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| 1. Machine Gun |
| 2. My World (feat. Giovanca) |
| 3. Shitbox |
| 4. Split The Atom |
| 5. Thursday |
| 6. Leakage |
| 7. Hand Gestures (feat. Joe Seven) |
| 8. Headknot |
| 9. Red Heat |
| 10. Shellshock (feat. Foreign Beggars) |
| 11. Whiskers |
| 12. Alpha Centauri |
| 13. Soul Purge (feat. Foreign Beggars) |
| 14. Diplodocus |
| 15. Paper Doll |
| 16. Dystopia |
| 17. Sun Hammer (feat. Amon Tobin) |
| 18. Stigma |
| 19. Square Feet |
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Review
Dutch trio Noisia are the latest name to emerge from the latter’s underground, threatening to cross over into mainstream consciousness. With good reason, too – their contribution to the Fabriclive series was all of suffocating, unrelenting and uplifting in places, with hard edges sharpened by their own imagination as they mixed mostly their own material for almost 70 high-quality minutes.
Split the Atom, their first album proper, can be heralded as a success, although perhaps not entirely for crossover reasons. Lead-off track and first single Machine Gun quickly establishes a series of peaks and rushes, all growling synths and rubbery reverb before an aggressive drumbeat that DJ Shadow would be proud of emerges to carry it home. The following My World doesn’t so much switch gears as kill the ignition and roll into a layby: the chanteuse vocals supplied by Giovanca hark back to the early days of trip hop. In comparison it sounds slightly dated, but what follows secures it in place as another tile in Noisia’s musical mosaic. Interludes like S***box and Headknot boil electronica to its bare bones, leaving the title-track and Red Heat to build the album’s momentum up again after them, respectively. The latter’s bendy, broken riffing is another highlight.
Two separate appearances from London grime collective Foreign Beggars comprise another wise move. Their rambunctious, breathless MCing fits the hectic tone of Shellshock and squelching stomp of Soul Purge meaning that, despite weighing in with 19 tracks, Split the Atom boasts enough variety, changes of pace and nods to the genres that help build Noisia’s unique identity without ever feeling forced. The one thing it isn’t is wilfully commercial, but those listeners who struggle through the more trying, less edifying moments of this collection – its final chapters are frequently heaving, off-kilter and dense – will likely remain devoted converts. --Alistair Lawrence
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For anyone who says drum and bass is just a wall of noise and there's nothing much to its production - think again. Drum and bass is a genre that exhibits some of the finest producers on this planet - Noisia just took it up by a level! An absolute must for anyone who understands good music when they hear it.
I'm too old to care about genre specifics. This is punching, catchy, exhilarating stuff, and a modern classic. Heartily recommended to anyone who loves bringing down the Walls of Jericho.
Buy it.
tracks much like the opening track 'Machine Gun' (Which is indeed Massive!)
it's actually a relatively varied album each track has it's own unique personality
I've been waiting for this CD for a good long while, and i was expecting an
albums worth of tracks like 'Machine Gun' or 'Split the Atom', i wasn't
expecting tofind deep powerful dub based tracks like my now favourite
'Thursday' or the simplistic 'Paper Doll'.
It's a great album beacuse it showcases the groups widest range of abilities,
stand out tracks are for DJ's or Listeners to compile afterwards, if you know what i mean.
Noisia already have a big catalogue of excellent dance anthems, it's nice to hear their sound
in a more extended way!
Very enjoyable, pleasantly varied.
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