Tectonics

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Forget two-step, jump-up or U.K. garage, the real sound of the underground is the synapse-shredding pulse of nu-skool breaks. Melding hip-hop, electro and drum and bass into a bass-heavy amalgam, this melting pot of styles takes breakbeat as its common starting point and then deconstructs it, along with all expectations. Skillfully mixed and compiled by the undisputed king of the genre, Adam Freeland, Tectonics is the world-class DJ's homage to all things nu-skool, and it kicks like the proverbial mule. Blim's "Chronologic" quickly sets the pace, a gentle, tickling intro giving way to gilded breaks and bass as fat as butter. Further down the line, Apex's "Bangin" growls away like a famished panther, its anger and discontent mirrored by deep bottom end. Jewel in the crown, though, is Beber's "Juvenile Delinquent," the tune that almost singlehandedly kick-started the genre. Like all the culprits here, it's a malevolent beauty with fire in its belly. --Paul Tierney

Tectonics,Adam Freeland,Ultra Records,Big Beat,Club/Dance,DJ,Dance Music,House,Jungle/Drum'n'bass,Nu Breaks,Pop,Tech-House

Average customer rating: The growth continues... instrumental magic!

Cortical Tectonics Canvas Solaris Manufacturer: Sensory Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Penumbra Diffuse Sublimation Quantum ASIN: B000PKG626 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Berserker Hypothesis
2. Sinusoid Mirage
3. Interface
4. Gamma Knife
5. Rhizome
6. Reticular Consciousness

Customer Reviews:

The growth continues... instrumental magic!.......2007-06-10

Canvas Solaris' previous album Penumbra Diffuse was such a stylistic transition from their extreme technical metal roots to a more atmospheric, keyboard-heavy style that many of their fans were utterly surprised. Without abandoning their calculated compositions infused with thunderous rhythm syncopation and driving lead solos, they adopted well written synth patches and acoustic passages for good measure.

Their new CD Cortical Tectonics now achieves the perfect balance between the band's earlier heavy stylings and their new-found progressive experiment. The six tracks on the CD are carefully divided into two parts, with the first two songs, "Berserker Hypothesis" and "Sinusoid Mirage", being the ruthless heavy pieces, dominated by Nathan Sapp and Ben Simpkins' heavy-duty guitar riffs and Hunter Ginn's rolling drum work. The guitarists fire off shred-intensive electric riffs with machine-like precision, underscoring the odd-metered drumming. The first track does boast a little acoustic passage defined by a very creepy tone, but other than that it is quite heavy. "Sinusoid Mirage", on the other, starts out slowly, borrowing some cool shaker sounds by guest musician Matt Johnson, and highlights the glistening cymbal work and yet another storm of doomsday riffs.

The band's brooding atmospheric side comes through on "Interface", which also sees a great clean acoustic part by Brian Simpkins, who is normally responsible for the bass and rhythm guitars in the band. Sapp injects an elaborate synth patch into the song lending it a great melody, and the bass motif that rumbles atop is amazing. Ginn concludes the song with his trademark glockenspiel, but his diverse rhythm work isn't as profound on Cortical Tectonics as it was on Penumbra Diffuse. This certainly has to do with the album being more guitar-influenced, thus leaving him less space to demonstrate his ethnic drumming. That said, on the 17-minute "Reticular Consciousness", the band's longest song to date, every aspect of their previous work is emphasized. Ginn gets to lay down a killer tribal solo employing lots of conga and Moroccan Clay drumming, whilst Sapp exacts myriad synth tones through the song's course. He even uses the weird Tangerine Dream-like patch somewhere in the end, which greatly adds to the diversity of the composition.

"Gamma Knife" emphasizes intricate rhythms and arrangements, exuding double-tracked atonal licks and rapid-fire riffery. At one point, the riffing becomes so intense and bent that it is wrenched into a nasty breakdown, which creates a dense, suffocating attack. "Rhizome", on the other hand, is the band's study in the light/dark contrast a la King Crimson and Mr Bungle. It starts out very mellow, bringing forth eerie acoustic guitars, but they quickly morph into hammering electric leads that collapse in on themselves.

The packaging of the album is almost identical to Penumbra Diffuse, with a carboard pack with the credits and liner notes written inside. As with its predecessor, the production and mixing is great, rendered with a strange immediacy to it. The trio in Canvas Solaris still continue to churn out uncompromising compositions and defy traditional musical standards. This album is yet another excellent addition to their body of work, but to me, Penumbra Diffuse is still their most accomplished album.

Along with Planet X's Quantum, Cortical Tectonics is 2007's most essential instrumental album.

Average customer rating: Absolutely the Best! Excellent dark breaks with a bang simply a dope mix SICKY-ICKY-BO-BICKY!!

