Hyperdex-1-Sect: Metachrome
- Mind
- Les Amants
- Hear Nothing
- Death is Not the End
- Mind (X Marks The Pedwalk Mix)
- Death is Not the End (X Marks The Pedwalk Mix)
- Les Amants (New Mind Mix)
- Mind (Empirion Mix)
- Death is Not the End (New Mind Mix)
- Hear Nothing (Download Mix)
- Hear Nothing (Download Dub Mix)
Almost two years after it's initial release in Europe, Hyperdex-1-Sect's debut
EP "Metachrome" finally sees a North American release with a handful of
exclusive remixes conveniently added. The artwork has also been stunningly
re-interpreted, which is often not the case for domestic releases.
"Metachrome" consist of four original tracks which start off the EP, followed
by seven remixes which vary immensely in style, alteration, and quality. The
first track, and arguably the best, is 'Mind' which utilizes a very catchy
keyboard sequence as it's primary hook, features vocals by both Jonathan Sharp
and Sevren Ni-Arb. 'Les Amants' features the first appearance of Estefania on
vocals, and is a bit more mellower in places, even with the up-tempo
percussion, mostly due to the melodic keyboards used. 'Hear Nothing' is even
slower, featuring oddly enpassioned vocals which are very atypical for Sevren.
Lastly is 'Death is Not the End' which, while taking it's time to build, drops
into a nicely danceable club track interspersed with slow breaks. As for the
remixes, the most impressive on "Metachrome' are those by Empirion and
Download. Empirion slows down and radically rearranges 'Mind' into a slow piece
that builds over a long period of time into the core elements of the track
while Download offers two different version of 'Hear Nothing" that are very
heavy on groove and percussion. The EP would certainly be much too short
without the additions of these stellar mixes.
Hyperdex-1-Sect is: Jonathan Sharp, Sevren Ni-Arb & Estefania
Contact:
21st Circuitry Records
P.O. Box 170100
San Francisco, CA 94117-0100
E-mail: circuit@sirius.com
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