Angels

Angels by FluiD

From the Chase Records release, 'Desolation - Electronic Compilation' (Chase040).

The compilatoin is free to download.

Download it here - http://chaserecords.free.fr/chasereleases/chase040.html

"... For this very special 40th release on Chase Records, celebrating 6 years of dedication to free hard electronic music, several producers have been asked to create / send a track based on the theme of “Desolation”.

No styles restriction were given and each artist in the following tracklist could send everything between deep Ambient and Speedcore that defines, in sound terms, the feeling of desolation.

The result of this conceptual release consists in 30 incredible beautiful tracks, gathered in 3 free downloadable virtual CD’s, covering a wide range of emotions and feelings attached to desolation. That compilation was then divided into 6 parts that could represent the steps of a desolating situation.

This compilation means a lot for me and for Chase Records net label and I sincerely hope people will enjoy it as much as I did when I collect those incredible tracks representing every kind of dark or hard electronic music.

Please download and share this compilation everywhere! Plug your headphones, close your eyes and enjoy the trip through desolation!"

Released by: Chase Records
Release/catalogue number: Chase040
Release date: Mar 1, 2011

Monsieur Delire

From Monsieur Delire, who writes about 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' -

"... In the vein of Scorn and Dälek, FluiD delivers instrumental hip-hop (except for a collaboration from Black Saturn) blended in with noise and dub. Abrasive but beat-driven, techno-sounding though nothing simplistic or formulaic, multistylistic and multiethnic though coherent, with a rebellous attitude to boost. Sure-footed...".

http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2011/08/2011-08-2930-mccormick-duo-fluid.html

Plastik Mekanik review of Duality

French-Canadian blog, Plastik Mekanik, recently posted a review of Duality.

Below is the English translation -

"... On air, I've often talked about the album 'Duality' by FluiD (Alrealon Musique),
but I never took the time to say a word here on my blog.
It is a very interesting album and a nice surprise.

First, we feel that FluiD has a good musical experience (this is not his first release)
and that he knows where his music lies.
It's very well done and the work has been done with plain honesty.
This album does not renew a particular genre, but the music tissue is strong enough.

You can feel the influences (Dalek, Scorn and a few others).
FluiD does not try to imitate what his predecessors have done,
which is very appreciated and is not something we see that often in music.

It's heavy, murky and the rhythms are as nasty as we like. We are hoping that the following
releases are going to be as good as this one. Maybe his next work is going to be less
colored by his influences and still allow FluiD to keep his sinister attitude.

A nice little surprise, heavy and yellow that comes out of nowhere, released on a fresh
new label, that I believe we'll have to follow!..."

The French review can be found here -
http://plastikmekanik.blogspot.com/2011/07/chroniquethe-fluiddualityalrealon.html

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..."

Mowno Magazine review of Duality

"...Originally from Los Angeles where he created many musical projects kept very confidential, Christophe G. aka FluiD then moved to Chicago. Follower of a wide musical mix ranging from techno to metal to jazz, noise, hip hop, dub or industrial, the musician / producer displays here as a guideline only special affection for a dark universe, cold, almost apocalyptic, the same one found in Techno Animal or Sand, and we still hear from Scorn, Dub Trio, The Bug, or Dalek. In 10 tracks, FluiD reduces to smithereens the musical chapels for forging, composition after composition, a very personal and exciting, we woke up again in this recurrent excitation in the 90s. When most hip hop producers amused us with brilliance to rival most rock bands (the introductory 'DH-1' and 'AIC'). Low stripping, mammoth beats, noisy guitars with coarse and prickly arrangements are the pillars of this release; promising that the listener sees itself, gradually over the second half. There, halfway, we say that FluiD would fit on a label Jarring Effects of tempering, to give a history lesson inspired to house producers including hip hop that too often proves too clean and shy. So, it is rather early Picore, to which we found a few similarities; industrial dub ('Iron Communique' feat. Black Saturn), that we must seek affiliation. But again, when it was thought to have identified the thing, the Chicagoan took the time to reveal the diversity of his work, let down the pressure via a 'Dread Futures'. Wiser and hovering, is the more electro 'Disrupting The Ghost', decorated with oriental vocal samples and resumes the metal of concrete heights 'Froz'n II'. Tearing at the same time throughout the end of this disc with softening more and more present. What remains is an excellent craftsman, FluiD has made his yard a beautiful monument recommended for all fans of experimental music accessible..."

Mathieu
Reprinted courtesy of Mowno
(p) (c) 2011
http://www.mowno.com/tag/fluid/

New review of Duality by Chroniques Electroniques

The artist is called FluiD aka Christophe G. aka The post-human cyborg: subduxtion, and the album is named 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD', that sets the tone. Activist and guerilla sound experimentator FluiD, is a composer from Chicago, author of several short releases and nebulas collaborations. He has released his first album, rocky, dirty and exultant on the Swiss label Alrealon Musique. Voluntarily, the question of the artwork will not be raised.

