Melodium
"Parthenay" online EP
Autres
Directions in Music
Genres: IDM, electronica, chillout
Stéphane Colle
c/o Autres Directions in Music
18 Rue du Capitaine Corhumel
44000 Nantes - France
Oct 11 - 17 2004 |
Autres Directions in Music is one of the few free online record labels that
actually puts out good stuff. You can hear their output online
at www.autresdirections.net/inmusic,
and the first release you should check out is moulin001, Melodium's
Parthenay EP. Melodium mastermind Laurent
Girard composes homemade electronic music heavy on complex rhythms
and lush synth melodies. It is less intense than most popular
IDM material (AFX, Autechre, etc.), but instead seems to
share a seamless relaxedness with the "chillout"
genre. The songs range from atmospheric and clicky
("Terminus") to more rhythmic and driving
("Terminus"), but overall they are all quite calm and
relaxed. Many of the tracks are quite experimental, with strong
fundamental elements but lots of pleasantly extraneous sonic
abstraction as well. The EP's four songs are complemented by
successful remixes from Motenai, Dudley,
and Depth Affect. Parthenay is an affordable (ha!)
and impressive display of electronic composition. Girard's
work will satisfy the headphone listener in all of us.
84%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
8 tracks, distributed free online by the
label, released 2004] |
