selffish – ena
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thn055 | 15.05.2004 | mp3 | 11 tracks | 67:30 min | 91 mb
 
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01
Bare Poles  07:54 | 11.126 mb
   
02
Se Ipsum Tantum Amare  06:37 | 9.316 mb
   
03
Jet-Legger  07:05 | 9.97 mb
   
04
The Film  05:19 | 7.48 mb
   
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Stronger Than Me  07:49 | 10.99 mb
   
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Nighttime  06:19 | 8.9 mb
   
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Why  06:03 | 9.148 mb
   
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Prism  06:03 | 9.144 mb
   
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Lo-Fi Funk 67  06:02 | 8.49 mb
   
10
Elusive  06:15 | 8.81 mb
   
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Uli  02:04 | 3.77 mb
   
   
 
ena  67:30 | 91 mb | zip
   

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ena
written and produced by andrew eigus
andrew eigus aka selffish is the protagonist of the thinner guild of electronic music producers who concern themselves with an ambient/lounge approach.

after his 2002 thinner impact “enas”, thinner is delighted to release selffish’s new album - “ena”, that took about 2 years of production time. but the long time waiting for “ena” has been worth it. eigus unfolds a masterpiece of magnificent songs with a wonderful romantic electronic feel to enchant everyone who is listening while provoking a permanent state of trance.

“ena” provides a musical tension that rises constantly throughout the whole release. bubbling basslines, haunting keys and swirling strings set the mood that can′t fail to get under your skin and is sure to appeal to the discerning ambient and lounge circles.

starting with the rather dramatic “bare poles” and it’s cold polar pads and distant flickering stabs, it takes a while until selffish appears with an appealing bassline, for setting the right mood to enjoy his sonic world. “se ipsum tantum amare” hails from the distance, but the marching bassdrum approachs the listener right from the front, shuffling. with “jet-legger”, selffish creates an igloo full of ethereal and mindcleaning sounds around a twirl, that is carried by very slow relaced beats and finally has a surprising and smooth transition at the later part of the song.

“the film” is more grounded opposed to the first three tracks and leaves the ambient pads for it works more with subtle heartbeat sounds and constant hi hats. “stronger than me” opens the midnight part in “ena” – turning on the pace, building up slowly the selffish-typical intelligent lounge/dub beats to a very intense emotional, mental figure with this oh-so-bittersweet melody hook in between. “nighttime” catches on with urbanity, very subtle figures and so-much-going-on in the background, perfectly preparing for the “why” ride … rotating stabs and tunnel pads fade in and out. “prism” - is a quite complex and intelligent shifting diamond that rotates in shine, while “lo-fi funk 67” is more of the reflexive and chilling dawn of the day, for when it’s getting watery with “elusive” and selffish departing with “uli” … until the next shadows of him will come across the thinner sunset.

text written by sebastian redenz
reviews
vittorio marozzi | italy | 06/2004
per quanto rigurada i territori della minimal-techno piů dubbata, non si poteva trascurare questa produzione del lettone andrew eigus. ena lp & enas remixes č il secondo disco di eigus, sotto monicker selffish, rilasciato sul sito della thinner ed č un lavoro nel suo insieme variegato e molto vicino agli stilemi delle produzioni targate basic channel, con suoni generalmente in bassa frequenza, loop ipnotici e tessiture digitali che elaborano melodie eteree e stranianti e disegnano atmosfere in continuo mutamento. il ritmo non č una costante, e questo č gia di per se un eccezione se guardiamo le produzioni di casa thinner in quest’ambito, si passa da momenti piů veloci ad altri in cui le battute rallentano o addirittura si diradano nei timbri. ne consegue un ascolto intrigante ed emozionalmente coinvolgente che cattura l’attenzione per tutti i 60 minuti della sua durata totale. sgranchitevi le dita quindi e preparatevi a fare, per 11 volte, tasto destro e ‘salva oggetto con nome....’.
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