Atol Scrap

Arovane

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Efa Imports
• ASIN: B000040JN1
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #236,883 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nonlin.R

2. Tascel_7

3. Thaem Nue

4. Ambelio

5. Scapen Te

6. Norvum

7. Revart Amx

8. Failed

9. Amine

10. R/Elet

11. Atol Scrap

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars somber, thoughtful IDM, March 14, 2001

By	G. Wachman "GW" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a bit surprised at the negative (or less positive) reviews here. I am a big fan of autechre's earlier work (Amber through TR) and found this to be quite enjoyable. It is definitely more accessible than autechre. The music focuses on lonesome melodies and tasteful rhythms. I really get an indescribable feeling when I listen to this album...lonliness combined almost with wonder. It's kind of like a walk on a clear cold winter night during a full moon. Anyway, although this may not exhibit the complexity or abstraction of autechre's work, I still think it has a lot of value. I think it is a really smooth, consistent album. I usually like comparisons when I'm looking for new bands, so my closest comparison is "amber" (autechre). It's the closest album to this that I own, and therefore my best basis for comparison, so don't pick on me. Despite its obvious similarities to autechre, though, it really has a life and sound of its own. For anyone exploring the depths of IDM, I highly recommend this excellent album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ghosts and ice cold beauty, January 1, 2002

By	A. Pai - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

another reason to worship at the temple of berlin... arovane programs haunting tracks from (one presumes) his dark bedroom studio. i love both albums i've heard-- atol scrap is to autechre as tides is to boards of canada. atol scrap = more mechanistic, more jittery contorted beats but also unearthly bells clinging (ambelio-- sounds like not much else out there) & wistful melodies that evoke imaginary long-gone landscapes. 'thaem nue' is my favorite track. it makes me think of temples, solemn worship of the infinite, sadness but also wonder (as someone below said). for those with a taste for melancholy melodies & glitchy rhythms, this cannot be missed. so many days i would step outside my apartment when clouds where in the sky, smoke one cigarette and lose myself in glistening circuit paths & sounds of code, wonder & regret

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly melodic and excellent first full-length from Arovane, June 1, 2000

By	Thomas Aikin (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Arovane is one of the most promising new-ish artists on the IDM block. After several obscure EPs on various labels, Arovane's full-length debut is most welcome. "Atol Scrap" is a gorgeous album on the ambient side of IDM. If I had to pick a logical precursor it would be Aphex Twin's "Selected Ambient Works Volume 1". On "Atol Scrap" the tempos are a bit more down-tempo, but the bright melodies are present along with simple rhythm structures. I also hear a lot of Brian Eno's ambient works here. Particularly, along the lines of his collaberation with Harold Budd, "The Pearl." Arovane's has a knack for counter-melody and harmony, resulting in highly listenable and engaging tracks. The percussion is a little bit on the simple side with the beats seeming serve only as pulse. This can be an advantageous if you're growing weary of the rhythm heavy workings of Autechre, Funkstorung, et all, these days.

With his sense of melody and pioneering spirit I think there's a good chance Arovane could become one of the heavy-weights in contemporary IDM. He's already released another album, "Tides", which is even better. Its a micro-release but readily available at places like Forced Exposure.

For now start with "Atol Scrap" and be regaled with hypnotic melody.