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Within the first minutes of reverbed vocal samples appearing out of ambientish soundscapes, the listener becomes a confederate within Quantec's sound universe. Statements that seem to speak to oneself from another space and time set the mood for 1000 Vacuum Tubes. It's surprisingly melodic, and rhythmic opener "Ayahuasca" sets the mood for Quantec's versatile voyage through his own dub history. Sven Schienhammer, the man behind this moniker, has a broad view on the sounds and techniques of dub. Where in other productions, coldness and monotony became a standard sound of dub techno, the psychedelic warmth of this album lets the listener dive constantly deeper into Quantec's "Vacuum." Within the full length of the album, the tracks keep up a certain kind of lightness while still remaining danceable all the time. Vocal cut-ups and fragments of house music like in "Truth Maintenance" and "Eternal Soul" are as well-processed as deep basslines and meditative echospheres (for example "Unplumbed Depth" or the title track). Reminiscences of the analog beginnings of the Basic Channel sound like in "The Gathering" sup up with modern digital arrangements. Everything is held together through the pointed use of vocals that create the necessary amount of personality and deepness. Besides all its complexity, Quantec's album always remains a traditional dub album. The different approaches of the tracks point to a greater understanding of dub as a production method that consists of much more than a typical trademark sound. It's not the effects that stand in the foreground, but a way of fathoming the different forms of expression of dub in electronic music. 1000 Vacuum Tubes generates its special qualities from a deep understanding of a long history of dub in techno music. Quantec knows how to combine these elements to create a magnificent and timeless album.
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ELUX 006CD
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As most people already thought electronica and chill-out had been forever spoiled and degraded to cheap sell-out labels by those countless and tasteless lounge and Ibiza compilations, a CD came flying in, ready to save us from this jazzy/lounge/chill-mess and renew our perspective on this genre. This creation is entitled 2000 And Space, and it's nothing less than the latest project of Alex Azary and his Elektrolux to Elux records re-labelled imprint, which has been responsible for various seminal projects and releases since the beginning of the '90s. Especially with the Euro-wide broadcasted TV nightshow Space Night on Bavarian stations BR and Br-Alpha, Alex Azary has significantly contributed to establishing electronic sounds and music in German TV, film and other mass-media. The last Space Night compilation Alex Azary compiled was Vol. 9, following attempts to keep the series going and benefit from the cult status of the series. This in mind, it doesn't come as a surprise to see the shows for which the music has been selected by Alex Azary still on the air every night, after more than ten years. Now Alex Azary and Elux records present their 2k version of this format in full HD and with fresh new tracks, entitled 2000 And Space: The Mission Continues Vol. 1, a simply remarkable 2CD compilation, assembling the most sought-after and talented electronic artists and producers of now. Artists include: Luna City Express, Tycho, Lusine, Gui Boratto, Fous De La Mer, Espresso Del Lago, Gabriel La Mar, Das Kraftfuttermischwerk, Jonson, DJ Ino, Audiodrop, Phonosynthese, Ordell, Dan Curtin, Ripperton, Lawrence, Federleicht, Modern Walker, MorphOne, Daniel Paul, Sven Weisemann, Sublime Porte, Subsonic Park, Daniel Stefanik, Solee, Quantum Leap, and Aural Float.
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