Photek - Form And Function 2

Year of Release: 2007
Label: Sanctuary
Catalog Number: 84793
Format: CD
Total Time: 76:39:00

This software comes in packaging that's unassumingly black and white. Judging these Oreos by their no-frills cover, there is really no reason to give it a try. In any case, curiosity got the better of me and I decided to take it for a spin. I was surprised by the fun munchies this modest carton contained. The music brings Chroma Key and Nine Inch Nails to mind. The singing is more like chanting and the beats incorporate computer loops and drum machines. It's nineties techno with a quality production. You could play it at a party, dance to it, or serve it with nacho dip. Not to be relegated to the corner, it's more like foreground music for a bustling affair. And that only accounts for "Industry Of Noise." "Love & War" and a handful of others have a sweeter edge. Cookies like these incorporate gorgeous voices in the vein of Beyonce or Alicia Keys whereas the harmony it assimilates is surely En Vogue. Then with "Things," the crooner faintly touches upon Luther Vandross or Barry White. Alternatively, "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu (TeeBee Remix)," is Avant-Garde, and the Asti Spumante this particular stemware stows is extremely chilling. Beyond that, the more esoteric pieces would be difficult to corral with chopsticks, so it's best to use a fork. Like waves of hors d'?uvre at a patrician's party, their wait staff run the gauntlet several times over. When everything's considered, the snack-size morsels on this inconspicuous disc are quite sundry as they provide the listener with a varied mix. All they need is a respected caterer to coin their logo and rebrand their look, because the music Photek makes has both form and function, and it's far from blas?.

Tracklisting:
Industry Of Noise (5:27) / Love & War (5:04) / Things (5:53) / Ni Ten Ichi Ryu (TeeBee Remix) (5:04) / Deadly Technology (5:32) / Sidewinder (Hochi Remix) (6:49) / One Nation (5:50) / Saturated Hip Hop (6:34) / Man Down (6:06) / Thunder (Dj Die And Clipse Remix) (5:51) / The Beginning (5:16) / Full Spectrum Dominance (6:15) / Baltimore (Tech Itch And Dylan Remix) (6:58)

Musicians:
Rupert Parkes

Discography:
The Physical
The Water Margin
Form & Function Vol. 1
The Seventh Samurai
Form & Function VOl 2
U.F.0.

Genre: Electronic

Origin US

Added: February 5th 2009
Reviewer: Joshua "Prawg Dawg" Turner
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Artist website: www.photekproductions.com
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Language: english