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- Date Released: June 28, 2005
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electronic Experimental, Dance
- Label: Spectral Sound / IODA
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We Say...
Ghostly International’s little sister label has grown rapidly since its debut in 2000. Credit is largely due to Matthew Dear and his sterling productions under his own name as well as under his Audion alias, which have become monster hits in the dance world. The man spreading the gospel via his DJing skills, however, is the one and only Ryan Elliott, who appears here on the second disc with a megamix incorporating many of the tracks that Spectral had put out up to that time (Dear, James T. Cotton, Osborne, Peter Grummich, Solvent and others are included). With 33 tracks flying by in a little bit less than an hour, there's little time to catch your breath throughout, but Elliott does an excellent job of both paying attention to the journey and the destination under some pretty tight constraints.
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They Say...
The first various-artists-on-CD release from one of the most adventurous and consistent dance labels of the early 2000s, this package comes with an unmixed disc of previously released tracks and exclusives, along with a blinding 33-track mix from label associate Ryan Elliott. The unmixed disc gets top billing, but it's eclipsed by the mix, even though the mix presents only a minute or two from selections that often deserve to be heard in full. Elliott takes it all in, whipping through major highlights from the label's catalog while including dozens of less-recognized productions. Points of interest: Lawrence's quick-step necro-house in "Five Leaves," Matthew Dear's depth-charge electronic body music in "Anger Management," and "Apple," where Hieroglyphic Being sets the sound of a rusted roller coaster swaying in a stiff wind to a cosmic thump. Above all, there's James T. Cotton's gut-punching "The Drain," a potential nausea-inducing experience in which the mechanized handclaps seem to be the only element not twisting and warping. Elliott knows these tracks inside out, covers lots of ground, and provides a trip of a trip through the label's back catalog. It's one of the best dance mixes made available in 2005. Not to be completely outstripped, disc one is attractive by itself. Osborne's "Bout Ready to Jak" combines humor and menace with a deep vocal command and even deeper bass pressure. Hieroglyphic Being's bounding warhead "Je Suis Musique" is cyborg tribal house, the opposite of the French disco-house implied with its title. Kept until the very end is the radio edit of Matthew Dear's delirious "Dog Days," the label's most popular track; two years on, it sounds more like a step forward than a look back. Like elders Kompakt and Playhouse, Spectral Sound has grown and thrived at the same time. Their releases are almost as reliable as the sleek, die-cut sleeves they come in.
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Bout Ready to Jak
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4:10 |
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| 02. | |
The Tic-Tac Tactic
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6:16 |
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It's Over Now
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7:00 |
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Nintendisco
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4:33 |
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Buck!
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5:15 |
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Je Suis Musique
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8:19 |
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Arcona
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6:55 |
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| 08. | |
Juice
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5:50 |
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| 09. | |
HeB. GBz
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6:33 |
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Raw Dog
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7:19 |
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| 11. | |
T-Y-O-C Painkillers
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7:20 |
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Daylight
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6:35 |
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| 13. | |
Dog Days
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3:51 |
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13 Total Tracks, 79:56 Total Length
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Spectral 25 Megamix
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57:42 |
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01 Total Tracks, 57:42 Total Length
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Credits
- T.N.T. - Producer // Roman Flügel - Producer // Roman Flügel - Remixing // Jörn Elling Wuttke - Producer // Jörn Elling Wuttke - Remixing // John Selway - Producer // Kenneth Graham - Producer // Bryan Zentz - Producer // Bryan Zentz - Remixing // Reinhard Voigt - Producer // Håkan Lidbo - Producer // Håkan Lidbo - Producer // Jeff Samuel - Producer // Rajko Müller - Producer // Tadd Mullinix - Producer // Geoff White - Producer // Matthew Dear - Producer // Peter M. Kersten - Producer // Jeff McIlwain - Producer // Peter Grummich - Producer // Todd Osborn - Producer // Rashad - Mastering // Jason Amm - Producer // Ryan Elliott - Mixing // Jamal Moss - Producer // Edward Upton - Producer
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