Bit By Bit, Cell By Cell
Reviews
Dick Benedict
Reviewed 2007-03-22
Reviewed 2007-03-22
Xperimentl/classical. Strange combination of altered voices and an Atari 800XL. Songs are clearly influenced by more standard classical forms, but sound a bit alien due to the voice altering, dissonance, and teh Atari. FCC clean. Picks 3,6,1,7.
**1-2:09) A recitative sung through a talk-box with slight modulations. Good.
2-4:43) A few harsh elec. tones that waver and buzz around each other. Fadeout.
**3-5:15) Recitative with dubbed, affected, voices in background.
4-3:12) Screwed male vox and fem vox in call and response. They're seeing about fake statistics!?!? Funny, bloopy electronics. Ends quiet.
*5-12:01) A trio of altered voices singing in polyphony. Alto enters midway. Ends on full chord.
**6-6:32) Full orchestration. Elec. slightly mroe advanced sounding than 8-bit. Driving, repeating rhythmic figure but the harmonies and voicings slowly evolve like an extended computer-game Bach Prelude. Sudden ending.
**7-2:20) Powerful wind noises. -1:05 airy, fem vox echoes in background faintly. Ends on low cello tone that emerges from swirling winds.
8-14:51) Recitative to arpeggioed crude electronic accompaniment like a harpsichord. Also periods of vocal polyphony. Ends solo vox and elec. acc.
9-3:44) Queasy difficult electronic sounds. Sudden end.
10-4:26) Another tense, unhappy electronic composition.
11-3:16) Many voices. Think Scelsi almost. An easier listen tho.
**1-2:09) A recitative sung through a talk-box with slight modulations. Good.
2-4:43) A few harsh elec. tones that waver and buzz around each other. Fadeout.
**3-5:15) Recitative with dubbed, affected, voices in background.
4-3:12) Screwed male vox and fem vox in call and response. They're seeing about fake statistics!?!? Funny, bloopy electronics. Ends quiet.
*5-12:01) A trio of altered voices singing in polyphony. Alto enters midway. Ends on full chord.
**6-6:32) Full orchestration. Elec. slightly mroe advanced sounding than 8-bit. Driving, repeating rhythmic figure but the harmonies and voicings slowly evolve like an extended computer-game Bach Prelude. Sudden ending.
**7-2:20) Powerful wind noises. -1:05 airy, fem vox echoes in background faintly. Ends on low cello tone that emerges from swirling winds.
8-14:51) Recitative to arpeggioed crude electronic accompaniment like a harpsichord. Also periods of vocal polyphony. Ends solo vox and elec. acc.
9-3:44) Queasy difficult electronic sounds. Sudden end.
10-4:26) Another tense, unhappy electronic composition.
11-3:16) Many voices. Think Scelsi almost. An easier listen tho.
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Charting
2007-04-01 — 2007-06-03
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 3 | 1 |
| May 20 | 1 |
| May 6 | 1 |
| Apr 29 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Portal | ||
| 2. | Vanishing Point | ||
| 3. | Sugar High | ||
| 4. | Eep | ||
| 5. | Yours Forever | ||
| 6. | Grid | ||
| 7. | Window | ||
| 8. | Bit By Bit, Cell By Cell | ||
| 9. | Resolution | ||
| 10. | Toolbox | ||
| 11. | Extreme Beauty | ||
| 12. | Portal (Video) |