German webzine, kultur[terrorismus] recently published a review of Duality.
Below is the english translation:
"...In my personal discography, some albums are classified as "Crossover Dance Floor" and that would be a perfect description for the album, 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' by Chicago-based musician/producer FluiD. Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD is released on Alrealon Musique (based in Switzerland and the USA), who released a trendy and stylish digipack CD.
Christophe Gilmore alias FluiD – a proud but critical American (a rare combination), which shows through his work the present and the hypothetic al future of his country. Because his overall vision is probably negative or pessimistic, this album has a dark touch.
Musically, FluiD has created a tasteful blend of Dub, Trip Hop, Metal, Hip-Hop and Noise-Core. In this album, melodies and experimentation share equal parts. Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD can please Massive Attack listeners as well as well as those of a more specific crowd.
My favorite track is clearly the catchy 'Dread Futures' (I love Reggae!) it presents the finest Dub combined with distorted guitar lines.
In conclusion, 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' is the perfect album for people who love “out of the box” music, multicultural love & Massive Attack!
I like it and I recommend it!..."
You can read the review in German here -
http://kulturterrorismus.de/rezensionen/fluid-envisioning-abstraction-the-duality-of-fluid.html
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
L'Arrache review of Duality
French webzine L'Arrache recently published a review of 'Duality'. Below is the translation of the review.
The review in French can be found here -
http://www.a-l-arrache.net/home/musique/reviews-albums/fluid---envisioning-abstraction-the-duality-of-fluid
"...Why would we spend time to think about what influences we should include into our music? The best way to do it, is to include in our album all our influences at once! That's, what people want to do in theory but in practice, this kind of mixture can quickly turn sour, or even laborious.
Gilmore has taken elements from current urban music to create a multifaceted album (by the way "multiplicity" would have been a good album name as well) with two main influences, Trip-Hop and a gloomy Dub flirting with Hip Hop but this is just the FluiD’s music foundation. Tracks like the opening 'DH-1', 'AIC' and 'Parallel States' are close to Massive Attack debut songs or music that could have been written by Tricky collaborating with DJ Shadow. Even if 'Dread Futures' and 'The Absent Present' are a tribute to Scorn, some details cleary show that the songs aren’t just copies of what we've already heard.
Indeed, most of the time we discover clever mixtures like these guitar loops (that could have been written by JK Broadrick) mixed with harsh noise ('AIC'), atmospheric "Dark-Hop" over Noisecore parts or Dark-Electronica coupled with powerful Dub ('Disrupting The Ghost'). Other Tracks sound like industrial-orientated Massive Attack songs ('Sublimation in The Zero Hour') and even straight Sludge/Metal ('Frzn II').
Overall, despite the references given above, the whole album is more related to projects like Techno Animal and The Blood Of Heroes. Again, we could imagine this album as a result of a collaboration between Broadrick, Dälek, DJ Shadow and Tricky. However, the production quality of some samples and loops (some "guitars" in particular) can shock sometimes. Hip-Hop scratching parts are more appreciated here and we can easily guess from what scene FluiD comes from.
However, you should be warned that if this album can really be appreacited, it can also be disappointing. If you think you’ll get a second Massive Attack or another Scorn, you’ll be frustrated. Because this album contains so many elements that, even if we can recognize the influences, the result will sound very unique and the closest comparisons we can give are experimental projects like Techno animal or Justin Broadrick with The Blood of Heroes.
In conclusion, 'Duality' is a very pleasant surprise that comes out from nowhere and that explores different genres. This album is more for the experimental/crossover crowd than the usual one..."
The review in French can be found here -
http://www.a-l-arrache.net/home/musique/reviews-albums/fluid---envisioning-abstraction-the-duality-of-fluid
"...Why would we spend time to think about what influences we should include into our music? The best way to do it, is to include in our album all our influences at once! That's, what people want to do in theory but in practice, this kind of mixture can quickly turn sour, or even laborious.
Gilmore has taken elements from current urban music to create a multifaceted album (by the way "multiplicity" would have been a good album name as well) with two main influences, Trip-Hop and a gloomy Dub flirting with Hip Hop but this is just the FluiD’s music foundation. Tracks like the opening 'DH-1', 'AIC' and 'Parallel States' are close to Massive Attack debut songs or music that could have been written by Tricky collaborating with DJ Shadow. Even if 'Dread Futures' and 'The Absent Present' are a tribute to Scorn, some details cleary show that the songs aren’t just copies of what we've already heard.
Indeed, most of the time we discover clever mixtures like these guitar loops (that could have been written by JK Broadrick) mixed with harsh noise ('AIC'), atmospheric "Dark-Hop" over Noisecore parts or Dark-Electronica coupled with powerful Dub ('Disrupting The Ghost'). Other Tracks sound like industrial-orientated Massive Attack songs ('Sublimation in The Zero Hour') and even straight Sludge/Metal ('Frzn II').
