| Artist |
Meat Beat Manifesto |
| Album Title: |
Impossible Star |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Ambient Electronica |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
01/19/2018 |
| Label |
Flexidisc |
| Catalog No |
FLX012CD |
| Bar Code No |
8 81626 50882 4 |
| Packaging |
Cardboard 6 Panel Gatefold |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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One (2:41)
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| 2.
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Bass Playa (2:43)
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| 3.
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We Are Surrounded (5:58)
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| 4.
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Unique Boutique (3:02)
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| 5.
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Nocebo (5:31)
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| 6.
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Impossible Star (3:54)
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| 7.
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Lurkers 1-3 (14:52)
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| 8.
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T.M.I. (5:16)
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| 9.
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Liquidators (2:59)
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| 10.
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Nereus Rov (3:31)
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| 11.
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Synthesizer Teste (4:40)
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| 12.
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Rejector (3:04)
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| 13.
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The Darkness (5:42)
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| Date Acquired |
08/31/2019 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Duluth |
| Purchase Price |
12.59 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Comes in a tri-gatefold spot varnished cardstock sleeve. The artist and release title appear only on the spine and inner sleeve.
Track 5, "Nocebo", is the same song that appears on the "2.2" release.
Track 7, "Lurkers 1-3", is made up of three parts (0:00-4:32 / 4:32-10:18 / 10:18-14:52). The first part of this piece (0:00-4:32) is the same song as "Lurker", from the "2.2" release.
Track 11, "Synthesizer Teste", is a different song than "Synthesizer Test" from the "Brainbox" compilation or "Synthesizer Test" from the "Archive Things 1982-88 / Purged" album.
The liner notes on the inner sleeve read:
"Produced By Jack Dangers Etc.Etc for Flexi-Disc 2018 - MBM - Recorded At Tape Lab 2017
Published By Another Tweekland - BMI
Mastered by Doug Henderson - Lacquers by Dubplates & Mastering - Artwork by JPEGG"
Artwork – JPEGG
Lacquer Cut By – Dubplates & Mastering
Mastered By – Doug Henderson
Performer – Ben Stokes
Producer, Performer – Jack Dangers
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Meat Beat Manifesto
Copyright © – Meat Beat Manifesto
Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 6745-CD-1928
Published By – Another Tweekland
Recorded At – Tape Lab
Barcode (Sticker): 8 81626 50882 4
Matrix / Runout: FLX0122 6745-CD-1928 17-364-18
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK13
Mould SID Code: IFPI L823
Rights Society: BMI
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DR5 -0.30 dB -5.82 dB 02 - Bass Playa.flac
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.42 dB 03 - We Are Surrounded.flac
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DR5 -0.30 dB -5.89 dB 07 - Lurker.flac
DR4 -0.30 dB -5.85 dB 08 - T.M.I.flac
DR10 -0.30 dB -14.66 dB 09 - Liquidators.flac
DR5 -0.30 dB -5.78 dB 10 - Nereus Rov.flac
DR5 -0.30 dB -5.86 dB 11 - Synthesizer Teste.flac
DR2 -0.30 dB -3.13 dB 12 - Rejector.flac
DR5 -0.30 dB -6.64 dB 13 - The Darkness.flac
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR5
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Paul Simpson ;
Meat Beat Manifesto were far more prolific throughout the 1990s and 2000s than they were during the 2010s -- 2018's Impossible Star is only their second full-length of the decade, following Answers Come in Dreams by eight years. Even though Jack Dangers and his cohorts have seemingly slowed down their productivity, they've never stopped exploring the outer limits of abstract, beat-heavy electronic music, nor have they run out of things to say. Their previous two albums, Answers Come in Dreams and 2008's stellar Autoimmune, plunged into the then-emerging dubstep sound, and a few tracks on Impossible Star retain those types of crawling tempos and killer bass drops (particularly "Unique Boutique"), but the overall sound of the album is a pretty well-rounded mix of ambient textures and crunchy beats. Vocals do appear on a fair number of tracks, either by way of samples (usually paranoid snippets immersed in static, as on "We Are Surrounded"), or delivered through vocoders, emphasizing the group's electro roots. "T.M.I" is the group's most direct statement about the late-2010s political climate, with Dangers coming to the conclusion that "Misinformation is all we're gonna get now." The album's title track features driving, bashy beats, a fusion-inspired bassline (flashing back to the group's jazzier albums like At the Center), and mellow, spacious synths, along with a puzzle of vocoders and samples, forming a message that "Peace is impossible." It's subtly bleak, but it never sounds as intense or apocalyptic as anything off Storm the Studio. "Nereus Rov" is another winning blast of blown-out shotgun beats and calmly detached spaciness. The centerpiece is the driving 15-minute space suite "Lurker," which is essentially three songs in one. Impossible Star is another strong showing from a veteran outfit that has continually resisted categorization or commercialization, and has remained innovative as well as relevant.
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