Yes! Everybody's favourite Rhythmic Noise/TBM powerhouse SYNAPSCAPE are releasing their new album on Ant-zen today! what I've heard from the recent live performances the group is in excellent condition and their new material is perhaps better than ever! Here's what the Ant-zen site has to say about the new record, simply called "Act!"n in honour of the label's tradition:



t.kniep and p.münch have finally finished their first full length album since 2001 and compared to other ant-zen releases this is not simply an 'act' - it is an act! on this cd, synapscape's astonishing rhythm skills are perfectly displayed. keeping the beat straight but always changing the patterns throughout a track. when a track starts you might think you know how it will proceed, but while listening you will end up being surprised. there is a permanent change - without any real interference. the album could also be described as an 'attack on expectations' - sequencers and electronic percussion replace the expected bass drum; in a heavily distorted 4/4 track a techno-like 5th-chord is embedded; crystal clear drum strokes replace distorted beats; - those 'attacks' are the sparks of the burning flow. the variety of sound is evident in the ambient tracks like 'kollberg' and 'sellout', the hard 4/4-beat-ers like 'the hoe' and 'katunga' (which lean heavily toward the distorted dance floor) and the live-killer-tracks ('wings' and 'alice') which may be well-known to synapscape addicts. but act!'s general mood is what makes this cd a real album and not just a compilation of new tracks. this album is nothing less than an improvement and a logical progression of synapscape's conceptual work. the act! is done.





I suggest this thread a sticky!

Novabreaker said:

Yeah!

My question is: "why isn't it already?" With the overwhelming interest people are showing for this thread we are bound to have multiple threads on the new Synapscape record on this forum in the coming days. If this was made a sticky it would save a lot of hassle for the orgers, so they could all concentrate on discussing the new album on one single thread. Just like the Madonna one.