Magika Electronika is the new CD from SpongeBrain, with 14 tracks of unfamiliar and extraordinary takes on the familiar genres of modern music - twisted Two-Step, Acid Jazz, Ambient Drum 'n Bass, Hip-hop drum loops magikally enhanced with Javanese Anklungs, Gamelans, Flugelhorns, Banshee Whirlers, Mellotrons and mutated electronika.
Starting off with the driving Drum-n-Bass-crossed-with-Jazz "X People", moving through the ambient interlude of "Y People", the twists of mashed up two-step pieces, "Mo' Diddley" and "Mysteria Magika", and the irresistible hip-hop metamorphosis of "Heliocentra" the CD drives towards the majestic and poignant tracks "Magika Electronika" and "Morpheus",an enchanting journey into new realms of electronika.
BBC Radio 1 broadcast - SpongeBrain recently played a three-track session for the Radio 1 Session in the Nations. An exclusive new track "Sunbathing Thing" was recorded for the broadcast. They said..
..very tightly produced drum `n bass, hip-hop and ambient music all with a trippy mental-ness to them.
Computer Music magazine reviewed the piece "X People":
.. a disjointed yet coordinated piece of muso-electronic order plucked from the jaws of chaos, you can feel the vibes waxing and waning from ear to ear with delicate precision. Some of the synth sections are bizarrely discordant, a strangely aggressive texture. It's a strangely enticing work of art.
With Magika Electronika, SpongeBrain have produced 14 masterful tracks which easily compare to anything the major labels are producing at the moment, as the album continues it just builds and builds , tracks become even more intricate in their composition, mood swings and filmic soundscapes intertwine with a variety of beat styles, samples and general weirdness to produce one of the most beguiling releases so far this year.
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