the music of high wycombe can be associated at best with the style of hard electro with 2step beats, slow motion vocals in combination with an overdose of vocal samples. bands like frontline assembly, haujobb, skinny puppy and beefcake are the roots of this music style. the leaning of the band-name against the english town high wycombe has been choosen absolutely intentional. we found this name in a book about the german naval forces during world war ii. high wycombe has been mentioned there as an american base. just only the sound of that name fascinated us. Reverser is a dynamic bizarre club sound for your legs and ears, please use your headphone!
It took more than 4 years for this band to strive back after their “Retoure”-cd released in 2004. Christian Grass and Robert Helms (also active in Concise) have literally reinvented the sound of High Wycombe. There’s less comparison with the Retoure”-album. It becomes quite impossible to compare this band to any other one, but we can for sure mention Haujobb for the complexity plus intelligence in sound and Plastic Noise Experience for some dark atmospheres. High Wycombe have add a kind of space-astral touch to this basis while using some slow breakbeat rhythmic to make it all quite danceable. The opening piece “Houngan” is an absolute attention grabber. The rhythmic is impressive and dynamic while an excellent effect has been added to the top of the vocals. There’s a kind of Eastern atmosphere running through this piece as well. The next pieces coming up are more into astral-atmospheres and slower rhythmic, but remain efficient. A next high light is “Polaroids”, which brings us back to a heavier cadence merged with cold atmospheres and a great robotic effect on the vocals. “Dame” is a song that especially reminds me of some work of PNE. High Wycombe evolved towards a real progressive form of electronics and even if the scene is more hungry for clichs, this album is a must have for all open-minded electronic lovers. We also get 2 remixes at the end of the ride. The remix of “Room 101” by Flaque is a pure jewel in icy lounge music with some rhythm on top. The other remix were done by Xdynamics, which transformed the “Cube”-song into a heavier version with an extra psychedelic flavour on top. A noticeable album for the beginning of this year!
Более часа inteligent электро, двухходовые битовые заголовки, вокалирование в замедленном повторе и перенаселенность сэмплами всех мастей. Уже не бритоголовые духи армии электронной дискретности надменно генерируют песчаные дюны нонконформичной индивидуальности в окружении элиты и зыбучие пески экспериментальных затей с рефлексиями electro и EBM, культивируя на них при помощи звуков стиральных и грязеуборочных машин плантации терпкого синтетического еще не опиум, но уже сырца. Хипстерское отношение к производству саунда, смятые, затянутые паутиной и поросшие мхом условности и морали, сыгранные напрямую, без субтитров и межстрочных намеков, приводящие в замешательство откровенности. Перевернутые вверх дном функции сигналов, немного шумной нервозности и ломки, растворенных в ритмических скетчах, завершают тюнинговую модель современности состояния High Wycombe.
Приятный inteligent ebm альбом в традиция групп Haujobb, Front Line Assembly, Pulse Legion, Headscan.
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