Wisp / Honor Beats
Artist Wisp
Album Title: Honor Beats
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: General Electronic
Format CD
Released 06/30/2006
Label Sublight Records
Catalog No SLR1003
Bar Code No 7 75020 73302 2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Beadumægen (5:29)
2. Hnipian (5:18)
3. Lyftgeswenced (5:46)
4. Drycræft (2:19)
5. Foldbold(The Siege) (4:29)
6. Clipian (7:33)
7. Sceadugenga (9:47)
8. Ealdgewyrht (4:03)
Date Acquired 10/01/2010
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 10.98

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This review is from: Honor Beats (Audio CD)
Out of Niagara Falls, NY, Reid W. Dunn pushes the beats further to where Squarepusher's work would be today. I know that this may be a repeating and unfair analogy - each artist should be seen in an original light - but this comparison should be considered a very highly paid compliment to Wisp. That being regurgitated, Honor Beats is a very complex, intelligent, micro programmed, post-IDM boarding breakcore slash abstract drum'n'bass album, with every track at absolutely top notch production. It is definitely a leap forward from Dunn's past NRTHNDR album, and at only eight tracks it is a treasured gem in my collection. In terms of original and ground breaking electronic sound in the same genre, only three artists come to mind [I hope this comment will trigger a flood of comments and recommendations] - Venetian Snares, The Flashbulb, and Wisp. In all of the above (including Squarepusher once again), it's more than just a chaos of unleashed and mental beats - there is a strong sense of music theory behind each track which makes the experience that much more... well... musical. Recommended as per above mentioned names. Favorite track: Lyftgeswenced.
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