Discordia, Muzico Discordia CD
As far as I'm concerned, the perfect length for an album is 30 minutes
and 10 tracks. Discordia beats this by a nose at 28 and 8---close
enough for me. Limited to just 100 copies on this CDR release, "Muzico
Discordia" represents the musical state of the nation in this
little-known principality (located near Leicester---and that's a clue)
by collecting together the national anthem, a folk song and a prayer
to the weather with several pieces inspired by the country itself, for
example "The sound of Eris, Discordia's capital". And that sound? Much
like the rest of the LP it's a base of drum loops towards the speedier
end of the hip hop BPM range, TV/film samples (including what sounds
like the start of the ITV weather jingle), layers of groove synth and
bass with more than a passing ear for the funky side. It's where
instrumental hip hop and space pop merge, a faster, crisper version of
DJ Shadow or Mantronik vs. Scala.
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