Tectonics Adam Freeland Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: On Tour Fabriclive.16 Fabriclive.21 Eargasm Back to Mine ASIN: B00004T0LL Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

1. Chronologic - BLIM
2. Pig Chase - Makesome Breakesome
3. Tectonics - Ils
4. Isokora (Bushwacka! Mix) - Leuroj
5. Bangin - Apex
6. Impulse Transmission - Audiowerk
7. Hip Hop Phenomenon- Tsunami One/BT
8. Liposuction - 3 Mile Island
9. My Mind - Motion Unit
10. Stitch Up - Proper Filthy Naughty
11. Freak Frequency - Vigi & Flip
12. Deep South - Layo And Bushwacka!
13. Juvenile Delinquent (Tectonics Mix) - Beber

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Forget two-step, jump-up or U.K. garage, the real sound of the underground is the synapse-shredding pulse of nu-skool breaks. Melding hip-hop, electro and drum and bass into a bass-heavy amalgam, this melting pot of styles takes breakbeat as its common starting point and then deconstructs it, along with all expectations. Skillfully mixed and compiled by the undisputed king of the genre, Adam Freeland, Tectonics is the world-class DJ's homage to all things nu-skool, and it kicks like the proverbial mule. Blim's "Chronologic" quickly sets the pace, a gentle, tickling intro giving way to gilded breaks and bass as fat as butter. Further down the line, Apex's "Bangin" growls away like a famished panther, its anger and discontent mirrored by deep bottom end. Jewel in the crown, though, is Beber's "Juvenile Delinquent," the tune that almost singlehandedly kick-started the genre. Like all the culprits here, it's a malevolent beauty with fire in its belly. --Paul Tierney

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely the Best!.......2005-03-13

One of my favorite albums of all time. I have owned four MP3 players and I have loaded this album onto three of them. I listen to this album all the time. I like listening to music when I'm studying and this album is the perfect rhythm to get my brain working. If you like electronica then you will love this album.

BTW- I was introduced to Adam Freeland through the Dreamcast and PS2 videogame Rez from Sega. An obscure but wonderful game for people who like electronica.

Excellent.......2003-03-26

I knew the cd and wanted this on vinyl. After searching the net I found it 'surprisingly'here at amazon.
It contains some tracks you can't gate anymore on 12"
So if you are searching for very good breakbeat tracks on very phat vinyl-> buy this

dark breaks with a bang.......2001-11-13

weather you are listening it in your car,
dancing on the floor,
adam freeland's mix has a contagious energy
that will keep you moving throughout the entire set
feel the base and drums,
if the track 'frequency' doesn't make you move, i don't know what else can make you move, cuz there is nothing like
an underground breaks with a gothic sound for a incredible euphoric journey.
my favorite track is 'bangin' by Apex.. it has a superbass charge ,full blown base , and dark drums .. All in One
Buy it.

simply a dope mix.......2001-05-14

ok, so what do you get when you take the phattest breakbeat DJ (adam freeland) and have him mix some of the rudest tracks out there (isokora, juvenile delinquent, and freak frequency)? you get a dope mix, that's what you get. the progression of the tracks, the way each song builds up the next one, along with the seamless mixing, make this album outstanding. freeland single-handedly created a new genre of music--dubbed new school breaks--and this mix album gives you a taste of what it is all about. if you like new school breaks, or if you think you might be interested, don't hesitate to get your hands on this album. freeland is truly a success story--he started playing house music in clubs, moved onto hip hop and logically progressed into breakbeat. he started his own record label, and now produces with kevin beber as "tsunami one" and does solo work as well (look out for his new full length). also, keep your eyes out for a "tectonics 2" out soon on marine parade (freeland's label). peace.

SICKY-ICKY-BO-BICKY!!.......2000-09-13

those guys in the UK know how to throw down the dope sounds, and Adam Freeland is no different. This LP is a definitive collection of forward thinking breakbeat music. The tracks on here are a nonstop parade of talent, from ILS to BLIM, Beber, Bushwacka, and Motion Unit. This is an absolute must-have for any breakbeat DJ. Adam Freeland is set to blow up here in the states. He's already got the UK right where he wants em. Check this out!!

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Tectonics P.H.O.B.O.S. Manufacturer: Candlelight ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00081R7GG Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Nietzschean Dynamics
2. Gregarious
3. Wisdoom
4. Monochrome Red
5. Engulfed in Subduction
6. Nihil Credo
7. Inseminator/Matrix
8. Dormant/Dead End

Average customer rating: Bangin Breaks!

