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- Original Release Date: 1 Mar 2003
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Play | 1. Terminus | 5:26 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Junk | 5:27 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Glamourama | 5:30 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Mine To Give | 6:41 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Can't Come Down | 6:59 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Infinity | 8:31 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Solaris | 5:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Aura | 0:47 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Halogen | 4:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. Lost Blue Heaven | 3:13 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Under The Palms | 2:37 | £0.89 |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Quite a departure. If you've listened to the stark paranoid beats of Modus Operandi and are looking for more futuristic drum and bass beats, you've come to the wrong place. Photek has but one D&B outing on this album. But what an outing it is, rumbling bass and moodshifts that flow from soundtracky to pure dancefloor D&B bliss. On the rest of the tracks, however, Photek has evolved in an entirely new direction. Its what made this album all the more special on its release, the utter surprise of the change of direction. It opens up with Terminus, a kind of harsh breakbeaty track, which reminds me of a more severe version of the house tempo breakbeat that was The Hidden Camera. Next up, we have the surprises ... Junk and Glamourama. Gritty house tracks working hypnotic grooves and sharp sharp drum programming that reminds you of early Chicago era tracks without the sloosh softness that those early drum machines used to kick out. Mine To Give features classic house vocalist Robert Owens, so its fitting that the track melts together Chicago style beats and soulful vocals with the rumbling bass noises you'd associate with D&B. No wonder that this tune (in its many forms) became a progressive house classic. Owens features again on Can't Come Down. For me, this is the weakest track of the album. Owens vocals don't quite seem to sit right over Photeks energetic yet chilled jazzy backing. Infinity comes next, shattering the chill set up in the previous track in the most wonderful manner before we head back into those old skool house beats with Solaris. Aura is a nice little short ambient filler before we head into the more chilled summary to the album. Halogen almost has a Massive Attack sence of downtempo menace about it, sci fi chords and dubby echoes with a nice Photek rumbling bassline. Next up is Lost Blue Heaven, and is the highlight for me. A wonderful chilled track, Photek's oriental inspirations come through very well on this track, with the haunting vocals, clever drum programming. A must check. The album finishes with Under The Palms, a beatless ambient track of melancholic synths.
All in all, I enjoyed this more than Modus Operandi, its an easier listen, has a wide variety of sounds and very few weak moments on it. One to groove your feet in places, and move your head in others. A unique production that you won't see come up very often.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Reports suggest that Robert Owens is about as expensive as Michael Owen to get to work for you, but he certainly is worth it. The two central tracks, "Mine To Give" and "Can't Come Down", boost this album to Classic Status.
"Mine To Give" just begs to be remixed and that is exactly what has happened to it. I'd guess at there being about 75 different versions of this tune (that may be an exaggeration), but none compare to the subtlety and brilliance of the original. "Can't Come Down" follows on beautifully, mainly because both revolve around the lyrics of Robert Owens.
Rupert Parkes, a.k.a. Photek, then resorts to his Drum'N'Bass roots with the chilling "Infinity", which in it's own right is worthy of release into the singles market, perhaps with the underground edges trimmed slightly.
Critics who know anything about music will not be able to knock the ingenuity and originality of this album, and would be foolish to do so.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Compared with Modus Operandi, this album is less cohesive but that's more than made up for by the quality of the tracks here. Getting Robert Owens on vocals for two 'Mine to Give'and 'Can't Come Down' is a master stroke. All the usual Photek trademarks are here in Solaris but despite that the music sounds as fresh as ever. Definitely a contender for one of the best of this year.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
this music is pure genius
im writing this review because this album works so brilliantly, never making its way far down my playlist / CD stack - whch i always find surprising because the sound is so crisp... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2007 by D. NIXON
True artistry
Photek's latest album has produced something that steps beyond simple categorisation. It is an album drenched in the feel of a soundtrack and full of emotion. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2002 by david.a.mulligan@uk.andersen.com
What Happened?
Listening to the previous albums, I was hoping for another drum bustin' CD...but I was wrong. The first track sounded quite sweet, but as I skipped on I was shocked; Photek went... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2001 by S. Kainth
Not very good
I'd never listened to anything by Photek before and was mightily disappointed when i first did. Its a shame judging by some of the reviews on this page that all he offers on this... Read more
Published on 26 April 2001
criminal
Having heard modus operandi and Form and function i was addicted to Photek. The swooping basslines and dark dark beats and breaks had me afraid to listen to the albums at night. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2001 by oxbow2020@aol.com
What a shame...
This is the most dissapointing album in ages, I love the old drum and base photek but this departure is just crap. No innovation (it sounds like goldies discard pile). Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2001
Illogical Regression
I hear your cries "why does Photek diserve 1 star? I dont understand?" The answer to this question would be this. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2000
bad ass!
I heard that this CD was a deviation towards house for Photek and I thought hmmm, is it going to be as good as his D&B? Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2000 by Rich
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i'm not a drum and bass man and i really thought this was going to be a full-on hardcore album. i was wrong. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2000
This is what it's all about
Photek is his various guises has always been one of the true innovators of the Drum and Bass scene. Ask those that know and they will tell you, no one has got beats anything like... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000 by darklord55@hotmail.com
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