I actually just wrote a review for the album. Here's my views: The eighth Tresor compilation finds the Berlin label moving away from one particular sound towards a more diverse range of styles, reflecting the changing face of techno at the end of the 20th century. Perhaps the biggest surprise comes when the album begins with some down-tempo dub techno courtesy of Round Two (better known as Basic Channel) and Savvas Ysatis. This mellow pace brings a refreshing sense of serenity to the otherwise harsh sound of Tresor. From there, the album slowly begins to pick up pace, moving into the mid-tempo listening techno of Stewart S. Walker and Terrence Dixon. These two artists in particular present the sort of emotive songs one would expect from a less dance floor-orientated label than Tresor. Similar to these two artists' inclusions, Drexciya's "Species of the Pod" -- the opening track from the mysterious Detroit artist's excellent Neptune's Lair album -- brings some electro flavor to the compilation, another style not often associated with Tresor. Aril Brikha's "Groove La Chord" then begins the album's climb towards dance floor orientated music, with its slowly building synth stabs. From there, Tresor 2000 heads into the sort of dense, intense, and hard techno most associate with the time-tested Berlin label. Of these latter tracks, Claude Young's "Rise" stands out with its thick wall of buzzing static that functions as a foreboding curtain hovering in the background of the 909 kick drum-driven track. The contributions by Sender Berlin, Pacou, Diskordia, and James Ruskin all deserve recognition as well, with each heading off in a different style of techno: Basic Channel-style hallucinogenic reverb, Purpose Maker-style rhythm-dominated tribal percussion, Axis-style high-tech man versus machine warfare, and Surgeon-style pounding mesmerization, respectively. Though one really can't complain about any of Tresor's past releases in the mid to late '90s, since they are a label continually associated with quality techno, it is refreshing to see them branch out in different directions that aren't necessarily confined to the dance floor.
> -----Original Message----- > From: FC3 Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:18 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: [313] tressor 8 > > > i just listened to Tressor Comp Vol 8 last night. to tell you the truth i > am kinda disappointed by it. the only track on it that i really liked was > the new Claude Young one. it seems to me that claude young can > do no wrong > right now. am i the only one that thinks that??? anyways i would much > rather listen to tressor vol 4 or vol 5. both of those are excellent. > jeff > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
