For those fellas who haven't heard of us before (as it's been almost 9 months since THN100), here's some information
11.08.2008/THN101 >> DANIEL GARDNER - UNDER THE SHOWER TOWER
It is with great delight that we may present Daniel Gardner a.k.a. Frivolous, who is a somewhat productive exile Canadian living in Berlin, accompanied by a chunky remix of Alland Byallo, whose recent string of diverse releases proves that 2008 is a huge year for him and his label Nightlight Music.
From Daniel's perspective, "Under The Shower Tower", is in first case an experiment in trying to do something compatible with what Daniel considers to be the "typical German format" - we get to hear a functional groover, which takes the listener on a seductive journey about the joy of body care appreciation, expressed by an incremental build up through acid-tinged modulations, lasviciously whispered voices and looped slices of electroacoustic instruments. And with the song progressing over eight minutes it is amazing to feel with what somnambulistic certainty Gardner manages to utilize violins as
messengers of a detached euphoria, putting smile on everybodies faces.
Indeed it seemed to be successful since it's getting praise from the big names, one of them supporters being Jeff Samuel, who summarizes the impact of Under A Shower Tower as follows: "This track rocks - I've played in every set since I received it. It's worked every time, in big places, small places, indoors, outdoors, 3am, 9am, anywhere anytime. It's very rare for something to work that well in so many different environments." It is such testimonials which make Under The Shower Tower to become a keeper.
The virtual flip sees a remix by San Francisco's most sought-after producer Alland Byallo, whose imprint Nightlight Music is growing quickly. His compact remix has the floor in sight, by keeping things earthy and gradually tweaking filters so the sunspots may break out of his synths. Enjoy!
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:: 02 tracks :: 16min 21sec :: 38.344 MB ::
01: Daniel Gardner - Under The Shower Tower
02: Daniel Gardner - Under The Shower Tower (Alland Byallo Remix)
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/th ... er.320.zip (320k MP3, 38MB ZIP)
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/th ... r.flac.zip (from August 15th, 98MB FLAC ZIP)