Overall, despite the references given above, the whole album is more related to projects like Techno Animal and The Blood Of Heroes. Again, we could imagine this album as a result of a collaboration between Broadrick, Dälek, DJ Shadow and Tricky. However, the production quality of some samples and loops (some "guitars" in particular) can shock sometimes. Hip-Hop scratching parts are more appreciated here and we can easily guess from what scene FluiD comes from.
However, you should be warned that if this album can really be appreacited, it can also be disappointing. If you think you’ll get a second Massive Attack or another Scorn, you’ll be frustrated. Because this album contains so many elements that, even if we can recognize the influences, the result will sound very unique and the closest comparisons we can give are experimental projects like Techno animal or Justin Broadrick with The Blood of Heroes.
In conclusion, 'Duality' is a very pleasant surprise that comes out from nowhere and that explores different genres. This album is more for the experimental/crossover crowd than the usual one..."
Saturday, June 18, 2011
June 25th @ The Firehouse...
Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ The Firehouse,
Kansas City, MO.
w/ Ctephin, Language of Light, Rabbit Girls
and special guest DJ, Exquisite Corpse
Sonyudum review of Duality
Turkish blog, Sonyudum, recently posted a review of 'Duality'. It is mixed in with a review of The Blood of Heroes, remix CD, 'Remain'.
Here is the English translation:
"... Released last year, 'The Blood of Heroes' is an excellent album. Remain is The Blood Of Heroes remix album was also one of the best albums of last year.
These Metal albums have the perfect blend of dubstep, dark atmosphere and the inherent stiffness at the same time, although the shoegaze style of the album with melancholic parts was absolutely shocking and so peculiar.
FluiD also has some elements I just mentioned. His music oscillates between Dubstep, Metal, Dark Ambient, Noise, Hip-Hop and Industrial.
Loud, experimental music with hard parts. Do not miss your favorite track, relax while listening to the entire album on Bandcamp.
In particular, 'Disrupting the Ghost' is the track I would like to draw attention to, it is my favorite song on the album..."
The original post in Turkish, can be found here -
http://sonyudum.blogspot.com/2011/05/fluid-envisioning-abstraction-duality.html
Here is the English translation:
"... Released last year, 'The Blood of Heroes' is an excellent album. Remain is The Blood Of Heroes remix album was also one of the best albums of last year.
These Metal albums have the perfect blend of dubstep, dark atmosphere and the inherent stiffness at the same time, although the shoegaze style of the album with melancholic parts was absolutely shocking and so peculiar.
FluiD also has some elements I just mentioned. His music oscillates between Dubstep, Metal, Dark Ambient, Noise, Hip-Hop and Industrial.
Loud, experimental music with hard parts. Do not miss your favorite track, relax while listening to the entire album on Bandcamp.
In particular, 'Disrupting the Ghost' is the track I would like to draw attention to, it is my favorite song on the album..."
The original post in Turkish, can be found here -
http://sonyudum.blogspot.com/2011/05/fluid-envisioning-abstraction-duality.html
Monday, June 6, 2011
Foxy Digitalis reviews 'Duality'
Oklahoma based webzine, Foxy Digitalis, recently published a review of 'Duality'.
Here is an excerpt from the review:
"...Chicago’s FluiD (a.k.a. Christophe Gilmore) is extremely prolific with his releases, and alongside a handful of singles and compilations in recent months stands his full-length Duality, on Alrealon Music (with contacts in Switzerland and Chicago). Gilmore is at once multi-instrumentalist and electronic artist, and judging from the eclectic passages throughout his full-length release, he is comfortable exploring every connotation or layer of subversion between traditional music and futuristic endeavors. He’s hard enough to pin down as an artist, appearing everywhere from art galleries to clubs to the University of Chicago, and Duality provides yet another challenge to the listener’s musical boundaries..."
Read the full review, here - http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=11569
Here is an excerpt from the review:
"...Chicago’s FluiD (a.k.a. Christophe Gilmore) is extremely prolific with his releases, and alongside a handful of singles and compilations in recent months stands his full-length Duality, on Alrealon Music (with contacts in Switzerland and Chicago). Gilmore is at once multi-instrumentalist and electronic artist, and judging from the eclectic passages throughout his full-length release, he is comfortable exploring every connotation or layer of subversion between traditional music and futuristic endeavors. He’s hard enough to pin down as an artist, appearing everywhere from art galleries to clubs to the University of Chicago, and Duality provides yet another challenge to the listener’s musical boundaries..."
Read the full review, here - http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=11569
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