Oneiros

Outputmessage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 2004)
• Original Release Date: March 30, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Echelon Productions
• ASIN: B0002TG0LC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Outburn Magazine, July 2004

Outputmessage doesn't give you melody as much as ephemeral scents to breathe in and appreciate, which is refreshing.

Product Description

"Oneiros" is Outputmessage’s first release for Echelon Productions, The album kicks off with the somnambulant wash of "R.E.M. State," a straightforward uptempo track propelled by a four-on-the-floor beat and a cartwheeling synth line that morphs from subtle fireworks into a flamethrower before the beat disintegrates into a dreamy sonic haze. "Depression Cycle" begins as one of the album’s more challenging tracks, a collage of twitching creature noises and stabbing horror movie strings moving through odd time signatures - but once the minimal house beat kicks in, all falls into place and the monsters are dancing. Just as the atmosphere gets too tense, Barney embraces his inner b-boy with "Stillness," a lazy, hazy downtempo Cadillac cruise complete with digital backspins and DSP beat-juggles. "Switch" anchors classic Jarre-ing ambience with a dusty bassline and midtempo break, while the sepia-toned strings of album-closer "Trespassing Sunshine" recall the eerie minimalism of Steve Reich as filtered through "Soft Bulletin" psychedelia.

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