VA - Death Is Nothing To Fear 1

Spectral Sound's first installment of the "Death is Nothing to Fear" series mixes the established with the new and embraces the international status the label's roster has earned after seven years of diverse, consistent output.

Representing three very different centers of musical activity (Detroit, Sweden, and Portugal, respectively), side A is dedicated to Audion (Matthew Dear), whose 12-minute "I Gave You Away" is a blistering mix of sprightly bass kicks and bubbly keypad melodies.

On the flip, newcomer Par Grindvik (last seen on Adam Beyer's Drumcode label) steps up the pace with the "Casio", and Portugal-based Alan Abrahams aka Bodycode weighs in with "Exciting Ride", a cut characterized by the spooky keyboard lines and disembodied vocal samples that made his 2006 debut LP The Conservation of Electric Charge.

Format: 12" vinyl, MP3
Label: Spectral Sound (SPC-40)
Release date: February 20, 2007

Tracklist:

A1. Audion - I Gave You Away
B1. Par Grindvik - Casio
B2. Bodycode - Exciting Ride