This is a superb release. you can hear it in full in RA on http://techno.ca/cognition (probably till monday) there's also an interview with daniel wang in the same place
environ wrote: > Promo - hit "delete" if you aren't interested in 12" of Wang. > > artist: daniel wang > title: silver trophies > format: 12" ep > matrix: ENV009 > tracks: a1. "all flowers must fade" > b1. "to hold you again" > b2. "altitude" > access: most dance music distributors or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ENV009 HYPE > > Daniel Wang is back with "Silver Trophies," his second 12" for Environ > following up on last year's sold out "Mechanical Birds EP." With his > legendary BALIHU label on hiatus indefinitely and his last 12" on Germany's > influential PLAYHOUSE label still turning heads, Environ is proud to > present Daniel's latest foray into rhythm and sound. > > "All Flowers Must Fade" stretches its Moroder-influenced groove out over > close to nine minutes. Synthetic swells and strings ebb and flow over a > funky, sequenced bassline. Singing cowbells and analog toms arrange > themselves in a time grid beneath Wang's echoing arpeggios and melancholy > riffs - a combination that is guaranteed to move floors. > > "To Hold You Again" takes you into a disco club in Shanghai. The blinking > lights of the skyline punctuate the early morning fog. The idoru plays her > vibraphone through space echo as the club fills with bizarre string swells > and synthetic murmurs. The drummer and bassist (no doubt on leave from > their duties with an intergalactic Salsoul cover band) keep the smoky room > swaying. This song is a deep and subtle 4/4 beauty. > > "Altitude" is a striking little aperitif that sports a cutting bassline > matched with a laid-back boogie beat. Electro pulses pop and lock while > spirals of arpeggios backspin up through the atmosphere, gelling to create > a perfect conclusion to the EP. > > Keep an eye out for Daniel's new CD album out on Environ later this year! > Thanks for reading. > Who writes this corny shit? > > environ * 73 mandeville drive * wayne, NJ 07470-6566 * USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.webspan.net/~environ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Cognition/Andrew Duke's In The Mix mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://techno.ca/cognition 1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9
