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Released in 2004, Touch -- Michael Mayer's first production album -- was pieced together, closer to a compilation than a single statement. Portions of it were rushed. Mantasy, made during the course of seven months, is more unified and reflects the Kompakt leader's infatuation with a broad range of film music. After the twinkling melancholia of "Sully," the album makes like the early portion of a Mayer DJ set, with alternately clumpy and jumpy rhythms -- inhibited yet somewhat cartoonish -- fostering a sense of anticipation. "Mantasy" itself, stern and chugging yet spacious, comes off like a Moroder-ik version of his 2003 single "Privat." Although it starts with the kind of chipper mallet work made for television-style "breaking news flashes," "Voigt Kampff Test" is comparatively brute, anchored in deep, rippling bass worthy of an acid house monster. Most surprising is "Rudi Was a Punk," named after Mayer's uncle; while there's some electric guitar in the mix, the track gambols along with yet more mallet work along with baritone sax-like blurts that could have been swiped from a Morphine record. At the other end, the track that is closest to straightforward is the closing "Good Times," a house throwback with clicking synthetic percussion, rolling piano, and disco strings. The only cut with a vocal -- WhoMadeWho's Jeppe Kjellberg does the simple/effective honors -- it breaks the album's somewhat isolated feel, but then some of the most memorable soundtracks are all instrumental and contemplative, save for that one big song with a vocal. Going into this with no expectations should prove to be beneficial.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Michael Mayer, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer - Jeppe Kjellberg, Lyricist
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
Album review
Released in 2004, Touch -- Michael Mayer's first production album -- was pieced together, closer to a compilation than a single statement. Portions of it were rushed. Mantasy, made during the course of seven months, is more unified and reflects the Kompakt leader's infatuation with a broad range of film music. After the twinkling melancholia of "Sully," the album makes like the early portion of a Mayer DJ set, with alternately clumpy and jumpy rhythms -- inhibited yet somewhat cartoonish -- fostering a sense of anticipation. "Mantasy" itself, stern and chugging yet spacious, comes off like a Moroder-ik version of his 2003 single "Privat." Although it starts with the kind of chipper mallet work made for television-style "breaking news flashes," "Voigt Kampff Test" is comparatively brute, anchored in deep, rippling bass worthy of an acid house monster. Most surprising is "Rudi Was a Punk," named after Mayer's uncle; while there's some electric guitar in the mix, the track gambols along with yet more mallet work along with baritone sax-like blurts that could have been swiped from a Morphine record. At the other end, the track that is closest to straightforward is the closing "Good Times," a house throwback with clicking synthetic percussion, rolling piano, and disco strings. The only cut with a vocal -- WhoMadeWho's Jeppe Kjellberg does the simple/effective honors -- it breaks the album's somewhat isolated feel, but then some of the most memorable soundtracks are all instrumental and contemplative, save for that one big song with a vocal. Going into this with no expectations should prove to be beneficial.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:49
- Main artists: Michael Mayer
- Composer: Michael Mayer
- Label: Kompakt
- Genre: Electronic
2012 Kompakt 2012 Kompakt
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