Flatland
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90
Hertz says he had trouble making straight techno. What he made instead is absolutely killer.
11y
85
From its opening blast of shattering “glass,” it’s clear that Flatland, the debut LP by Berlin-based artist Objekt (a.k.a. TJ Hertz), means to make a statement.
10y
80
Flatland is experimental to its core, but it never considers polish and passion to be mutually exclusive.
11y
80
The song structures have an absolute straightness about them, but they’re all diametrically examined, a prism spun to examine the contours of its own dimensionality, a rhizomatic act.
11y
70
We’re left wishing, petulantly, for more bangers. Is that so wrong?
9y
Really cool album but I wish this was 90+ material. Objekt’s debut album in Flatland is a pretty good IDM and UK Bass album. There are some wild bangers on here but I feel there’s these slower paced tracks that really lower this album down from a high 90 to this score. Because I mean the high energy tracks are excellent and superb even, but I think some of these slower paced tracks just didn’t really need to be on here if ya ask me. I honestly would probably like ... read more
i have a migraine and am pained by any overbearing sound at the moment, and this project came at the perfect time. super satisfying, spacey, and enjoyable idm, a really cool project. :)
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Track List
| 1 | Agnes Revenge 1:54 | |
| 2 | One Fell Swoop 4:43 | |
| 3 | Ratchet 5:02 | |
| 4 | Strays 5:14 | |
| 5 | Agnes Apparatus 3:22 | |
| 6 | Dogma 4:36 | |
| 7 | First Witness 4:15 | |
| 8 | Interlude (Whodunnit?) 2:12 | |
| 9 | Second Witness 3:45 | |
| 10 | One Stitch Follows Another 4:26 | |
| 11 | Cataracts 5:14 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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