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Photek, Solaris
Audio CD
Disk ID: 658741
Disk length: 54m 48s (11 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2000
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Terminus | 5:27 |
| 2. Junk | 5:28 |
| 3. Glamourana | 5:32 |
| 4. Mine to Give | 6:44 |
| 5. Can't Come Down | 6:45 |
| 6. Infinity | 8:22 |
| 7. Solaris | 5:09 |
| 8. Aura | 0:45 |
| 9. Halogen | 4:39 |
| 10. Lost Blue Heaven | 3:11 |
| 11. Under The Palms | 2:40 |
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Review
It may come as a shock to the purists, but after two albums of pushing abstruse drum & bass to minimalist and epic extremes, the producer has thrown a heap of new sounds onto his percussive palate. To some, Solaris is going to sound like a chicken in search of a roost: both "Can't Come Down" and "Mine to Give" are pure 1988 old-school tracks that even feature that era's legendary vocalist, Robert Owens. "Terminus" and "Junk" pay loose homage to the nu-school breakz template, while "Halogen" and "Lost Blue Heaven" are beautifully poised, damaged electronic torch songs. There's even some drifting ambiance too. But what's missing in terms of coherence is more than made up for by the visceral power of Photek's production. Intense, stripped back, and wielding more brute force than Leftfield's Swords, there's a menacing beauty at work here that reinforces Photek's reputation for tingling sonic sculpturing on a grand scale. --Calvin BushPhotek producer Rupert Parkes moved on to embrace Chicago acid house and minimal techno for his 2nd release 'Solaris'. Parkes made the acid house connections direct by enlisting help for two vocal tracks from Chicago institution Robert Owens (Fingers Inc.). The first Owens track, 'Mine to Give', attacks with suprisingly unwavering beats and a rumbling bass line straight out of the Windy City sound of the late '80s. 2000 Astralwerks release.
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Tracks: 11, Disk length: 55m 9s (+0m 21s)
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 55m 12s (+0m 24s)
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