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Артист: Various Artists Альбом: em:t0004, 2004 Издатель: em:t / ITEM 0004 Жанр: Ambient Формат файла: WavPack - CUE & LOG tagged within - Scans Ссылка 1: CD 1 9 clicks Ссылка 2: CD 2 5 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

TRACKLIST

1. Pueblo Bonito - Is It? . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30  2. Red Leb - Freezebee. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:14  3. Andy Hughes - Antillia . . . . . . . . . . . .4:41  4. High Skies - Burning Buildings. . . . . . . .10:19  5. Sub - Nautilus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00  6. Beatsystem - Sud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:58  7. International Peoples Gang - AC Harmonics. . .4:54  8. Fognode - Thin Faces. . . . . . . . . . . . .10:38  9. Farfield - Lure Of Time. . . . . . . . . . . .4:09 10. Gel-Sol - Jiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:19

The year 2004. Exactly 10 years after the year the legendary Em:t ambient series saw the light. And what kind of light ? The light of being one of the world's most reknown ambient labels. 1994 was perhaps one of the years where the creative output of ambient musicians was at its highest levels. The Em:t label released in that year none less than 4 albums. Now 10 years later, we're pleased to see and especially hear, the newest Em:t 0004 release. Like its predessor, the Em:t 0003 album of last year, this is again a compilation of some of the finest ambient artists, some of which already had releases in the nineties Em:t series.
Some quick first impressions. First of all, listening to the Em:t 0004 album in this year 2004 is a growing experience. The compilations grows as one listens more to it. The surprising thing is that the overall feeling of the music is that is goes back to the typical early nineties traditional ambient patterns. Where the nineties Em:t series clearly offered distinct and more experimental ambient sounds, the new 0004 compilation seems to go back more to these very nineties typical roots. In typical Em:t tradition, the quality guarantees serious and long chill sessions.
Highlights are Andy Hughes and "Antillia", a delicate and subtle pearl of fine spacey sounds embedded in a slow, soft and smooth beat pattern. High Skies also offers a superb dreamy track with "Burning Buildings". The sounds seemingly like underwater bells woven in an evocative, somewhat psychedelic synths landscape sure guarantees a great trip. It gets almost scary with the excellent "Thin Faces" by Fognode. Dim the lights (if you already didn't) and enjoy the over 10 minutes soundscape. A dry & slow beat pattern sets the pace in dark and claustrophobic synths and makes it easy to let you imagine yourself walking as a stranger somewhere in a dark city. In the middle of the track, beats disappear and it is as if only a distant helicopter sound can be heard. After a while, a different mood enters with somehow hard to define eclectic sounds. In short, Fognode gives us a hard to define track but an absolute masterpiece of creating atmospheres through music.
And there is more, Farfield "Lure Of Time", a delicate gem of fine and mature piano sounds on trippy beats or "Jiva" from Gel-Sol, with a very contemporary spacey electronica sound.
To wrap up, whether you are a completist who simply buys all Em:t releases or the occasional ambient enthusiast, don't wait to get a hold of the 0004 release. It might soon be too late and before you know, might become a hard to find item just like the old nineties Em:t releases now are!