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CD’s are expensive, aren’t they? As a label, Pause2 have a choice, they dictate
what price their CDs are sold in the shops for. It follows economic logic
that if they were to reduce the price of the CDs, they would achieve more sales.
This compilation was originated to be a series, the RND series. RND because
the music contained within the discs is a diverse (and if one was to
analyse specifics, quite RaNDom) selection of current electronic music. It
wasn’t intended to be exclusively limited to electronic music, and not all
of the sounds on the CD were created via electronic means; it just so
happened that the artists featuring on the CD sound pretty damn electronic.
The idea was to make this series frequent, collecting together artists
known and unknown from various labels (and without labels) and to bring
them together, to level the playing-field, and produce a high quality
product for a cheap price.
Now Pause2 know why more people don’t do this, because putting together
compilations by random assorted artists is actually the hardest project
they’ve encountered yet. Thus, it is likely this ‘series’ will continue, but
possibly not at the rate of knots Pause2 originally intended.
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Sybarite is also known as Xian Hawkins, a touring member of the Silver
Apples during the mid 90s and recent 4ad signing. Having released one album
on the Temporary Residence label and numerous 7″s, Xian is a
multi-instrumentalist who rests comfortably between downtempo electronic
and modern chamber music.
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No doubt everybody in the world knows EU, but in case you don’t there are
an electronica duo from St Petersburg, previously known for their highly
complex DSP and glitch-melodic trickery, and now moving deeper into bass
and warped-melody orientated sounds, signed to PAUSE_2, believe it or not.
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Metamatics is Lee Norris, previously signed to the seminal Clear label and
now working with Hydrogen Dukebox, and running his own label Neo Oiuja home
of some of the finest electronica gems around right now. After just one
listen to his track on the RND compilation, it’ll be in your head for days.
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All the way from Japan is com.a, who has self-released an album on his own
com.a, label and has also had releases on Fat Cat (a split 12″ with Duplo
Remote) and is now working with Kid606’s Tigerbeat6 label. He was one half
of the Rom=Pari duo who recorded on the Sub Rosa label.
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Quinoline Yellow is one day expected to release on Skam.. he played at last
years (not so) ‘incredible warp lighthouse party’ and has played many high
profile live electronic events throughout the UK, and also contributes a
track to the Cottage Industries Comp. on Neo Oiuja ..
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Wauvenfold are signed to pioneering new label, Wichita, home of Her Space
Holiday, some bizarre Ruby remixes and err other stuff. Wauvenfold seem to
have really hit the nail on the head when it comes to producing incredibly
clean sounding and perfectly produced electronic music. And their releases
seem to come in some of the best packaging around!
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Andreas Tilliander is a multi-talented artist who specialises in music
constructed of clicks; with full-length releases under his belt on Mille
Plateaux, Raster Noton (as Mokira) and a track on Fat Cat (also as Mokira).
He is currently living in Stockholm but is looking to relocate.
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Zan Lyons is renowned for his harsh Ambush / Praxis style über-breakbeats,
but here he takes the pace down a stage for a wonderful ambient outing,
which still manages to sound pretty grating. He has worked with labels
Moshi Moshi and Foundry, where he releases his debut album Desolate last
year. He is currently working on the follow-up to the said album.
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Fantastic new-on-the-scene bristol lad, theboylucas, recently released his
debut lp on Output Recordings to muchos critical acclaim. Lucas is the king
of bedroom recording, taking samples from various sources in his
surroundings such as dogs, answer machines, drums, various instruments etc.
while constructing his tunes electronically in a rugged but beautiful manner.
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Draven Tanks might be someone nearly famous in disguise. No more hints allowed.
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Mati:k has worked with the Sub Rosa label where he released his debut LP of
organic and earthly electronic sounds. His contribution to this compilation
sees a highly sterile and melody based side to his sound. Masanobu lives in Japan.
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Novel23 is another of our friends from Russia. He resides in Moscow and has
worked with various labels, including Art-Tek and Shaped Harmonics of
Russia, and also Pitchcadet. Very much a member of the melody-driven
electronica camp, he has been criticised (as many others have) for being
‘unoriginal’ or ‘not breaking any new ground’, but every time his sound is pleasing and beautiful. So who cares?
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Carthage is Damien Bennett, member of Gauge, bass player with 16-17
(Digital Hardcore) and has previous Techno Animal collaborator. carthage is
his solo project which varies considerably from synthetic beat-orientated
sounds in regular patterns to cinematic swooning ambience overlaid with
various levels of intricate samples. Some of the most original music we’ve
heard in ages, taking in so many influences.. it is immense.
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Maps and Diagrams is very simple. Tim Martin, aka Maps and Diagrams, is
from Peterborough and has an obsession with old analogue equipment and the
squelches they make. His sound is a minimal one, utilising basic structures
in virtually all of his tracks, yet the sounds are of such beauty.. it just
works. Forthcoming compilation appearance on Law and Auder and an LP for
PAUSE_2.
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