| Tomo / Tomo |
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| Album: | Tomo | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Tomo | Added: | Nov 2004 | |
| Label: | Daft Alliance | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-01-09 | Pull Date: | 2005-03-13 | Charts: | RPM/Electronica, Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Mar 6 | Feb 27 | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 18, 2010: | lost and found Tangerine | 4. | Nov 14, 2006: | Subcutaneous Phycomycosis Ritual of Bubble, Tree of no Trees | |
| 2. | Feb 24, 2009: | DJ Adam Memorial Hour Tangerine | 5. | Mar 05, 2005: | the Dog and Pony show Tree of no Trees | |
| 3. | Oct 10, 2007: | growing up Tree of no Trees | 6. | Feb 21, 2005: | Stirling's Approximation People Are Tired |
| Album Review |
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| Guest DJ Account Reviewed 2004-12-10 | ||
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Tomo San Francisco-based electronic artist with IDM leanings. Tomo mixes composition and improvisation; a lot of the tracks feel less like songs and more like suites. When the process works, the result is really remarkable. All the tracks except 3 and 4 are quite good; 5 and 9 are exceptional. Reviewed 10/12/2004 by Shivaram. 1. * Bells, chimes, a bit of crunch. Playful, elegant. 2. * Starts with an angular synthesizer bounce (reminded me of Erase Errata, of all things). Breaks down to a peaceful beat and melody, with shimmering high trills. 3. High-pitched, chime-y noodlings. Syncopated beat and synthesizer hums. Around 2:00 a melody pops out. Drags a little. 4. Clicks, a happy little melody. Unimpressive. 5. ** A six-minute dance suite. Bass-driven throughout with great percussion. Great transitions; the part after 3:00, where he adds tiny snatches of voice, is especially nice. It’s the Nutcracker for the 21st century. 6. * Instantly attractive, highly catchy almost-rock. Fragments into improvisation, then joins up again for a stately close. 7. * Funky synthesizer growl. Syncopation, more improvisation. Jumbled and mismatched, but good. 8. * Slow, pulsing beat. A restrained, minimal guitar part; very relaxing. Breaks into a full melody at 2:15; this track has a real Asian pop sensibility. Breaks up, then reforms, with the guitar playing at wider and wider intervals until the end. 9. ** A harsh, intriguing blend, more recognizably IDM than the other tracks. Fascinating mix of melody and percussion. Scattershot sounds fade out to beeping. 10. * Video-game-ish, mellow closer. Fairly conventional, except for some very Tomo-sounding vibraphone improvisations. A great way to end; worth a look. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Tree of no Trees | 6. | Pochi Run | |||
| 2. | (Time) | 7. | Tangerine | |||
| 3. | Giraffe's Mistake | 8. | People Are Tired | |||
| 4. | Have a Good Rest | 9. | It's Coming After You | |||
| 5. | Ritual of Bubble | 10. | Yellow Flowery Thing |