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LUXNIGRA 030CD
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"Michael Zorn's second solo album was produced between 2002 and 2004 in his hometown of Berlin, in Hamburg, and on trains in between. The new album is a touch darker and more detailed than its precursor, yet retains a unique combination of melodic and rhythmic sensibilities that have become Zorn's trademark. A tune such as 'Morning News' with its thunderous bass and digital steppers' motion is almost instantly recognisable as a Zorn production. 'City of Industry' allies a commitment to finely machined music with the humanity of string swells, while 'This Was Supposed to Be the Future' displays a distinctly Berlin complex of intricate bass and drum construction offset by neon focused and utterly sublime melodies. 'Multiple Choices' revels in the city's well documented predilection for dubwise manuvers, 'Its Been so Long' delivers a seismic bass presence and an almost casual melody. From the three bonus CD cuts on offer, 'Gone' inhabits a place deep in the night of the city, the title cut seems to straddle the impulses of the album as a whole: futuristic sounds feeling the encouraging tug of their forebears, both forthright and reserved, complex and simple. making music this good seems to come easily to Zorn. Highly recommended for followers of Basic Channel, Monolake, Chain Reaction and all followers of deep, heavy bass-driven machine music."
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BLOCK 011EP
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"After his stunning debut album and a killer 12", east-Berlin resident Zorn returns with a charming 2 tracker for CCO. 'Eckermann' is one of the first tracks he has ever done and has been a hit in the CCO office for a long time. Listen for yourself and discover a so far unknown Zorn. 'Vian' corresponds perfectly with his recently released double vinyl The City's Collapsing (But of Tonight) on Lux Nigra."
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LUXNIGRA 014CD
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"The City's Collapsing (But Not Tonight) is the first album release by (Michael) Zorn, who grew up and lives in East Berlin. Musical influences that seep through in his own work were, on the one hand, mid-eighties electronic dance and pop around Depeche Mode, but all-important has been Berlin's Hardwax record store, where he shares more than a few roots with the Din and Chain Reaction labels, from Detroit to dub reggae to British electronica. The 12 tracks of the album expand on the blue summer night mood of his first 12", fueling its relaxed electro calm with the undercurrent tension of more upbeat techno. Zorn's refined focus on atmosphere, melodic development as well as groove and rhythmic arrangement lead to a record that remains straight and accessible without becoming backward and impersonal. With its modest restraint from sound trickery, Zorn's methods and sensibility leave him plenty of room to play with ambiguities on and between all levels, which mark the main source of lasting fun for the listener. Hence, while DJ's will pick out particular favourites either for floor or lounge, the album works just as well at home, where a varied but coherent flow reveals Zorn's unique voice."
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