i have a certain tendancy to buy some music and then listening to it a few times, like it and forget about it until i go through my collection again. this track comes from one those records, alvarado's 2004 album "transfiguration". i know i bought the album for "luna" or "sol" but when i went through this album again, it was this track that had me repeating it a few times.
"the day" is aurally much in line with the rest of the record, it employs heavy atmosphere and there a hefty dose of dub influences in the mix. most of the longer tracks on the album are four on the floor and the shorter three minute tracks are with breakbeats and so is this one.
this track is a little longer than that (only two minutes though) and is a sort of deeper dubby house meets electro thing. it's the kind of modern electro that i love but to be honest, i have a dear fondness for anything electro (that is the real mccoy mind you, with be breakbeats, not 4x4 drums).
alvarado knows his grooves and this is no exception, the only thing i'm missing a more firmer bassline but it has a great bottom end in general. the soundscapes are deep and sounds are darting in and out in a dub fashion. the synthline that comes in halfway through with it's piercing resonant sound is near shivering. he follows it up with a round twinkling sound to slowly walk along till the break where it brings back the sampled dialogue from the intro.
this track is well recommended but so is most tracks off this album, "raindance" and "but why" are however too short of their own good. they are immense and would be a little better with a more flesh like this one.
buy here (junodownload)
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