Cold Metal Perfection [Enhanced]

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"Endo's daring experimental electronica opus hits like a stiletto-heeled boot to the eye."

Product Description
Nic Endo is the member of Atari Teenage Riot responsible for the "noise" ingredient. Her most impressive solo work, 'Cold Metal Perfection,' gained her accolades across the board. An impressive synthesis of way-out-there avant-garde jazz and up-to-the-minute experimental electronic music.

Cold Metal Perfection,Nic Endo,Geist,Electro-Jazz,Electronica,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Soundtrack to the Classic Scifi/Horror that was never made

Bow down to your Mistress, you've been very bad...

Sensitivity and perfection.

PLEASE, you "people"...worst album ever? WHAT EVA'!

Should have been a single (at best)

Cold Metal Perfection
Nic Endo
Manufacturer: Geist / Dig. H'core
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005JI6N
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

Man-Eater
The Program And The Brides
Mask Identity
Le Sacrifice (Cercles Mysterieux)
I Didn't Exist
Neon Sunrise
Heroines
Black Light Rituals
One Night Domination
Heroines Pt. 2
Crystalline Circuits

Album Description

Nic Endo is the member of Atari Teenage Riot responsible for the "noise" ingredient. Her most impressive solo work, 'Cold Metal Perfection,' gained her accolades across the board. An impressive synthesis of way-out-there avant-garde jazz and up-to-the-minute experimental electronic music.

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Soundtrack to the Classic Scifi/Horror that was never made.......2005-06-15

While Nic Endo is known the Noise/mixer contributor to Atari Teenage Riot, her debut album is a far cry from the Gabber Digital Punk of her former band. No noise on this CD (except for the white heat video by Phillip Virus) but what we have here is a debut of experimental electronic sounds capes that have more in common with yesteryears science fiction and horror drive ins from the 1960's. Nothing make this more apparent that the dialogue samples from "Carnival of Souls" that is used extensively on the track "I Didn't Exist", While Hanin Elias makes a guest appearance on "One Night Domination" Endo truly shines on her own with her experimental gems that she creates. Someone mentioned elements of Jazz, and I have to admit I don't see a single trace of those anywhere on this CD. I see synthesizer textures that sound like something from the 1960's I hear 80's drum rhythms with a Linn Drum, and I hear various moments of random quirky synthesizers but no a hint of jazz. In the end this CD will fit better next to a Coil Cd or early era Download than it does next to a Gabber or Digital Hardcore CD.

Bow down to your Mistress, you've been very bad..........2004-07-01

(...) If you would, kindly go back to listening to your Limp Bizkit records and please leave this music alone.
With that outta the way, let it be known that this is one of the more unusual and challenging electronic albums to come out in the past few years. It's a dark, quirky mix of jazz, old-school electro, and industrial that I don't think I've heard anywhere else lately. Yeah, the influences are obvious(Herbie Hancock, Igor Stravinsky) and any intellectual snob could dismiss it as derivative or unoriginal but the bottom line is there needs to be more women thinking like Nic Endo in electronic music, and music in general, for that matter. There are too many whack female DJs that are getting known simply because they are a female in a male-dominated genre (like most genres of modern music) and Nic Endo has effectively risen above this with her own unique style. At first, the title "Cold Metal Perfection" suggests something harsh, militant, and industrial (like most of the other Digital Hardcore she is known for) but, as the music sinks in it seems more like a portrait of a foxy android sex machine who's had enough of doing what she's programmed to do.
From the get-go, this record may seem difficult to many listeners. It may be confusing to people who are accustomed to certain approaches to electronic music or it may just appear to be a sloppy, lazy cop-out (this girl's techniques are very lo-fi (...)). However, upon repeated listening, it's clear how sullen, sexy, and sophisticated it really is. And for all you fellas out there that still aren't willing to recognize, Miss Endo happens to be a startlingly gorgeous babe, so go on and buy her frickin' album, already.

Sensitivity and perfection........2003-07-14

This is a brilliant album and 'yes' it does take some time to understand it fully - for those looking for some electronic pop merchant go for Radiohead or the Pet Shop Boys. This album is a truly inspired atmospheric album that at different times takes off into steady electronic rock swing - in particular "I Didn't Exist" and "One Night Domination".....
Nic Endo's "Cold Metal Perfection" is exactly what the title suggests - an edge, a robotic swing, but also a highly sensitive work of unique contemporary music that has no real equal out there - except of course Mr. Empire's own special vision.
If you enjoy this album try Alec Empire's "Low On Ice" and more comparative "Hypermodern Jazz 2000.5", don't let the people who don't have the time or sensitivity to appreciate Nic Endo's fine effort lead you astray.

PLEASE, you "people"...worst album ever? WHAT EVA'!.......2003-05-14

fist off: nic endo is a clasicially trained jazz musisian, O.K.? this might be why if you do not like "jazz" or other experimental musik formates you proboly wont like this album.
i must say that the first time that i listened to this album it didnt get me going, but oh well. i listened to it a couple of months later and then actually LISTENED to it...IT ROCKS!it starts out with a sample form "bela ligosies dead" and only improves. with song titles like: "neon sunrise", "black light rituals", "crystalline curcuits" how can you go wrong? and these are not even the best titles.
i would sugest this album to someone what likes alec empire 's more mellow albums like "space jazz".

Should have been a single (at best).......2003-02-26

This has got to be the single worst CD I have bought in the last 5 years. Most of it is pointless, meandering sub elph vs Coil glitch-style electronica.
However, just when you think you've lost the will to live, the one track with any kind of tune, and a vocal performance "One night domination", comes along and bumbles along quite nicely.

That, sadly, is the only highlight.

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