*Song of the month!

Fabulously outrageous vocals cleverly chopped up to make a very interesting 80’s slanted electro-dance number. Smashing heavy drums basic beat, lots of classic synth’s providing the surrounding noises, driving bass line and pads. Grand filter work on the build make “dingo” an all-in-all creatively triumphant track. Great sounding screaming lead synth
noises at the 3min mark make this one a sure fire DJ’s favourite. Cracking structure and variation, a pleasure to listen to. Impressed.

"from blind to find" immediatly made me think "oo...this is different". The rather striking and refreshing style of the chilled-out drum and bass meets early techno was like nothing i have heard before. It begins with what i first thought was a over-resonant pad sound and some pretty flat-sounding piano sounds, but soon evolved into something cleverly unique. Not to be outdated, some elements of the song such as the samples were cutting edge, including the rather trippy sounding speeches from what i can only describe as a neurologist. The evolution from here on in was good, with some nice twists and turns, breaks and variation in the melody, but seemed to die down a little as it reached the last few minites of the tune. All in all, pretty cool, the combination of the retro sounding brass sounds and the placebo drum and bass beat was a pleasure to listen to, the only faults we felt was that maybe it could have had a little more on the effects front. Still, smashing.

"Going nowhere" was the corker, a stunning peice of work that instantly reminded us of that warm pre-trance era when techno music was just for dancing, not for singing along to. Yep, this tune has it all, the growling slap bass, the shuffly, stabbing kick and most of all, for all you fans of Guru josh, a sax! I know, most musicians these days would think twice before using any brass sounds in there music for fear of it becoming cheesy, but the acetate cowboy has managed to pull it off with high effectivness. The wickedly cool groove will hve your toes tapping and your head bobbing with its 4/4 trax record style, and contains enough of the good stuff (variation) to keep your ears listening, and your heart pumping.

"Synthetic" by acetate cowboys is something of a different sound than what I've heard so far on GOM. I wouldn't call this house, because it doesn't have that housy beat that normal house has. Neither does it have that "pump technology" that makes house what house is today. But still, "synthetic" is a nice piece in the electronica genre I think. I'll explain later why I think this song acts a lot as a chill-out song.

At the start of the track, I thought it sounded a bit lo/fi. But the artist quickly corrects this by adding strings, some vocal effects, and a smart cymbal inserted. At 1:40 into this recording I think is probably one of the great things about the track. Everything quickly fades, leaving only the strings, beat, and vocal effect left. Beautiful.

After this the track plays on the same theme to 7:31, which is the end. The song ends with a minute or so long fade. You might think this sounds boring, but in fact, the theme tune is very nice to listen to. Even though the same theme is played, it has a twist every once in a while to make it interesting. So, it is not a loop that goes on and on and on.

The negative side to this track is probably that it isn't for most people. For people who need a beat, and a track that is more direct, this track does not satisfy.

Among the simularities between this track and those in the "chill-out" genre is that it leaves a lot for thought and mind. It doesn't has a specific structure as, for example, "trance" or "house" needs in order to achieve its identity. But, as a stand alone work, this track is great! This track makes you curious, and I guess it's a kind of curiousity that gives this track the added bonus:

If you close your eyes, and free your mind a little, this track will give you a relaxing experience through a wonderful soundscape that lasts you a long time.

yours truly:

Christian Lowensprung