Tectonics Adam Freeland Manufacturer: Marin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004SPQ7 Release Date: 2000-04-21

Tracks:

1. Chronologic
2. Pig Chase - Makesome Breaksome
3. Tectonics - Ils
4. Isokora [Bushwacka! Mix]
5. Bangin' - Apex
6. Impulse Transmission - Audiowerk
7. Hip Hop Phenomenon - BT, Tsunami One
8. Liposuction - 3 Mile Island
9. My Mind - Motion Unit
10. Stitch Up - Proper Filthy Naughty
11. Freak Frequency
12. Deep South - Bushwacka!, Layo & Bushwacka!
13. Juvenile Delinquent [Tectonic Mix] - Kevin Beber

Album Details

Tracks from the Likes Of: Blim, Layo and Bushwacka,tsunami One and Bt,motion Unit,leuro J, Makesome Breaksome, Apex etc.

Customer Reviews:

Bangin Breaks!.......2001-05-03

Adam Freeland puts together a thoughtful journey into the world of Nu-skool breaks and beats, properly measured only by the Richter Scale. If there was ever any great justification for purchasing a subwoofer, this disc provides it with tracks like Apex "Bangin" and Vigi & Flip's "Freak Frequency" requiring a good sub just to hear the depth of the sub-bass frequencies rumbling through the tracks. Only in his mid-twenties, Freeland shows a wisdom for track selection and mixing that exceeds his years.

If you can get through listening to this disc without dancing around whatever venue you're in (house, car, whatever), then perhaps dance music isn't your bag. For everyone else, including fans of BT and Hybrid, this is a must have disc to fill out your collection.

For reference, here's the track list of this CD:

1. Blim / Chronologic 2. Makesome Brakesome / Pig Chase 3. ILS / Tectonics 4. Leuroj / Isokora (Bushwacka! Mix) 5. Apex / Bangin 6. Audiowerk / Impulse Transmission 7. Tsunami One & BT / Hip Hop Phenomenon 8. 3 Mile Island / Liposuction 9. Motion Unit / My Mind 10. Proper Filthy Naughty / Stitch Up 11. Vigi & Flip / Freak Frequency 12. Layo and Bushwacka! / Deep South 13. Beber / Juvenile Delinquent (Tectonics Mix)

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Tectonics Elliott Sharp Manufacturer: Atonal (Ger) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005YIA Release Date: 1996-01-24

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Field & Stream Elliott Sharp: Tectonics Manufacturer: Knitting Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000007TO9 Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

1. Krkd
2. Fzarp
3. Dadastream
4. Pangra
5. Faux Facade
6. Anatomic Dub
7. Platelet
8. Glimpse Of Field Effect
9. Scattershot
10. Lithic

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Manhattan guitarist Elliott Sharp is best known for his work with the avant- hardcore band, Carbon. Playing obtuse, mathematical compositions on his customized doubleneck guitarbass, Sharp is certainly not headed toward top-40 radio anytime soon. Taking a primarily solo route on Field & Stream, Sharp melds his distinctive guitar methods with an investigation in computer-processed sound and rhythmic drum programs. Filtering jazz, industrial rock, and modern electronica together is no easy task, but Sharp has been condensing unusual musical alternatives since the late '70s and has little problem here. Adding reconfigured bits of tenor saxophone onto his wailing, synthesized guitar and automated percussion anticipates progressive jazz for the 21st century. Elliott Sharp's instrumental music is both an intellectual and visceral experience. --Mitch Myers

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Errata Elliott Sharp: Tectonics Manufacturer: Knitting Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024EQU Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Spliny Thicket
2. In Tongues
3. City of Sand
4. Which Delta
5. Calle Siete
6. Hotfoot
7. Noospheric
8. Goomy
9. Kargyraa
10. Errataka

Average customer rating: A fine eclectic disc

Blue Plate Tectonics Water Shed 5tet Manufacturer: Rastascan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001ATT Release Date: 1998-08-17

Tracks:

1. Hedora
2. Homage To Doris Wishman
3. Homage To Bert I. Gordon
4. Braque
5. Homage To Jack Hill
6. Homage To Dario Argento
7. The Sun Setting In The East
8. Homage To Inoshiro Honda
9. Homage To Tod Browning
10. The Perfect Man
11. Mattress In The Basement
12. Blues
13. Homage To Herk Harvey
14. Homage To Phil Tucker
15. We Smell Sausage
16. Looking Outward (Alternative Take)

Customer Reviews:

A fine eclectic disc.......2000-03-07

Awesomely outrageous avant-garde jazz/rock fusion with fine short hommages to great filmmakers. Excellent Sun Ra cover of the obscure gem "The Perfect Man" and some great original tunes. Band lineup:reeds, elec gtr, elec bass, cello, drums

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U.S. Pop Life Vol 15 - Power Energy -On The High Wire Erase Errata , Cherry Valence , Plate Tectonics , Canyon , Liars , Young People , Heiia , Pilot to Gunner , Pink & Brown , and Electro Putas Manufacturer: Contact Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000K88Y5A

Product Description

12 Tracks

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Tracks:

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