The Synchronicity Suite
Various Artists
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somnambulist | Small Sails | 4:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | 10 | Mux Mool | 2:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | When Galaxies Form | Tonight | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Angel Dust | Andre Obin | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Voyage Into the Dark | Scott Brandon | 5:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Cavedweller (Instrumental Version) | The Reflecting Skin | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | 696 Bandit | Grey Electric | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Death AsA Man | Praveen and Benoit | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Pretty Take | Elm from Arm | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Blue Field | Brael | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Slip Slop | Praveen | 3:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Memorial | Matters & Dunaway | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Glad I Met You | D. Gookin | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Across the Pale Sea | Wisp | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Vehicle | JDSY | 1:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | A Song for Justus | Warez | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 17 | Motive Utilitarian | Outlier | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Gloveblocks | Touch Base | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 19 | Light Minute | Tridact | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Buddy | Praveen | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
Good to the last drop...
by BrooklynU2FanThis album caught be by suprise. I can keep it on a loop and play it for several hours without getting of it bored. It's seriously dope. Buy it. You won't be sorry.
Glad I Met You
by AK BearAright. Listen to Glad I Met You, the bass line makes no sense at all. Sounds a little like a sixth grader trying to figure out how to keep up. Otherwise its a very boring song. Therefore if you're a boring/bad bassist you should by this song.
Split it in Two
by brytelineI have to say, by way of preface, that "Synchronicity" really FEELS like a compilation. That's not necessarily a good thing. When I make mixes, one of my goals is always to make the transitions between songs (even of different styles) feel effortless. That's certainly not the case here. The first three songs are as disparate in style as any could be. That's not to say they're bad, though.
There seem to be two "sides" to this album, more or less. The first (and more interesting) is the "sliding" style of half the songs:
---(2) "10" by Mux Mool is the first standout track. It's a fusion of electronic and instrumental soul which is mixed so as to make you feel like you're sliding through the first and last third of the song with a good reprieve in style in the middle.
---(4) "Angel Dust" goes somewhere else entirely. It's definitely in the vein of house electronic. But it does employ a lot of sounds similar to the other tracks in this list.
---(5) Scott Brandon's "Voyage in the Dark" makes the best use of sliding down a scale I've heard in a long, long time. Other than that, the song's pretty repetitive. Good for a dance or driving mix.
---(6) Not that I do, but if I were to drop a tab of acid, I'd do it to "Cavedweller." It's a little heavier, but it feels similar in style to works by The Appleseed Cast or M83.
---(8) "Death AsA Man," a joint project of Praveen and Benoit, takes the listener from melody to discord and back. It ends with just the right amount of distortion, and perfectly sets up the opening of the next track.
---(11) "Slip Slop" needs to be bought. Get it now. It does more to bring this album together than any one track, pulling the acoustic/piano sounds from Small Sails into an effective relationship with the sliding style of "10" and the heavy beat of "Cavedweller."
---(12) "Memorial" by Matters & Dunnaway slows down this side of the album, but not in a bad way. It's a good relief to the other, faster tracks in the mix.
---(14) "Across the Pale Sea" has (a) an incredible title and (b) a unique Asiatic feel that makes it the next standout track. The two notes on the piano at 1.48 are a wonderful counter-action to the rest of the track, which seems to build inexorably faster.
---(16) "Motive Utilitarian" is the next song to build on the "sliding style," While not life-changing, it's a solid track that provides an incredible foil to "Gloveblocks."
---(17) "Gloveblocks" is another must-hear track. It's style is so clever and original that I wish more of Touch Base's work was on iTunes, and it rounds out the "slide" side of this compilation.
As I wrote this review, I split the album up into two playlists: one using the previously mentioned ten tracks (the "sliding" ones) and another which used the other ten, most of which are to some degree vocally driven. Both, when separated, feel a lot more cohesive. I almost wonder if this were meant to be a two-cd set.
I'd highly recommend purchasing the first playlist. It will keep your interest for a long while. Then again, since the "buy album" button gives you the whole collection for the same price, I'd say go ahead and click it. For ten bucks, you get a hell of a lot of music---most of which is without doubt worth the price of admission.
- $9.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Hip-Hop/Rap, Rock, Alternative, Singer/Songwriter, Dance, Pop
- Released: May 27, 2008
- ℗ 2008 Moodgadget Records
