░ ▓ ░ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▓ ░ ▄▄█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀ ░ ▄██▓ ▄▓██████▓▄▄ ▀▀▀░▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▄ ▄█ ▄▓███████▓░ ░ ░ ░ ▄██▓██ ██▌ ▀███ ▀▓██▀▀▀▀▓█▓▄ ██ ░░ ▄█ ▄▓▀ ██▌ ███ ░ ██▓ ░ ▐██▌ ██▌ ▀█▌ █▄▓▄██ ▐█▌ ██▓ ███ ▓ ██▌ ▓░ ███ ██▓ ▄▄ ▀ ▐█▓█▌▄ ▓█ ██▌ ███ ░ ██▌ ░ ▐██▌▄ ██▌ ▄█▓▀▓▄ ▄ ██▀ ▓▌▐█▌ ▄ ██▌ ██▓ ██▌ ▄▓█▀ ▓ ████▓▀ ▓ ▀ ███ █▓▄ ▓ ██▌ ░▓ ██▓ ▄ ██▌▀██▓▀ ░▓█░██▓▀ ░ ░░▓▓█▓░ ▓▌█▓▌ ▀▓▄■▓█░██▌▐▓░░ ░ ░ ▄▓██▓█▀▐██▌ ▀██ ▓ ██▌ ▓ █▀ ▐██ ▓ ██▌ ▀▀▀▀ ▄▓██▌ ███▄ ▀ ██▌ ▄ ▀ █▀ █▓▌ ▀ ██▌ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ███▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓▌ ▄█▓▄▄ ▐██ ▄▓█▓█▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓ ███▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄▐██▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀██▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ████▄ ▀▀█▓▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀███▓▓█ ▓██▄ z! █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓▌ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ RELEASE ░ ▀▓█████▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ INFO: ░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ▀▄ Artist... halou ░ Title.... wholeness EP Year..... 2003 Genre.... Electronic Rip Date. 26.05.2003 Tracks... 06 Grabber.. EAC Source... CDDA Encoder.. LAME 3.92 Quality.. 192kbps/44.1kHz ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ RELEASE ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ COMMENTS: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ Halou (pronounced "huh-loo"), depart from the rather brittle, industrial-informed sound of their 2001 album, Wiser, on their latest release, Wholeness. Vocalist Rebecca Coseboom continues to create beautiful vocal shards, mixing the odd twang of Garbage's Shirley Manson with a dark, torchlike quality that often seems borrowed from Portishead's Beth Gibbons. But on this EP -a prelude to the band's forthcoming album, Wholeness and Separation- the backing beats stray into the gray area where shoegazer rock intersects with samplers and electronic trickery. Though the five-track record kicks off with the jarring, often brutal "Wiser Rmx," crashing beats soon mellow into four wistful episodes. "Wholeness" modifies jangly, surging guitars with synthetic effects to create a modern update on the 4AD sound. The track is marred by a somewhat clichΘ whispered interlude, but it remains a solid, endearing slice of pop. "The Ratio of Freckles to Stars" showcases the strength and control of Coseboom's vocals over husband Ryan Coseboom's stirring instrumentation. And rounding out the EP, "Ingenue" and "Everything Is OK" serve up even more lush, melancholic melodies and subtle electronic pulses; their soothing dulcet tones are an appropriate accompaniment for that lovey-dovey late-night make-out session and that first cup of coffee the morning after. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ TRACKLIST: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ 01: everything is ok - 04:32 02: ingenue - 04:48 03: the ratio of freckles to stars - 05:27 04: wholeness - 04:03 05: wiser remix - 04:44 06: firefly - 04:47 ----- T O T A L T I M E - 28:21 T O T A L S I Z E - 39,0 Mb ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ GROUP NEWS: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ░ 1REAL /1-REE-ILL/ n. 1 a group dedicated to bringing you the best in electronic live performances. cd's. vinyls. It's been a long time since we've updated this part of the nfo, probably because we dont have much to say here. We still don't. We probably never will. Our goals are still there, as are we, and all of our members. Our standards haven't dropped, they're higher than ever. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ ABOUT ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ & CONTACT: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ░ 1REAL might be looking for new members, you never know. We might have a public channel, we dont have a web site, and we definately dont have an e-mail address. If you feel you have something to contribute, and want to be part of an open-minded, electronic focused group with plenty tall blonde swedish girls, come and find us. Disclaimer: Certain information in this NFO could be considered false advertising, please dont hold it against us. - TEAM 1REAL ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ [1REAL]■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ NFO ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ Last ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ layout ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ Update: ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ By: z0oy0rk ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ [10-08-2002] ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ░