"Abstract Data Ark" Polyphonic the Verbose : Audio 8 Recordings

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A8013/CD
Polyphonic the Verbose
Abstract Data Ark
2005
$10

Polyphonic's highly anticipated solo debut is a conceptualized avant-garde audiomaze of eloquent glitch and melodic sound that explores the mind control techniques relentlessly practiced by the mass media. Abstract Data Ark seamlessly flows from beginning to end with a balance between textured, spacey instrumentals, and super-charged rap; making this co-mingling of electronica and hip-hop a must-listen. A.D.A. takes us back to Polyphonic's Dolce Stil Nuovo days with live instrumentation: two flutes, guitar, trumpet and bass all mixed with deep reggae dub aesthetics. Featured are up and coming Chicago emcees like Nico B, Serengeti of Day By Day Entertainment, Rhyme Sayers' Psalm One and more. The chunks of tightly interlocking rhythmic sound, dovetailed with media snippets and thoughtfully expressive raps, work to transcend the commercialized banality of most entertainment.

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Urb Magazine
"Stewed into a laid-back dub flavor and hyper-aggressive penchant for glitchy gymnastics, Polyphonic's entrees steam with originality and avant-garde flavors."
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XLR8R Magazine
"Futuristic... With his exploratory debut, [Polyphonic] churns out super-glitchy instrumentals, outright progressive hip-hop, and a little dub."
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PopMatters
rated 8 out of 10 "plays like a dreamscape of noise, where warehouse glitch and hip-hop bounce exist peacefully. ... stands uncomfortably close to the perfect equilibrium between what seemed like two incompatible types of music."
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okayplayer
"computerized anarchy-turned-beautiful ... Epileptics beware A.D.A. is definitely a strong outing."
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Smother Magazine
"Eerie and yet brilliant, this is a dub album, an IDM joint, and an electronic hip-hop masterpiece. The new sounds of urban defined."
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Lost At Sea Magazine
"A versatile, complete product that satiates many subgenres, moods and crowds, and promises one artist’s rising future."
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Igloo Magazine
"An intriguing hip hop based outing, but cut up by estranging noise and horn blows; a lyrical work drenched and drowned in a fog of computerized sound to make for an engagingly abstract piece."
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Junkmedia
"an ambitious and far-reaching debut"
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ERASOUL
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ... some of the most exciting production around."
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Treblezine
"Things were left open in a confusion, but a beautiful one, ... simply being as divinely beautiful as life allows."
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Exlaim! Canada
"an appealing and fresh bridge between experimental beats and hip-hop"
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30music.com
"Throughout the album, Polyphonic’s musical vision shines consistently, infusing hip-hop beats with glitchy electronics and the sweet, thick dub thunderstorm."
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3hive
"Polyphonic isn't just a swell sounding stage name, it really gets at the complexity of Will Freyman's production."
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NeoFutu
"a quilt of different sounds and samples, in creating what is a Frankenstein’s monster that approximates humanity pretty damn well."
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The Smudge of Ashen Fluff
"experimental instrumentals, psychedelic hip hop blended with jazz, reggae, and electronica. When the verbage does flow, it dazzles. "
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:::: Track Listing

1 "Container Life #473"
2 "Moving On"      MP3
   Featuring: Nico B, Benjamin Lamar
3 "Spin the Globe"
   Featuring: Serengeti
4 "Rumors of a War"              MP3
5 "Out to Lunch"
   Featuring: Psalm One
6 "Sun and Moon"
7 "Commuter Dream of Luke Skywalker"
8 "Land Rovers in the Video"
   Featuring: Marty Mar
9 "orange alert mental pattern"
10 "A.D.A. Lovelace's program"
      MP3
11 "machine with sealed inputs"
   Featuring: Raistlin, See, Alexpathetic
12 "Emperor Titus"
13 "Abstraction of the Everyday"
   Featuring: Raistlin, Wick, See
14 "Happy Ending"