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| All Tomorrow's Parties 3.0 | |
Compilation
[ATP Recordings]
Our eldest readers are probably still moved to tear when evoking the mix tape's era. A blessed epoch when the digital tape totally changed the way people listened to music, like MP3 today. The magnetic tape allowed the appearance of parallel musical scenes, just as singular the ones from the others. From the industrial, to hip-hop and post-rock, we discreetly swapped bootlegs recordings of our favourite bands. Some magazines were even created with the benefits of this bootlegs' illegal trade. For four years, the All Tomorrow's Parties' festival has been the embodiment of an ultimate mix tape, the ideal compilation which organizers change on each edition. This year, ATP was under the artistic direction of Autechre. Sean Booth and Rob Brown are devoted to the tape and to musical styles which spread like viruses thanks to this cheap support. During three days, geeks came to Autechre's invitation and gave their interpretation of the sound design. Ironically, the synthesis of this event, is materialized on a double CD compilation of 19 new tracks. A panorama very faithful to the idea we have of the duo's tastes; a heterogeneous mix of old-school hip-hop, Detroit's techno and mechanical electronica. So, beside the legendary Disjecta, we find Baby Ford, a noisy, annoying bunch of people and new comers of the lame electro scene. We could have done without Public Enemy's mouldy track. But it's Autechre's pride and it takes all kinds to make a mix tape.
Anthony Augendre |
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