Industrial-Dub, oppressive rock, hip-hop and noise, the American kneaded it all, stretching rampage and conscientiously. Moments of tense calm aerate this set, and allow the properly scary atmospheres to penetrate the listener. Terrifying and riddled with interference. Hovering the ground like unhealthy clouds, and the battering imperturbability of a military march. If Scorn is the major influence, you can also imagine Ez3kiel and Lucidstatic, gathered around a drum, then visiting, completely torn, abandoned factories. Despite the variety of inspirations and the appearance of an orgiastic celebration of the end of the world, FluiD is far from being lost in an unnecessary mess. The chemistry between the low, viscous, noisy guitar and the industrial triturations, belies a steady and heady, rhythmic flow. We hang in caves of tacky rust, exaggerated by the lack of light and shadows, vibrations fall like the repeated shaking of the dust of the lowlands.

Voices occur sparingly. The oscillating flow between rap and vengeful metal screams of Black Saturn eady electrify the already burning 'Iron Communique'. A sample of Arabic singing, wails on 'Disrupting The Ghost'.

 'Sublimation In The Zero Hour', perfectly illustrates the tension load contained in the entire album. Throughout this unstoppable rise, driven by a synthesizer annunciator. Then a slamming, colossal bass and we swim in full dub, dark and dirty. Then, a ringing psyche guitar completes its course with a background of acute noise; the end of a post-rock taste of the Apocalypse, it appears washed. Also of note, 'Dread Futures', the only real piece dub, (and a nugget like no other), the cataclysmic 'AIC', and the final 'Parallel States'.

A breath of fresh air that album. Behind the Duality of disturbed weather, the technical mastery and consistency which FluiD demonstrated is obvious. Dub manufacturers can rely on new blood, healthy and neurotic.

Manon Torres
http://www.chroniqueselectroniques.net/article-fluid-duality-66900750.html
Reprinted courtesy of Chroniques Electroniques
(p) (c) 2011

Beyond the Noize reviews Duality

French blog, Beyond the Noize has published a review of 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' (ALRN008). The review is in French, here is a translation of the review -

"This is the first album by the artist/producer/arranger from Chicago and he managed to rock the boat. First of all, he clearly and proudly shows his diverse influences. This album also exhibits an uncompromised aesthetic combined with beautiful textures. FluiD’s album - whose artwork fits well with our website banner, but doesn’t quite go well with what we are used to see - is an Industrial-Dub Manifesto. The influences are clearly presented here: Mick Harris and Scorn, Justin Broadrick (especially Techno Animal and 'Love and Hate in Dub' by Godflesh). Rare vocals are added here. One track, 'Disrupting the Ghost' uses a vocal sample, while another one features an Oddatee-type voice, 'Iron Communique'.

Overall, the tracks are sticky and dark, with Dantesque bass lines coupled with noisy guitars and gloomy keyboards parts. FluiD combined nicely built ambient parts with dark passages and repetitive loops of crackling machines. But the whole stuff is handled by the cleaned and emphasised rhythm: rolling bass lines
and iterative drums machine. A few melodic escapes and a couple of keyboards lines color the background to attenuate the amount of swampy sounds 'Sublimation In The Zero Hour' and make the music even sicker. FluiD manages to evoke the suffocating atmosphere of the Tricky’s, 'Angels With Dirty Faces' era
while FluiD repeats Industrial-Dub litanies at the confluence of hip hop 'Absence' style, version 3.0. We wish him to tour with Dälek, and even Picore, and we hope he's going to collaborate with new artists that will make FluiD’s music even more unique and essential".

Reprinted courtesy of Beyond the Noize (p) (c) 2011
http://beyondthenoize.blogspot.com/2011/02/fluid-duality.html

Obskure Magazine Reviews, 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD'



French industrial music magazine, Obskure has written a review of 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' (ALRN008). Below is an excerpt from the review. The full review will be published in the Feburary 2011 issue.

"Right after a rough introduction, including feedbacks, cracklings and a powerful and rounded bass line, the FluiD’s expansionist world takes off. 'The Duality of FluiD' is presented first with a superb artwork that portrays the African continent repainted with the U.S. flag (the work is done by Trey Crim of Digitally Ruined Graphics).

The project started in Chicago (Christophe G. is originally from Los Angeles) and the industrial aspect of his music takes then a social meaning you can’t deny. The boundaries are pushed track after track to produce an intelligent and unclassifiable music. On one hand, you have a Trip-Hop coupled with the dirtiest Dub. Of course, some of you could think of Scorn ('The Absent Present'), but the guitars (always played in slow motion) provide a Rock/Heavy touch ('Froz n II'), downright Cold-Wave ('Parallel States') or Noise ('Iron Communique'), that will appeal to many listeners..."

Note : 80%
Sylvain Nicolino
http://www.obskuremag.net/category/obskuremag/