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| Label: | Mobilee | | Rel. date: | Oct 07 | | Cat No: | Mobilee CD 003 | | Reviewer: | Adam Slowinski | | Reviewed: | 19th Oct 07 | | Format: | CD | | Rating: |   |
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- Threesixty
- Ape Shall Never Kill Ape
- Dog'S Dinner
- Black Fusion
- Charly
- Apocalyptic Horseman
- Crank
- Hypnotized Shark
- Moving Space
- Faces
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 Anja Schneider’s imprint is slowly but surely expanding its horizons. Last year, the Berlin-based label put out its first compilation after circa a year and a half in the business, while this year sees the release of Mobilee’s first artist album. What’s more, ‘Pan-O-Rama’ is also the debut of the most characteristic artists sound-wise from the stable in this particular field. Whoever has heard at least one track from Pan-Pot will know exactly what to expect from this LP. The masters of dark, moody and at times frightening minimal have done what they do best, although there is one small exception to be found, to which I will return a little later. Right from the get go, it is made abundantly clear that this in no way will be an easy and pleasant listen. The ubiquitous low, heavy basslines and somewhat psychedelic sounds will at times have you thinking that you’re listening to the soundtrack from some futuristic horror flick. But does this mean that the album is flawless? Unfortunately, no. If it wasn't for 3 great tracks in the form of ‘Ape Shall Not Kill Ape’ (which sounds as if none other that Satan himself was the one turning the knobs in the studio with a smile on his face), the hypnotic ‘Moving Space’ and the housey, and my personal favourite, ‘Faces’ (co-produced together with Vincenzo) there wouldn’t anything to come back time and time again. The rest of the tracks are solid in all respects, but they are not good enough to have you hooked and to be remembered vividly. I could also single out the dancefloor oriented and drugged out ‘Charly’, but the truth is that it sounds best on a decent sound system at a club, not at home. A must have for the Pan-Pot diehards out there. The rest of the world will do just fine without it.
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