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 | Title : Airdrawndagger
Author : Sasha
Release Date : 20020806
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Embracing neither the rampant guest appearances favored by the Chemical Brothers, nor the blatant, pop-flavored pandering of recent work from Paul Oakenfold and BT, Sasha's first studio full-length mimics the up-down-up pattern of a classic trance mix. As closely associated as he is with John Digweed, Airdrawndagger illustrates their different tendencies: Digweed is most comfortable with sinister, subterranean grooves, while Sasha is always threatening to float over the dance floor. Accordingly, Airdrawndagger's head is firmly in the clouds, but it's also a clever mish-mash, convincingly melding electro and ambient sounds with occasional four-on-the-floors, like 'Bloodlock' and 'Golden Arm.' Tracks like 'Mr. Tiddles' have a warm facility with machines worthy of a Depeche Mode, as Sasha transforms the grandiose, operatic pretensions of trance into a quick and potent chunk of dance pop. The brooding 'Cloud Cuckoo' starts off in a similar vein before building itself up into a wash of overlapping beats and sweeping melody that recalls Sasha's Xpander EP. Throughout the record, Sasha stretches himself in the right directions, pulling off the trick of sticking to what he does best while summoning up the creative juice to make Airdrawndagger just new enough to be fascinating.
Buyer Reviews :
Anyone familiar with electronic music has allready heard of Sasha. From his constant dj work with(and without) John Digweed, to his writing tracks for sony's 'Wipeout 3' psx game, to his amazing global underground 'Ibiza', he has helped define what trance , and 'electronic' music can be. In 1999 he released the Xpander Ep and created a classic. Now with 'Airdrawndagger' he has upped the ante for his debut full length of original material. This album is both diverse and consistent with his sound. The beats are very tight, while the sonic tension of his dj sets resonates throughout. There are more than a few nods to classic Orbital, and even a bit of bjork can be heard in the atmosperic 'Magnetic North'. Much of the middle is served up through breakbeats as opposed to 4 on the floor, producer Junkie XL keeping the low end tight as the synth ebbs and flows over top. The songs themselves often dont follow typical song structures, and quite often I found myself wondering what twist the track(and indeed the album) would take next. The 2 ending tracks 'Golden arm' and 'Wavy Gravy' are nearly bittersweet pop with the sonic attention to detail only Sasha could produce. Throughout his trance origins shine, but in that muted afterhours way of referencing but never going back. I have listend to this so many times allready, and rarely have I heard such a MUSICAL quality over these types of beats.. this album is fresh enough to almost be something... dare I say...New. If you are tired of the same old club mixes, this just may be the answer.
(by Jarrod Leda)
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