Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Daft Punk – Tron legacy – original motion picture soundtrack (CD)
I never saw the original Tron
movie and I don`t plan on watching Tron legacy either. I remember
playing once the Tron videogame at the arcade, back in the day (1982). I
found the game boring, redundant and crappy. If you`re my age, when you used to
go at the arcade, most of the games were not that groundbreaking. Does anyone
remember Popeye, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Jr, Joust, Burger
Time, Q-Bert, Sinistar and finally, Tron? Those games
came out in 1982 and most of them are pretty bad. A close friend gave me this
CD. To be honest, I had no expectations here but I`m always available for
freebies you know. It`s the first soundtrack work by Daft Punk in
collaboration with Joseph Trapanese. (a composer, arranger &
producer, he works in the production of music for television, movie, theater
and concerts). I was expecting the usual funky modern space disco from Daft
Punk. Man, am I wrong here. The music is a mixture of neo classical
arrangements, some classic synth music (à la Tangerine Dream / Jean-Michel
Jarre / old Vangelis), and funky instrumental electronic (i.e. Daft
Punk territory). An interesting album. I still don`t feel like watching the
movie but I recommend the soundtrack. It`s good, yes it`s that
good.
Plastikman – recycled plastic (CD)
If I would do a list
of my top ten electronic music albums of all time, among my top five I would
include Plastikman`s consumed CD. That seminal minimal techno album came
out in 1998 and it still sounds good / fresh / relevant today. I got lucky
recently one of my good buddies gave me a bunch of CD`s he wanted to throw
away. I`m always up for free music. This is Plastikman`s third album (it
came out in 1994, on NovaMute). The music is a mixture of electronic,
techno and acid with a good dose of minimalism. It took me some listening to
like it. It sounds like a rough draft from the album `consumed `and it
could be. Consumed was his follow-up release. You can hear / feel the
influences at work and he took it to the next level. My standout track is
1 – Krakpot
(11.13 minutes) = a long, slightly warped minimal acid techno. Definitely not
dancefloor oriented. Recommended to those pill-popping folks out there. Here`s
my favorite top ten electronic music albums (in no particular order);
Techno Animal – re-entry
Lull – continue
Coil – how to destroy angels
Schloss Tegal – the soul extinguished
Schloss Tegal – oranur III the third report
Iron Halo Device – the collapsing void
Lustmord – the monstrous soul
Lustmord – the place where the black stars hang
Kraftwerk – the man-machine
David Kristian -
synaesthesia
Oh, did I stutter? Everybody got all
quiet & shit? All of a sudden it`s quiet as a church. I like this and you
should. Their ain`t no coming back. The end.
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