REVIEWS OF "REMEMBRANCE" BY ZAINETICA
Igloomag - 12 Feb
05
(Part of a review combo/feature)
"Bolt003 was reserved for Zainetica (Rednetic Recordings) who offers the
mechanically entrancing Remembrance EP. The title tracks plucks its way through
distant guitar moments and acute attention to soft beats. An ambient world groove
is present on "Why," perhaps considered to be the downbeat highlight
of this EP. And rightly so. On "Resurrection" an amateur, instrumental
beat flourishes in a sea of analog synths, but it simply doesn't want to grow
--instead we're left with a dizzying reflection of melancholy moments. Closing
up this 20-minute affair is the elegantly romantic electronics of "Something
to Remember You By." The pleasant soft-funk of this piece compliments "Why" in
such a way that I'd say the two would make a great 7-inch release on Ninja Tune. "
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JustAddNoise.com -
May 04
"...this might
be the best 20 minutes you ever spend, without
spending a dime."
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EyeballKid.com -
March 04
"With all the loud furor over illegal
downloading of music on the internet that sees
major labels suing 10-year olds and Metallica
trying to prosecute their own fans, it’s
nice to see the little guys going with the
flow. Boltfish are a tiny not-for-profit label
specializing in atmospheric electronic music.
You can’t buy their releases as they
are only available as free MP3s from their
website www.boltfish.co.uk . Their latest release
is a four-track EP from Zainetica, London based
producer Mark Streatfield. The tracks on ‘Remembrance’ were
recorded as a memorial to a friend who died
in an unspecified disaster though they are
not weighed down in melodrama. The highlight
is ‘Why’, whose opening tribal
beats are co-opted by more mechanical rhythms,
while a sweet electronic melody competes with
mournful strings. The title track is a sparse
piece of ambient hip-hop with an initially
insistent beat that goes nowhere in particular,
while ‘Resurrection’ features minimal
broken beats and tantalising glimpses of dub.
If you like your breaks spare and moody check
out Zainetica now."
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Helene Ramos Galagarza -
24/03/04
DJ and Broadcaster in Lima, Peru
"Luminous crystalic sounds for driving
along the stellar highway."
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