Artist: Mark Jenkins, Spyra & Others
Tracklist:
1) MARIA MATVEEVA & DEEP FOREST "Vision" (5:02)
2) PATRICE DE VINCENTIS "Hypothetical Continuum" (6.36)
3) KLAIR ZAKI "Magical Rollercoaster" (5:35)
4) EWA BARAN "Skryj Mnie Holy Holy" (4:20)
5) EDEN GREY & PATRICE DE VINCENTIS "The Triumph Of Insanity" (5.18)
6) LYLI J & ALANA ISAACSON "Elysia" (4:53)
7) ROKSANA VIKALUK & WOLFRAM SPYRA "Ukrainian Suite" (26.24)
8) YUMI IWAKI "Do Tetraquarks Exist?" (4:06)
9) KO PANDO & PATRICE DE VINCENTIS "Pacific Palisades Is Burning" (8:10)
10) JAYNEY KLIMEK "Heartbeat" (4:19)
LTD 100
MARK JENKINS has assembled a stellar cast from the USA, France, Germany, Argentina, Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Japan to collaborate on tracks which roughly alternate between experimental and up-tempo electronic pop. Russia's MARIA MATVEEVA worked with world music legends DEEP FOREST to create "Vision", a slice of rhythmic world pop with dramatic voices, while longtime Berlin resident JAYNEY KLIMEK, originally from Australia and well known for her work with TANGERINE DREAM, was produced by DEPECHE MODE regular GARETH JONES on "Heartbeat", a quirky piece of sample sliced vocals, drums and synthesizers. PATRICE DE VINCENTIS from the USA has her innovative soundscapes merged with those of several other artists on the CD, while YUMI IWAKI and EWA BARAN are the only artists whose short pieces are delivered entirely solo. LYLI J features instruments from Arturia the music software/hardware company for which she works on sound programming, while fellow French artist KLAIR ZAKI takes us on a "Magical Rollercoaster" of snappy sequencers, bass, guitar and voices. Centrepiece of the album is the remarkable epic "Ukrainian Suite" by ROKSANA VIKALUK which merges voices, synths and the sequencers of WOLFRAM SPYRA into a powerful electro-acoustic world music odyssey. EDEN GREY from the USA is a well-known modular systems experimentalist and conference organiser while KO PANDO an experienced film effects artist from Argentina equally imaginatively manipulates abstract electronic sound textures. Producer MARK JENKINS ties all the track segments together including the use of sounds from the mighty KORG OASYS synthesizer.
