E*Rock - The Great Underground Empire
by Maarten Schiethart
published: 15 / 8 / 2013
Label:
Audio Dregs
Format: CD
intro
Enjoyable latest album from Portland, Oregon-based electro artist E*Rock, which recorded on vintage synthesisers is the soundtrack to a computer game from his childhood
In a sense reconstructing days from his childhood, E*Rock wrote the score to a computer game he played on the family's PC, which came without music and graphics but challenged his imagination with text on a black screen instead. On the Prophet 600 and Juno 60 synthesizers from that era, E*Rock recreates the feeble electronic sounds from when computer hardware still had very limited functions. My Nakamichi started to malfunction years ago, but if you still have a cassette deck running get 'The Great Underground Empire' on cassette as well. It is definitely cooler than Instagram. The album collects together mysterious melodies, where a childish joy in adventure filters through. E*Rock's journey through "the ruins of an ancient empire lying far underground" is that of a junior explorer, reporting in music. All tracks are titled by a place or a space. They sum up an exciting little trip. In the realm of youth, the melody lines are as fresh as innocence.
Track Listing:-
1 The Temple of Fine2 Shore of the Underground Ocean
3 Winding Passage
4 Beam Room
5 Damp Cave
6 Chasm
7 Beneath the Lake
8 Forest Clearing
9 Mirror Room
10 Land of Shadow
11 Narrow Corridor
12 Flathead Ocean (Hello Sailor)
13 Loud Room
Band Links:-
http://www.e--rock.com/https://www.facebook.com/ERock-201368769928147/
https://twitter.com/ericwmast
https://instagram.com/ericwmast/
http://audiodregs.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/ericwmast
Label Links:-
http://audiodregs.com/https://www.facebook.com/Audiodregs
https://www.youtube.com/user/ericwmast
https://vimeo.com/audiodregs
bandcamp
soundcloud
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The Clock & The Mountain (2011) |
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| Joyous and free of thought latest album from Portland, Oregon-based electro artist and Audio Dregs label mastermind E*Rock, which flirst with both garage rock and filthy techno |
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