Monolake / Hongkong Remastered
Artist Monolake
Album Title: Hongkong Remastered
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Ambient Electronica
Format CD
Released 12/15/1997
Reissue Date 06/00/2008
Label Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music
Catalog No ML000
Bar Code No 881390 43102 1
Remastered Yes
Packaging Digipack
Tracks
1. Cyan (11:56)
2. Lantau (12:58)
3. Macau (8:47)
4. Arte (10:17)
5. Occam (7:43)
6. Mass Transit Railway (7:17)
Date Acquired 12/03/2019
Personal Rating
Acquired from flooder (discogs)
Purchase Price 27.00

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Notes

Produced [...] 1995-1997
Ambient recordings captured in Hong Kong and Guangzhou 1996
Synth solo on Mass Transit Railway by Wieland Samolak
Second, re-mastered and re-edited edition
© 1997 / 2008 monolake / imbalance computer music
In 1996 Gerhard Behles and I attended the International Computer Music Conference in Hong Kong. I took the chance to capture field recordings in and around Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The trip was very inspiring, and we believe that the music we created afterwards reflects the atmosphere and mood of this experience. For the compilation of our first vinyl releases to a CD album in 1997, we not only choose the title Hongkong, but also refined the original songs with material derived from the field recordings I made. We also added a previously unreleased closing title that is based on a recording captured in a subway train of Hong Kong's public transport.
R.H.
The 2008 reissue of "Hongkong" omits track 2 from the original album.
"Index" was remastered and re-released with a different B side in the same year.
Edited By [Edits] – Robert Henke
Producer – Gerhard Behles, Robert Henke
Remastered By [Mastering] – Rashad Becker
Copyright © – Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music
Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0100952304-0101

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Analyzed Folder: Monolake - Hongkong Remastered_dr.txt
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DR         Peak       RMS        Filename                      
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DR09       -0.25 dB   -11.44 dB  01 - Cyan.flac                
DR10      +0.00 dB   -11.40 dB  02 - Lantau.flac              
DR09       -0.13 dB     -9.87 dB  03 - Macau.flac              
DR10       -0.14 dB   -12.47 dB  04 - Arte.flac                
DR09       -0.15 dB   -10.26 dB  05 - Occam.flac              
DR10       -0.40 dB   -13.52 dB  06 - Mass Transit Railway.flac
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Number of Files: 6
Official DR Value: DR9
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Jason Birchmeier:

Hongkong compiles Monolake's early releases on Chain Reaction circa 1996-1997. There may not be any purer example of this influential German duo's early sound than the opening track, the mammoth "Cyan." Hongkong ends with two tracks from Monolake's release on the Din label, and also the previously unreleased "Mass Transit Railway." Not nearly as epic or as cinematic as the other tracks, these final three still incorporate strange samples, such as waves crashing on the side of a boat and a montage of Asian voices.
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