5 Plastikman closer M-nus / Mute | 2003 | Album Biography Comments (0) Read Full Page Digg Review Add del.icio.us   Richie Hawtin a.k.a. Plastikman creates perfect music for scary science fiction films-only without the movie.This is his first cd that employs vocals and I wish he had left them off the "Closer" cd.The vocals are cold vocoder treated rants about voices in your head etc......The music is fine without distracting Darth Vader like voiceovers.The music on "Closer" is inventive minimalist electronica. "Ask Yourself" starts the disc with a monologue about hearing those darn voices in your head.What follows is a fine instrumental with a slightly arabic feel to it.Then the voice starts to make transmissions about those wacky voices.A weird start."Disconnect" has a really nice series of notes on delays. On this song Richie is trying to disconnect his brain.Just mute that vocoder! The last two tracks "I No" and "I Don't Know" start like an eerie space movie theme.By the time "I Don't Know" get going the bass drum starts to pound an almost disco beat.Kind of like dance music on a space station. "Closer" is an interesting cd.The sounds and production are very good. Great stereo effects.There aren't any catchy pop tunes on this collection. If you are a fan of experimental electronic music-"Closer" might be your ticket.Richie-lose the scary voice-----please! J. Marsh Comments (0) Help Support Kevchino - Use these links to buy new music.

Releases Plastikman - closer M-nus - 2003 - Album