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Nitro
Mindtrap
label: trakked records international
released: 1998
our score: 2.0 out of 5.0
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The
Demoscene. Chances are you have never heard of it. I know I hadn't
until I received this album. You are probably wondering what it
is. Well It is an underground scene that contains computer coders,
artists and musicians that all work together something they call
a demo. A demo is a combination of lighting effects and computer
generated music that all work together to put on a show. This
CD is by one of those musicians - apparently one of the best in
the industry. The music is called Tracker music.
Since I am
unfamiliar with this form of music, I will do my best to give
it a fair review. All of the music on the album is computer generated,
by an artist who calls himself Nitro. The computer generation
is easy to spot. Most of it sounds like generic rave music - mixes
of techno and industrial. It would be great for the soundtrack
to a videogame or a future-oriented movie. However, it is nothing
I would recommend the average person to get to toss in the CD
player. It is fairly popular in the underground world, and I think
it needs to stay there for a while longer. A lot of people who
were around in the days of BBSs (mostly pre-Internet) or are into
the underground industrial sound may be familiar with the MOD,
which is what these are.
Overall this
album is nothing too exciting. It definitely takes talent to make
the music, as it is all done by computer programming. The problem
is that the general populous is not going to enjoy it. If you
are a raver or just into the underground sound, I do recommend
checking it out. If you are looking for an overall great electronica
album - go with the Chemical Brothers.
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