Kangmei

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艺人: The Modernist
语种: 英语
厂牌: Wonder
发行时间: 2003年04月28日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Andy Kellman

Jörg Burger, one of the German dance-pop community's most undervalued and low-key producers, kept his Modernist alias silent for several years between the release of Explosion and Kangmei. During that time, stray compilation tracks trickled out under other pseudonyms, including a half-dozen of some of his best work as Triola (beat-free feather-force ambient) and Geometric Farms (beat-driven glistening ambient). Those glimpses of what could be -- using either alias, Burger could have spawned a full-length album that would eclipse the magnificence of Burger/Ink's Las Vegas -- but Burger's collaboration with Wolfgang Voigt, Kangmei, appears to be a disappointment. Had Burger not taken this patented style, based on persistent Giorgio Moroder-informed rhythms with prickly synth chords and dub fissures run blissfully amok, to its just-before-completely-milked end? Fortunately, it turns out that he hadn't. The traits that made the Modernist sound a singular one years ago have indeed returned. Those impossibly stripped but full-sounding rhythms are meatier than ever; in fact, they're practically plump in comparison, with none of the agility sacrificed. The arrangements are more varied and less susceptible to listener fatigue. Burger has built a larger set of rhythmic motifs to utilize, and he also works in guitar figures -- like the one that could have been lifted from an early New Order record in &When We Were Golden& -- with greater unforced ability. Vocals fall right into the fabric as well. Neither &Kangmei, Pt. 1 & 2& nor &Prozac Europe& are quite as euphoric as Autobianchi's &All Around& -- Burger's contribution to the Total 4 compilation -- but they provide another welcome facet to the Modernist sound. With all that said, the apex of Kangmei just might be &Silicon Minor,& an unabashed floor burner with tingling ringlets of rapid-tapping keyboards. So perhaps it's best to quit worrying about where Burger goes with each successive release -- just as long as he keeps releases as strong as this coming.

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