v/a "[Komfort.Labor] Presents Native Lab" WMFREC CD006 2002 (59:12)
Kid 606 "Damn Dre Why You Always Hating On
Me" (4:07)
Jake Mandell "Broccoli Crisis" (4:19)
Richard Devine "Pulsion Mirror" (6:06)
Errorsmith "Free For All (Breaks Version)" (5:07)
F.X. Randomiz "Danuni" (4:46)
Rob Acid "A Day In My Life" (3:41)
Solar X "Marmilad Sticker" (4:09)
Keñt "Unsigned Char" (3:57)
Vladislav Delay "The Super Has Left The Model" (4:27)
Siegmar Kreie "Zen Ist Nichts Dagegen" (4:44)
Mike Dred "Souenir Un Feu Roulant" (4:27)
Nitrada vs. Vger "(Sky Was Blue)pow" (4:18)
Vert "Drawers Of Water" (5:04)
Lazyfish "Mewark-Stoderaft" (CD-ROM interactive track)
Berlin's WMF Club is home for Saturday night Komfort.Labor events such as Native Instruments' Native Labs. The company is maker of modular sound software Reaktor and I'm assuming that the 14 artists found here used it for these exclusive tracks. Some of electronica's elite are of course to be found here amongst the line-up: Kid 606, Jake Mandell, Richard Devine, Errorsmith, F.X. Randomiz, Rob Acid, Solar X, Kent, Vladislav Delay, Siegmar Kreie, Mike Dred, Nitrada vs. Vger, Vert and Lazyfish. If anything, the resulting hour of audio proves that Reaktor is a really flexible environment for electronic music makers. Everything from loping soundscapes to inexplicable experiments to throbbing techno is represented, though there's an especially strong emphasis on chaos and/or rhythm throughout. Of the lot, I'd say only Errorsmith's annoying metallic beat thing is worthy of skipping and Kid 606's bland "Damn Dre Why You Always Hating On Me" doesn't live up to its cool title. The following three are my favorites. Mandell's "Broccoli Crisis" is a seriously storming dance number that would make the most timid clubber get their ass out on the floor and move. F.X. Randomiz's "Danuni" melodically churns a granular mass of bits and bobs. And Vladislav Delay performs his usual magic trick for "The Super Has Left The Model" by skillfully turning microscopic digitalia inside out, almost at random. The interactive ROM portion might just be the most interesting aspect of the disc, that is, if I ever figure it out. A Reaktor-like application lets you graphically manipulate the "what", "when" and "how" of Lazyfish's "Mewark-Stoderaft" on the fly. Fun, for awhile ...
Native
Instruments
WMF Records
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