Flatspin (Japanese Version) [Import]

Ken Ishii | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Japan
• ASIN: B00004YLKD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #774,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Iceblink [Main Mix: Album Cut]

2. Grab It Attack It

3. Gap Accelerator

4. Flatspinning Loop 1

5. Infrangible

6. Drums in Friction

7. Mirage

8. Flatspinning Loop 2

9. Moonquake

10. Air Shriek

11. Frozen Reminiscence

12. Flatspinning Loop 3

13. Iceblink [Vocal Mix 2]

14. Sneaking Shadows [#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ken Ishii more mature...more commercial too!, November 11, 2000

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B. Eric - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flatspin (Japanese Version) (Audio CD)

Flatspin came out in Japan last summer (2000). This CD includes 13 trax. The first one "ICEBLINK" is a real hit, typical techno beat with phat electronic sounds, and I guess you can find it in single format. The 13th track of the Cd is a vocal remix of it, featuring INNER CITY. "GAP ACCELERATOR" is a breakbeat rhythm with an hypnotic synthesizer (sounds like a Trance goa sound) paste on it. I like "MOONQUAKE" a lot, it's a good techno/house track for clubs. I am sure some remix by talented techno artists will be available soon. 2 slow songs "MIRAGE" and "FROZEN REMINISCENCE" both easy listening and very relaxing, with a soft piano, warm strings and pad sounds...probably good for a movie BGM... sounds little bit like Ryuichi Sakamoto... Anyway, FLATSPIN is a very nice album, less experimental and more mature than his previous ones...Ken Ishii's last album is probably one of his best, though more commercial...

4.0 out of 5 stars Ken Ishii - Flatspin, May 5, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flatspin (Audio CD)

Pure, unadulterated techno from one of the Japanese masters. On _Flatspin_, Ken Ishii returns to the swirling, dense techno which made him famous in the mid-90s. "Iceblink" is immediately catchy, a shimmering piece of tech-house; when it reprises with vocals from Inner City, it takes a shiny house feel. Meanwhile, "Grab It Attack It" inches towards funk and "Gap Accelerator" moves into some thick breaks. "Infrangible" has an industrial edge to augment the hard-set snare drums. The pure rhythm of "Drums in Friction" establish an unconquerable groove, but the crystalline downtempo of "Mirage" and "Frozen Reminiscence" restore a sense of calm. "Moonquake" merges the beats and the atmosphere, while "Sneaking Shadows" slips into noir funk. Worth a spin, indeed.