| Rene Hall / Vanilla Call Option |
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| Album: | Vanilla Call Option | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Rene Hall | Added: | Oct 2014 | |
| Label: | Pan | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-10-10 | Pull Date: | 2014-12-12 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Nov 30 | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 19 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 25, 2014: | night court Kalashnikov Uzi | 4. | Nov 01, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show Merci Cheri | |
| 2. | Nov 15, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show The Chess Sickness | 5. | Oct 18, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show Unpack; Glue | |
| 3. | Nov 08, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show Kalashnikov Uzi | 6. | Oct 16, 2014: | The Sunset Life Unpack; Glue |
| Album Review |
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| BravoMarco Reviewed 2014-10-10 | ||
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Rene Hall Vanilla Call Option Reviewed by BravoMarco Experimental art house / avant-garde sounds from Californian duo of Jeff Witscher & Daniel Lopatin. Chopped up & stripped down sounds. High-pitched wails combined with building site / industrial effects. This needs a few listens. Definitely good value though & will hopefully find a home at KZSU. Similar to: Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin), Psywarfare, Throbbing Gristle (without the melodies) Liking them all – really like: 4,5,7 & 11 No FCC’s (No vocals only barley audible spoken word effects) 1) Smile Models (6:09) Like the proverbial sound of long nails sliding down a chalkboard. Harsh, yet pleasant screaming synths. At 3.21 it changes to static blips & blobs. 2) This Is Chess (2:34) Static creeping & a screaming mixed with wailing synths. 3) 8 (5:13) Shades of DiJ, atmospheric submarine echoes lead the way and then it’s minimalist distortion. 4) Unpack; Glue (2.59) Rain effects with barely audible voiced background. Droney hum to accompany. My personal highlight. 5) Merci Cheri (3.23) More musical than the previous – An orchestral delight, scaled down to leave just the basics. Finishes a few seconds early. 6) Var_len (3:00) Chopped vocals on loop with chainsaw / assault rifle style effect. Repetitive sounds to cure any hangover. 7) The Chess Sickness (0.28) Could be the beginning of a Cabaret Voltaire track from the early days. 8) Furniture Music (1:34) Field recordings of gadgets & old style radio dial being manipulated. 9) Le Kitchen Map (4.08) Nearly a beat here. One note under a cacophony of effects. Then the frogs take over burping their way to glory. 10) Buf. Catch (1.35) High-pitched bells jingle jangling. 11) Kalashnikov Uzi (4.23) Plane taking off intro leading to a film noir soundtrack of sorts. Atmospheric piece with urgency & metal balls being bounced. Piano solo, slow drone, space ships, what more can you ask for… | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Smile Models | 6. | Var_Len | |||
| 2. | This Is Chess | 7. | The Chess Sickness | |||
| 3. | 8 | 8. | Furniture Music | |||
| 4. | Unpack; Glue | 9. | Le Kitchen Map | |||
| 5. | Merci Cheri | 10. | Buf. Catch | |||
| 11. | Kalashnikov Uzi | |||||