Gridlock - Formless
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Free Music Review: Headphone Commute Review
Hit: 5 Stars
Here's another perfect example, of how dating music can underestimate its beauty and importance - a 2003 release on Hymen that still holds up really well today. San Francisco's Mike Cadoo and Mike Wells decided to end the ten-year Gridlock project in 2005, yet Cadoo continued his development in music and released an acclaimed ambient and shoegazer album on highly regarded n5MD label (which, incidentally, he manages), titled In Distance, under his Bitcrush alias. In Formless, we can already detect Cadoo's early transformation into atmospheric soundscapes offset by solid, post-industrial influenced IDM beats, that he has been perfecting with Wells, along with his drum'n'bass influences from releases as Dryft. Gridlock even managed to secure a spot on a coveted Travel Sickness box set compilation (which I finally tracked down in Spain and snatched at a hefty price). To me, this is the music that blends all of my favorite elements, and is at the root of definition of IDM, even as the term is on its way out. Highly recommended for collectors who wish to own a piece of history. RIYL: Beefcake, Architect, Proem, Displacer. Favorite tracks: Pallid, Chrometaphor, and Displacement Free Music Review: excellent ambient industrial
Hit: 5 Stars
This album layers industrial textures that form a dark ambient soundscape. It's similar to voxless Skinny Puppy, but is much more lush in places. There are also some similarities between it and early voxless Delerium. It also incorporates more modern IDM sounding beats in places. IMO, one of the only good things I've heard out of the fairly stale industrial category of late, but you will only like it if you like the more ambient end of industrial.Free Music Review: Pretty good but not the best I've ever heard...
Hit: 2 Stars
I had high hopes for this album, from reviews here and also a little promotion from David Elsewhere... and it is a smooth bit of glitched-out percussion and big flowing synths.
It left me feeling cold though. The tracks build up, but they never break through into anything really engaging; one of the other reviewers mentioned Ambient, and that's what this album is. When I listen to IDM I expect there to be some moment in a track that makes you nod your head or at least pulls you into some sort of rythm, and I didn't get that from this. "Formless" is an apt title, as the tracks kind of swirl around without taking you anywhere.
For anyone who wants to hear ambient synths with good beats, I'd recommend "Condensed" by Lusine, on the Hymen label, or just about anything by Clark (formerly Chris Clark).
Free Music Review: Formless - beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is just gorgeous, I can't stop listening to it. The soundscapes are so textural and there is beautiful juxtaposition between the harsh, crunchy glitch and the cold, distant melodies.
Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: a soundtrack for all occasions...
Hit: 5 Stars
Its been awhile since i've heard something this good. this being my first CD from the good folks at Gridlock, I am in awe. I can't classify this music, but ambient is a good starter.
I will agree with the reviewer that said this is like a soundtrack to the best movie you've ever seen. That is a good summary of it. Oceans of synths with direction of heavenly structured songs await you here. Not really any vocals, a few tracks feature a females voice, but no actual singing.
Now after hearing this CD, I find myself wanting more... Drft and Bitcrush seem to be a good place to start...
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