┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Ostinatos presents: │ │ │ │ VA - Solarstone Presents Electronic Architecture 4 │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ Artist: VA │ │ Album : Solarstone Presents Electronic Architecture 4 │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Genre : Electronic │ │ Date : 2021-05-14 │ │ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │ │ Quality : 268 kbps avg │ │ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │ │ Track(s) : 31 │ │ Playtime : 02:28:21 │ │ Size : 298.91MB │ │ Language : English │ │ Source : CD │ │ Label : Black Hole Recordings │ │ Catalognr : BHCD215 │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ ItÆs been seven years - and some long ones at that - since Solarstone │ │ last designed and constructed an æElectronic ArchitectureÆ. While æEAsÆ │ │ 1 thru æ3' maintained a regular release pulse, with each year that │ │ followed 2014, the seriesÆ absence has been felt evermore acutely. │ │ │ │ Whilst never down to one factor, Pure TranceÆs capturing of the sceneÆs │ │ zeitgeist, and the unchecked success that followed played no small │ │ part. Like æislandÆ (last yearÆs out-of-nowhere Solarstone LP), its │ │ return though is down to something far more appreciable. The last │ │ twelve months have brought a step change in electronic music needs and │ │ with æPure TranceÆ receiving a well-earned mix-sabbatical last autumn, │ │ itÆs allowed the cultural time, space and climate for something many │ │ had consigned to Solarstone legacy. │ │ │ │ Aside from the pulsingly positive multi-coloured lights that emanate │ │ from within its cube, the æArthitectureÆ of the fourth æArchitectureÆ │ │ is visibly more brutalist & current-day resonant than its predecessors. │ │ Its musical remit though remains timelessly unchanged. Tonally & │ │ thematically, æEA4Æ owns the equidistant middleground between the │ │ æNorthern ExposureÆ and æRenaissanceÆ albums. Never seeing the │ │ electronica-extremes of the former, nor quite as floor-intense as the │ │ latter, their progressivism hits the perfect median between. │ │ │ │ Despite being offered as a physical item (how could something this │ │ beautiful not!), digitally æElectronic Architecture 4Æ has been devised │ │ as a start-through-finish listening experience. The new nonpareil of │ │ the kick-back-æn-musically-trip encounter, its soundscape has few û if │ │ any - modern parallels. │ │ │ │ As ever the musical backbone of this new release is made up of │ │ creatives whoÆve cut their teeth on previous Solarstone projects and │ │ new talent, freshly recruited to its ranks. In regard to the former, │ │ new music resounds from the likes of Lostly, Basil OÆGlue, Stoneface & │ │ Terminal, Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, Forerunners, Nick Silvestri and │ │ others. To its new-talent-latter meanwhile, Solarstone has gone further │ │ than ever before in uncovering it. As well as welcoming an influx of │ │ new music through the front door, he scoured the InternetÆs │ │ forum-highways & Bandcamp-byways in search of promise. When he found it │ │ - even in its most embryonic form, no effort was spared to cultivate it │ │ for æEA4Æ. Case in point, æEquilibriumÆ - the albumÆs penultimate │ │ track. Nominally a one-minute software demo from technologist Dreams Of │ │ Wires, Solarstone worked with just the briefest of melody ideas to │ │ bring Dreams his first fully realised production. │ │ │ │ │ │ Whilst on its comeback-track, æElectronic ArchitectureÆ experienced │ │ more than its fair share of stars-aligning moments. Halfway into │ │ production, regular Solarstone collaborator Alucard announced the end │ │ of his retirement by dropping an albumÆs worth of material into æEAÆs │ │ demo box - several of which found their way into its mix. Richard also │ │ stumbled across a twelve-year-old ælost-tapeÆ track from Vincent Lewis │ │ (who û fact-fans - went on to direct SolarstoneÆs æElectric LoveÆ │ │ video!). In essence a musical time capsule dating back to æEAÆs most │ │ embryonic times, æPulse TrainÆ became part of the albumÆs opening │ │ stages. æWe're DescendingÆ - LostlyÆs stunning latest - arrived within │ │ hours of Rich needing something to further a moodier tranche, whilst │ │ opening track æLamentÆ by Super-Frog Saves TokyoÆs landed a day after │ │ the project commenced. In timely fashion the album also hosts new │ │ Solarstone production æPale Blue DotÆ, his & OrkideaÆs sixth │ │ æSlowmotionÆ and KryderÆs desk-hot remix of æislandÆs æWhen I DreamÆ. │ │ │ │ │ │ Key as ever to æElectronic ArchitectureÆs constitution are SolarstoneÆs │ │ own Reconstructions - eleven of which feature over the duration. Not │ │ remixes, re-edits or re-imaginings exactly, they are versions that │ │ bring incredible tracks into line with the seriesÆ sonic ethic, as │ │ Richard does everything from tweak to wholesale reconfigure them to │ │ fit. │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Disc 1 / 2 [ ] │ │ -------- [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Super-Frog Saves Tokyo - Lament [ 3:10] │ │ 2. Nick Silvestri - Little Things [ 4:50] │ │ 3. Vincent Lewis - Pulse Train [ 6:56] │ │ 4. Xabiso - Children of the Night (Reconstruction) [ 5:52] │ │ 5. Andrei Zinca - Wildflower (Reconstruction) [ 4:58] │ │ 6. V-Ti - Space Dogs (Reconstruction) [ 3:27] │ │ 7. Passive Progressive ft. Sentient Mullet - Fluke [ 5:04] │ │ (Reconstruction) [ ] │ │ 8. Forerunners - Sunreturn [ 3:44] │ │ 9. Solarstone - When I Dream (Kryder Remix) [ 4:58] │ │ 10.Basil O'Glue & Nomas - Untold [ 3:21] │ │ 11.Solarstone & Bill McGruddy - Take Me On Your Flight [ 3:13] │ │ (Acapella) [ ] │ │ 12.DISCO19 - The Sea of Stars (Reconstruction) [ 4:11] │ │ 13.Solarstone - Pale Blue Dot [ 6:23] │ │ 14.Lostly - We're Descending (Reconstruction) [ 5:00] │ │ 15.Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion VI [ 6:30] │ │ 16.Coredata - 94 (Reconstruction Part One) [ 3:31] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ Disc 2 / 2 [ ] │ │ -------- [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Coredata - 94 (Reconstruction Part Two) [ 3:27] │ │ 2. MK8 - Breathe [ 3:27] │ │ 3. Men-D - Dropped by the Gods (Reconstruction) [ 2:00] │ │ 4. Stowers & Cooper ft Brooke Woods - Shattered Skies [ 3:10] │ │ (Acapella) [ ] │ │ 5. Alucard - Midway [ 3:19] │ │ 6. Gary Afterlife - Wavering Light (Reconstruction) [ 3:57] │ │ 7. ZOYA - Bright Star (Reconstruction) [ 4:40] │ │ 8. Shadow Realm - Other Side of the Sky [ 6:32] │ │ 9. Martin LeBlanc - Lagom [ 5:54] │ │ 10.Glynn Alan - Limitless [ 6:24] │ │ 11.Super-Frog Saves Tokyo - Kyoto (Reconstruction) [ 7:09] │ │ 12.Macker - Lost in Space (Simon Bostock Remix) [ 6:23] │ │ 13.Stoneface & Terminal - Lose My Need (Reconstruction) [ 7:09] │ │ 14.Solarstone & Dreams of Wires - Equilibrium [ 6:15] │ │ 15.Alucard - Phoenix [ 3:27] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ │ │ 02:28:21 │ │ ------- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