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Phonat Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (21 Sep 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mofo Hifi Records
  • ASIN: B002GHBVN0
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 134,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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BBC Review

Listeners unfamiliar with Phonat’s choppy, cut-up style will be disconcerted within 30 seconds of the Italian ex-pat’s debut album.

Opening track A Warm Welcome begins with a blend of snatched samples and periods of silence that will convince some their download or CD is faulty, though the tune soon reveals itself as a multi-genre mongrel. There’s a motif stolen from The Chemical Brothers’ Galvanize, a bassline from Jocelyn Brown’s Somebody Else’s Guy and experimental bleeps aplenty across three tempting minutes.

Phonat, aka now London-based Michele Balduzzi, has made a name for himself with this magpie approach among DJs both credible and popular. The Avalanches are an overt influence in this respect, particularly on Get Down My Dirty Street, where a touch of James Brown grit is thrown together with Krafty Kuts party breaks.

Set Me Free is the most neatly representative song on the album. After a swirling trance start, the tune warps into acid-touched techno strangeness. From music for hairdressers to music for sadists in one brave leap, it’ll keep both listening. But better is the mighty 2008 single Ghetto Burnin’. Massive Attack collaborator Yolanda Quartey, of Phantom Limb, contributes an incendiary dancehall vocal which rides atop a terrific Cassius-echoing bassline and Ewan Pearson-style digital trickery. It’s scintillating stuff.

The constant snippets of sound can grate, though, despite the generally innovative nature of what’s on offer. Love Hits the Fan is one tiresome offering, coming on like Aphex Twin trying to subvert filter house in obvious fashion. London is another relative letdown, sounding like second-rate Justice.

But two weak songs can’t ruin a record so fearless. Learn to Recycle more than compensates for the duff duo on its own: hip hop, house and drum ‘n’ bass beats all rinse out over a sampled pop chant and filthy synth to invigorating effect.

Phonat is a sonic chemist of impressive capability who successfully mixes unlikely source components to create something fresh. He’s bound to influence rookie producers in his wake, but he’ll need to work hard to stay at the vanguard of popular dance music. --Lou Thomas

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5.0 out of 5 stars ...speechless...!, 10 Nov 2009
This review is from: Phonat (Audio CD)
This album blows my mind!
Phonat will be the one to watch in the next few years if this debut album is anything to go by. Something for all tastes here from Daft Punk style electronica to more chilled out Robert Miles type beats on 'Its For You' (my personal favourite). The infectious reggae vocals on 'Ghetto Burnin' will have you jumping about like a mexican bean. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars choppy in style but great to listen to, 9 Jan 2011
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for the most part, this artist mixes a string of sounds much like BT. ghetto burning was used for the 'good life' trailer of test drive unlimited 2 and the album features some other great tracks.
definately one to listen to
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5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE!, 21 Nov 2009
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This is just about the best electronic album ever. I'm not kidding. Varied, passionate, credible, fun, accessible, genius.
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