Release date 20th Mar 2006
Format CD Album
Catalogue # Soma CD47
Genres Electro




1)Paradolia Intro
2)Persona
3)A Moment To Myself
4)Never Want To See You Again
5)Meany
6)Make My Day
7)Prima Materia
8)Snider
9)We Like It Insipid
10)Anima
11)Formax
12) Something's Gone
13) Left Drift

Glaswegian based artist Alex Smoke is about to release his second album
‘Paradolia’ on Soma Records on March 20th.

Paradolia is defined as the human ability to creatively perceive coherent
images in randomness. This is an unusual word by anyone’s standard but then
Alex Menzies (aka Mr Smoke) is an artist very far from the usual. A
Rorschach test this is not, more a sonic experiment that explores the
parameters of Alex Smoke’s potent psyche.

Alex remarks on its significance “I guess the album is the pattern and the
tracks the randomness as I didn't have a plan to tie everything together. I
also think it describes really well the appeal of music that at first sounds
random but makes sense as a whole.”








Now available on Juno Digital - This album is the dogs testicles!!!

Haunting vocals from Alex, nasty beats and some awesome hooks

Buy it now - every single one of you

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"Music is the art of thinking with sounds" - Jules Combarieu

Neat, I might check it out.

This album is fucking amazing!!! If U like some nice tech / electro / minimal sounds this one is for U! I like the first 3-4 tracks the most.

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There's nothing better than the music in your soul ...

Got to go with "Anima", "Meany", "Prima Materia" and "Never Want To See You Again" myself - Mind you there is little on the whole release that doesnt have major merits

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"Music is the art of thinking with sounds" - Jules Combarieu

AWWWW DAWG TESTICLES!!!

Found my package with this CD and Holden's At the Controls setting in my office this morning, so that was a nice surprise. I've only listened through it once, but I was surprised that there were less attempts to mix things on this artist album. I thought most of the tracks themselves were great, though, and look forward to hearing more of them mixed into sets.

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"Go back to bed america your government is in control
Here's American Gladiators, here is 56 channels of it,
Watch these picturary retards bang their fuckin' skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom,
Here you go America you are free to do as we tell you
We want your soul
Your cash, your house, your phone, your cash, your house, your life" -Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul

I find it mostly quite bland as every other Alex Smoke track i've ever heard so far... except for "Persona" and "Make My Day", which are actually great!

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sempre contra a corrente do jogo

quote:

Originally posted by paranoik0 I find it mostly quite bland as every other Alex Smoke track i've ever heard so far... except for "Persona" and "Make My Day", which are actually great!

Have you heard Death in Vegas' Fabriclive CD? I really enjoyed Neds off of that one. It comes in after Mathew Jonson - Marionette, which is another amazing track. The whole middle of that disc is actually pretty enjoyable.

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"Go back to bed america your government is in control
Here's American Gladiators, here is 56 channels of it,
Watch these picturary retards bang their fuckin' skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom,
Here you go America you are free to do as we tell you
We want your soul
Your cash, your house, your phone, your cash, your house, your life" -Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul

This album is fucking class. Like it ALOT. Thumbs up!! First few tracks more minimal, last part going more into the Tech House direction. Great stuff.


Would probably be my sixth album of the year so far

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Albums of the year:
1. Hybrid - I Choose Noise
2. Liberto - Lullaby
3. Immer 2 (Mixed By Michael Mayer)
4. Peter Gun - Friendly Fire
5. Thomas Schumacher - Home
6. Recorded In Rotterdam (Mixed By Michel De Hey)
7. Boogybytes Vol. 01 (Mixed By Kiki)
8. Addicted 1 (Mixed By Kosmas Epsilon)