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Squarepusher's baby brother Andy (aka Ceephax Acid Crew) returns to the Planet Mu nest with a new party opus, 'United Acid Emirates'. My initial impression of this album was one of slight dismay but only because I've loved his more aggressive & demented acid stylings over the years. This new album has more of an eclectic Vibert-y erm... Vibe. Many of the tunes appear lighter & jollier with some really cheeky production frills, bouncy grooves and kitscher keys. On 'Castilian' he threatens you with a slugging euro hardcore beat before these euphoric wibbly synths shroud any potential menace in astral ecstacy. 'New River Company' recalls both Radiophonic & kosmische moods whilst hinting at an elevator friendly pulse whilst ''Commuter' is light & breezy modern acid house with a classic feel. I'm gradually warming to his style throughout this album, it has much more depth than I initially thought & even though a handful of tracks are a bit more commercial than his earlier work, it seems like a very natural progression now, rather than the blip I feared on first listen. At the end of the day, he IS a Jenkinson & the man's skills are undoubtedly supreme. 2xLP/CD on Planet Mu.* Planet Mu have been wanting to make an album with Ceephax Acid Crew a.k.a. Andy Jenkinson for a long time now. The aim has always been to put together the definitive 'Ceephax' album, and with United Acid Emirates they’ve done it.
* The album is an uncomplicated collection of tracks - the goofy drum and bass and 303 histrionics that have tainted some of his previous work have been stripped away, leaving an album that covers different styles, but at it’s core is a joyfully melodic and sweetly eccentric analogue piece with great integrity.
* With a strong 80’s feel and a sound that’s Influenced by computer game music, Italo Disco, Synth pop, Techno and House, crossing different bpms and moods and all hand made on Andy’s ancient analogue synths, this is an epic release.
* From the early house feel of Life Funk to the 16 bit techno dash of Sidney’s Sizzler, the Italo shimmer of Topaz and Parkway’s lush Human League synths n’ acid through to The Celebrity’s synth funk, United Acid Emirates showcases Ceephax at his best and it puts him up there with Aphex’s recent analogue experiments.
* TRACKLIST:
- CD: 01 CEDRIC'S SONNET 02 CASTILIAN 03 NEW RIVER COMPANY 04 COMMUTER 05 GLOCKER 06 LIFE FUNK 07 SIDNEY'S SIZZLER 08 TRABZONSPOR 09 TOPAZ 10 EMOTINIUM II 11 THE CELEBRITY 12 DENIZLISPOR 13 ARCADIAN (CASTILIAN II) 14 ROYAL LOUNGE
2LP: A: CEDRIC'S SONNET, COMMUTER , NEW RIVER COMPANY B: LIFE FUNK, SIDNEY'S SIZZLER ,
TRABZONSPOR C: TOPAZ EMOTINIUM II, THE CELEBRITY D: ARCADIAN (CASTILIAN II), ROYAL LOUNGE, DENIZLISPOR.
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