Gescom - Minidisc

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5...according to our Ant on Sun 12 Nov, 2006.

The GESCOM Mini Disc that was kicking about a few years back has had a timely issue on CD courtesy of the Touch Imprint. Apparently this was the first ever Mini Disc only release. I do love a bit of Gescom being somewhat of an Autechre head (and Gescom Being Sean Booth and Rob Brown though I'm unsure as to whether Rob Hall was involved with this one.) This is really far out sound design, extremely abstract experimental machine music that sounds completely cold, sterile and synthetic. Don't expect any head nodding crunching techno rhythms here as this is aimed straight at the head and not the feet. There are 22 tracks in all which are presented like a kind of sample library for producers to use and remix which I think was the original intention of the disc. There are some really fantastic sounds on here although I'm not sure how cohesive it is as an album. You can bang it on shuffle though and have a different listening experience everytime. I'm dying t know when these guys are going to put something new out...

Tracklisting:

1        Cut Begin    0:14
2        Cut Begin    0:10
3        Cut Begin    0:13
4        Cut Begin    0:07
5        Cut Begin    0:12
6        Cut Begin    0:15
7        Cut Begin    0:19
8        Amendment 84    1:05
9        Helix Shatterproof    1:06
10        A Newer Beginning    0:06
11        A Newer Beginning    1:08
12        Polarized Beam Splitter    0:37
13        Polarized Beam Splitter    0:08
14        Polarized Beam Splitter    0:43
15        Polarized Beam Splitter    1:19
16        Polarized Beam Splitter    0:22
17        Inter    2:41
18        R M I Corporate ID 1    0:08
19        Pricks    0:23
20        Pricks    3:55
21        Pricks    0:23
22        Pricks    0:05
23        Devil    0:29
24        Is We    3:08
25        Is We    0:51
26        Dan Dan Dan    0:27
27        Dan Dan Dan    0:14
28        Dan Dan Dan    0:14
29        Dan Dan Dan    0:15
30        Le Shark    0:04
31        Le Shark    0:04
32        Le Shark    0:05
33        Le Shark    0:06
34        Le Shark    0:09
35        Le Shark    0:18
36        Le Shark    0:15
37        1D Shapethrower    2:12
38        Shoegazer    4:14
39        Vermin    0:13
40        Vermin    0:47
41        Vermin    0:13
42        Hemiplegia 1    1:04
43        Mcdcc    1:01
44        Gortex    0:23
45        Alf Sprey    0:13
46        Interchangeable World    0:09
47        Interchangeable World    0:32
48        Interchangeable World    1:17
49        Cranusberg    0:48
50        Cranusberg    4:14
51        Cranusberg    2:55
52        Raindance    0:37
53        Horse    0:04
54        New Contact Lense    1:29
55        Of Our Time    1:47
56        Crepe    0:04
57        Crepe    0:27
58        Crepe    0:04
59        Crepe    0:22
60        Wab Wat    0:49
61        MC    0:13
62        Peel    1:02
63        I G E    0:08
64        Knutsford Services    0:57
65        Fully    2:24
66        Fully    1:45
67        Squashed To Pureness    0:08
68        Squashed To Pureness    0:15
69        Squashed To Pureness    0:10
70        Squashed To Pureness    0:48
71        Yo! DMX Crew    2:47
72        Go On    1:36
73        Stroyer 2    0:20
74        _    1:05
75        _    0:09
76        Shep    1:07
77        Langue    0:08
78        Poke    0:09
79        Poke    0:15
80        Poke    0:30
81        Poke    0:13
82        Hemiplegia 2    0:16
83        Territory Of Usage    0:17
84        Territory Of Usage    0:36
85        Tomo    0:15
86        Tomo    0:16
87        R M I Corporate ID 2    0:07
88        PT/AE