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- Summary: The debut album from California electronic artist Timothy Wiles includes collaborations with Beenie Man and Davey Dave.
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Electronic
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| Maggie I've Been Searching for Our Son | |
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| There's a darkness in my body And I think I might be ready. Maggie I've been searching for our son. There's a big hole in my thinking. Lately I've... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Überzone's constant changeups in style and tempo breathe fresh life into a stale genre.
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An early study of California hip-hop, Überzone mixes twisted, bubbling Roland bass, big beats, and vocoder effects to make futuristic electro-anthems that manage to pop and lock like robots, but recall the organic '80s breaker heyday and never sound sterile and stiff.
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MixerIt is good to see such experimentation by an artist in a field usually associated with being so genre-specific. [July 2001, p.82]
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UrbThis well-engineered album's ideas have been gestating a little too long. You might just say it's the best album of 1998. [Sep 2001, p.152]
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The compositions are sharp enough to cleanly burrow themselves into the subconscious; only to rise up at the most unexpected moments and potentially leave you wondering where you heard that funky little beat.
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The album awkwardly divides in two: the first half showcases Wiles' forward-looking tunes; the second takes a brief historical look at his dated earlier work.
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BlenderFaith in the Future is built with recycled beats and borrowed sounds, relying on castoff samples and guest contributions... [Aug/Sep 2001, p.132]
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shgyis56i69iMar 17, 2005spot on !!!
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