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The Mystifying Oracle
A combindation of trance (with some techno) with ethnic percussion and samples, all based on travels in Morocco. One remix of a track off a following album, two tracks exclusive to this release, one in a very traditional vein (vs. electronic dance music.
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Kiffed (CD version) | 7:14 | Play |
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El-Jareb | 4:04 | Play |
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Pieces of Bass | 7:54 | Play |
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Kiffed (Kicker remix) | 6:39 | Play |
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Description
The Mystifying Oracle
Written by Benjamin Hudgins
In these days of MTV-fueled, mass media consumption of popular "musicians", it is rare to find artists that create for the sake of their art rather than for that of their wallets or their popularity. Face time and recognition seem more important than quiet quality. Conversely, a good deal of the electronic fare that we are served up via the internet and other "alternative" music sources is created by anonymous, bedroom studio producers, but in most cases these producers remain anonymous simply because their product does not warrant enough attention to make them famous. Not so Portland, Oregon's ambient masterminds Austere or one of their two side projects, in this case "The Mystifying Orcacle".
This is the second CD EP from The Mystifying Oracle, with their first full album promised to follow-up soon. With nine releases since the late 1990s, Austere continues to produce some of the most beautifully compelling abstract music this reviewer has heard. In spite of their obvious talent (or perhaps because of it?) this duo has proved to be extremely camera shy, preferring to have their music speak for them, as their recent post on "The Ambient Way" mailing list stated.
"We're trying to avoid the typical fandom/cult of personality that grows around musicians but rather try to let the merits of our music (or lack thereof) stand alone in how people judge our work. We're also determined to explore areas of music that interest us without regard for popular or commercial potential, and as long as we're happy with the results, we've no mind as to how others take them, other than really enjoying when someone else hears our music and enjoys it too. It surprises and delights us, as we do like bringing happiness to others."
"Wanting to be anonymous seems to put many people off or have them decide that we're not be taken seriously and we're fine with that. We're just trying to make music we like and live up to our own ideals, which we readily admit are not those of the mainstream."
This adventurous and exploratory attitude has resulted in some incredible releases and, recently, the birth of a side project. While the vast majority of Austere's work is beatless ambient, The Oracle this time out combines elements of trance, psy-trance, and techno, all to Middle Eastern percussion, samples, and native instruments.
There are four tracks on this CD, three outright electronic dance music (two fairly downtempo, another which starts as such but jumps up to 138 BPM a third of the way through) and a fourth track which avoids electronic rhythms to produce a piece much more native and ethnic-sounding.
Contained within these tracks is a journey into the spaces, both inner and outer, and The Mystifying Oracle proves a more than able pilot of both. For more information on TMO, visit their website at http://www.austere.org/oracle/.