title:

one point two - more digital listening music from rednetic

label:

rednetic recordings

format:

cd

release date:

16.07.07

cat. no.:

rn012

tracks:

hubl

reviews:

"in the last five years, london-based imprint rednetic have delivered a steady stream of elegant electronic records. while the label’s scope has considerably expanded over the years, the focus has largely remained on classic electronica. the label was set up in 2002 by mark streatfield and joseph auer, and the first release was streatfield’s debut album as zainetica, escaping dust. since, auer, who had then moved from london to tokyo, released the kyoto tokyo 2001 ep, and further releases by utility player, the vizier of damascus, inigo kennedy, tommy bass and boltfish co-founders wil 'cheju' bolton and murray 'mint' fisher, amongst others, have firmly established the label as one of london’s best imprints. in 2004, the one point one compilation collated tracks by some of the above artists together with offerings from ochre, sidechain and f.e.a.r. three years on, the second instalment in the series harvests a further fourteen tracks of classic electronica and techno, with contributions from mint, tommi bass, liberation jumpsuit, infinite scale, boc scadet, joseph auer, sunosis, zainetica and many more. very much like its predecessor, one point two spans a vast array of genres, from the elegant electronic swathes of boc scadet’s she spoke of the sky, zainetica’s awaken or sunosis’s leap and the ambient expanses of polestar’s retro future, infinite scale’s cell out or the vizier of damascus’s murmurs to the cetroit-infused offerings from cheju’s hubl or inigo kennedy’s faraway towns to the old style techno of tommi bass’ electro glitch 2007 and the acid funk of liberation jumpsuit’s one night stand. the album kicks off in gently mood with the delicate formations and beats of mint’s queasy, but things sharpen up quickly, first with the electric charges inflicted by tommi bass, then with the dirty electro funk distilled by liberation jumpsuit, before boc scadet applies lush dreamy textures and brings one point two right back into melodic mode. a perfect reflection of the path followed by rednetic over the last first years, the album then alternates between delicate pieces (polestar, infinite scale, joseph auer) and more upbeat moments (utility player, cheju, inigo kennedy). rednetic have gained confidence with every release, and the label’s audience has been growing accordingly. this second compilation brings together the many flavours of rednetic and provides an ideal entry point for one of the most consistent independent imprints around." - themilkfactory, 07.07

"zainetica's rednetic imprint is a great label. coming from london and representing the electronica underground, they've been ploughing away for a few years releasing great sounds from great artists. here we have the 2nd collection of tracks from friends and associated artists and it includes zainetica, joseph auer (twice, in fact, with a track plus a cut remixed by lackluster), inigo kennedy, boc scadet, tommi bass, utility player, inifinite scale, mint, cheju, liberation jumpsuit, vizier of damascus and polestar. it's a varied collection that ranges from classic melodic electronica right through to a more uptempo, electro based sound with some real oomph. selected with care this cd represents some of the most excellent underground uk artists from this scene... you know what to do! recommended." - smallfish, 07.07

"one point two is the most natural name for the sequel of the first rednetic compilation one point (you guessed it) one that saw the light if day in 2004 and was the second release ever on this not that old thriving yet successful label. there’s little point in denying it this compilation is very good and if it has any shortcomings they’re surely down to musical preferences and nothing else. the opening track queasy by affiliated artist mint of boltfish fame and it’s the perfect lush opening for a 14-track session of contemporary electronics. queasy strikes me as quite an unusual track for being mint masterminding it somewhat less nice than his regular output. boc scadet’s she spoke of the sky is another emotive high-tech production by boc scadet and it’s not hard to understand how this track ended up on the one point two compilation. polestar’s retro future is brilliant with warm lush sounds submerging the sonic picture as they are contrasted with crisp beats and plenty of forward motion a simply seminal piece of music. zainetica’s awaken track is classic zainetica material and the bubbly bassline would grace any open-minded dance floor and the musical references are as vast as is the undeniable talent held by this artist. cheju’s hubl holds all the characteristics of a cheju track apart from the bassline that is decidedly more 80’s like than I’ve ever heard before. not necessarily a bad thing, but it definitely a different approach for being cheju. vizier of damascus’ murmurs is anything and everything you would expect from vizier of damascus a great ambient track with an edge and the rhythmic work on murmurs is excellent. however the track’s playing time is too short, weighing in at 03:12 it is much too short. the eleventh track harajuku is an interesting collaboration between joseph auer and household name lackluster. actually it seems to be a remix by the ever so productive lackluster, so i guess it should read something like joseph auer harajuku (lackluster pitchmix). and as it turns out it was originally named harajuku rain and is taken from his kyoto tokyo 2001 ep released in 2004 on the very same label. in the remix lackluster is opting for the big bass and the slow beats in this summery roller; keep the bass heavy and the beats kind of hollow, ya’ll feelin’ it? joseph auer’s probes off io has all the qualities and the unmistakable sounds of any j.auer track. it is a solid slab of americana being served by the artist. complete with lush strings and forward moving beats in perfect harmony. superb production and another piece of fine music signed j.auer. inigo kennedy’s faraway towns has a melancholy struck melody, crisp beats and massive amounts of bass. it is an unforgiving slightly distorted bassline that is a monster. in faraway towns you get the sweet with the rough in a brilliant way. you’ve been warned so watch those bassbins! sunosis’ leap is the last track on the compilation and it is taken from the lovely warmed ep released (and reviewed) on rednetic earlier this year. in conclusion: one point two - more digital listening music from rednetic (as the full title reads) is a definite show of force by rednetic and a welcome as it is refreshing collection of tracks that rely on electronics rather than acoustic instruments in what seems to be an unstoppable wave of acoustic releases the past year or so. after all this is the e-desert!" - electronic desert, 08.07

"three years on from one point one, the hefty, 73-minute collection one point two provides an encapsulating portrait of Rednetic's current direction. the disc's fourteen tracks show that the label's still aggressively waving the lush electronica flag while broadening its menu to include electro bangers. boltfish head mint's (murray fisher) opener “queasy,” a fast electro-tribal ride through a neon-lit metropolis, bodes well for the journey ahead, while compadre cheju (wil bolton) heads out for a country spin in the exuberant “hubl.” traversing kindred terrain are Rednetic co-founder joseph auer's locomotive “probes off io,” inigo kennedy's sparkling “faraway towns,” and utility player's (simon thomas) occasionally blazing futurama “initiation.” inhabiting more ambient zones are boc scadet (lawrence grover)'s “she spoke of the sky,” vizier of damascus's (arfan ezra munir rai) aptly-titled “murmurs,” and infinite scale's atmospheric spoken word setting “cell out.” on the filthier tip, liberation jumpsuit's acid-electro banger “one night stand” includes gutter vocals that make the tune even sleazier. three tunes in particular stand out from the crowd: plaid-styled melodies whistle gleefully during sunosis' (colin welsh) “leap,” zainetica (rednetic head mark streatfield) rouses the neighbourhood to action with polished melodies and crisp beat slam in “awaken,” and london-based dj/producer tommi bass (paul alex jarvis) gets his kraftwerk mojo working with the android hoedown “electro glitch 2007.” needling synth melodies sputter and squirm over a robotic drum machine rumble in what may be the collection's freshest track, suggesting that rednetic might be wise to pursue that direction a little more aggressively in the future." - textura, 08.07