EP: 01 [EP]

EP: 01 [EP]

Track Listings

1. I'm Not Bad

2. Summer '97

3. Music to Drive To

Tracks:

Bipartite
Two Questions
Ice
Spring
You Shook Me All Night Long

Product Description

SPANISH IMPORT - "Explicit title: the session that Aina recorded at the BBC studios for John Peel's program. Two tracks from their last album, "Bipartite" and "Two questions", one from their previous album ("Aina", 99) ("Ice"), one from the sessions of "Sevens" (96) ("Spring") and a cover of the AC/DC classic "You shook me all night long"."

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EP 01
Alternate Sound of Life
Manufacturer: Alternate Sound of Life
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAGTEE
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

Teething
Cyprian
Share Them All
Dim Casa Dust Altar
Anesthetic

Average customer rating:

A Must Have Rhythmic-Industrial Album About Post 9/11

Worldwide Totalitarian Control
C/A/T
Manufacturer: Crunch Pod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000CA2Z3S
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

Problem
Reaction (Human)
Reaction (Official)
Solution

Product Description

C/A/T's first solo effort is a four track EP that is heavily influenced by the events of September 11, 2001 and the ripple effect the world has felt since. The four compositions on this EP are linked to a theory called Problem-Reaction-Solution and how it applies to world events. Taking a more experimental (but still rhythmic) approach, C/A/T delivers a solid first offering here. Best listened to with your mind open *wide*.

Customer Reviews:

A Must Have Rhythmic-Industrial Album About Post 9/11.......2006-01-26

About the Band:
C/A/T (simply pronounced cat) can be described as a rhythmic ambient industrial project. Originally hailing from Northern California, Ben Arp got his start as a film and soundtrack engineer and radio / club DJ in the mid to late 1990s. Following Sep. 11, 2001, C/A/T originally acted as a vehicle for Arp to express his feelings about the changes in American society, and as such C/A/T can be characterized by the political nature of the samples used in the songs.

About the Album:
The 18-minute long Worldwide Totalitarian Control EP is C/A/T's first release. While the track "Reaction (Official)" (also dubbed by Kat C., who joins Arp in live C/A/T performances, as the "Orange Alert Song") is sure to please fans of Art Bell and/or John Stewart, the strength of the EP really lies in how Arp follows an emotional evolution of American society following these tragic events through all four tracks. Reaction (Official) is easily the most popular and dance friendly of the tracks.

I connect the most with the first track, "Problem", which features samples taken immediately following the World Trade Center attacks. The track is remorseful and sobering. It completely captures the way I felt on Sep. 11 (a day that no doubt is burned in the minds of many people) - sad and helpless.

The next track "Reaction (Human)" sounds nothing like the third track "Reaction (Official), and again accurately has recreated my post 9/11 feelings. At the time, I was nervous and wanted to do something to help the victims and rebuild.

The final track "Solution", which features numerous political opinion samples, isn't really an end in and of itself, but an audio suggestion that we are still going to be dealing with the aftermath of our response to the problem. The album theme "Problem-Reaction-Solution" is repeated several times throughout this track. It serves as the perfect jumping point to the next C/A/T release, The Prisoner, which is a much more detailed exploration of post 9/11 American politics.

Personally, this EP is my favorite C/A/T release and one of my favorite albums period. I've even bought and shipped the EP to other friends whom are only moderately interested in ambient industrial music, hoping to share what I honestly believe is one of the most remarkable pieces of art I've come across.

Similar Artists:
Ah Cama Sotz, Black Lung, Empuase, Kattoo, Mlada Fronta, Monolith, Sleepwalk, This Morn' Omina, Yelworc

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EP: 01
Alucidnation
Manufacturer: Big Chill Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005EBTM
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks: