BASIC CHANNEL直系のサブ・レーベル“CHAIN REACTION”より1997年にリリースされたMonolakeのファースト・アルバムがリマスターされジャケを一新してリイシュー!現在は廃盤状態となっている今作は、硬質な4/4のボトムにモーリツィオ直系のリヴァーブ、そして香港でのフィールド・レコーディングを素材とし、ドープかつ壮大なサウンドスケープを展開している。ベルリンの名門“DUBPLATES & MASTERING”のエンジニア Rashad Beckerが手掛けたリマスタリングにより音質も格段に向上しております。
タワーレコード(2009/04/08)
ongkong compiles Monolake's early releases on Chain Reaction circa 1996-1997. There may not be any purer example of this influential German duo's early sound than the opening track, the mammoth "Cyan." Hongkong ends with two tracks from Monolake's release on the Din label, and also the previously unreleased "Mass Transit Railway." Not nearly as epic or as cinematic as the other tracks, these final three still incorporate strange samples, such as waves crashing on the side of a boat and a montage of Asian voices.|
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Hongkong compiles Monolake's early releases on Chain Reaction circa 1996-1997. There may not be any purer example of this influential German duo's early sound than the opening track, the mammoth "Cyan." Hongkong ends with two tracks from Monolake's release on the Din label, and also the previously unreleased "Mass Transit Railway." Not nearly as epic or as cinematic as the other tracks, these final three still incorporate strange samples, such as waves crashing on the side of a boat and a montage of Asian voices. ~ Jason Birchmeier
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