germany

Released: 1993

Genre: Ambient

 

=-= Tracklist =-=

1 Man In The Machine (13:18)

2 Passion And Hope (5:15)

3 Maya & Aliens (6:36)

4 African Marché (9:53)

5 Harmonix (10:19)

6 The Closed Eye View (9:44)

 

1 Man In The Machine (13:18)

Man In The Machine, starting track of the album, is an ethereal,dreamy piece of ambient with a liquid,smooth structure!

 

2 Passion And Hope (5:15)

Passion And Hope continues in the dreamy way, even more melodic though, with some pretty impostuous pads and effects and great variation and evolution.. Gets merely atmospheric and entrancing,hypnotic during the last minute.

 

3 Maya & Aliens (6:36)

Maya & Aliens clearly contains much more mystery and a feeling of getting to know the unknown at certain parts, still remaining a clean,calm,dreamy sound.. The track title clearly helps your imagination travel into the whole Maya & Aliens scenery...As the music progresses, the mystery is unrevealed

 

4 African Marché (9:53)

African Marché morphs into a track with a very nice sense of rythm, having a bit of a tribal feeling without any percussions used though...

 

5 Harmonix (10:19)

Harmonix is a solid track, full of harmonic pads and nostalgic,melancholy-inducing melodies. Great structure as in all tracks of this album of course, and a general feeling of balance,harmony,equilibrum...

 

6 The Closed Eye View (9:44)

The Closed Eye View also follows the dreamy utopic hypnotic atmospheric soundscapes recipe of the album, the way this journey ends leaves you with a feeling of melancholy for getting out of the utopic realms you've been through...

 

Conclusion

Perfect, flawless album, clear production, certainly high quality especially taking into account it was released back in 1993, this sure has some place among the best beatless ambient ever..

 

Rating: 10/10