Patashnik

Description

Double LP version. Patashnik was originally released by R&S Records/Apollo in
1994. It was number 1 in NME’s Independent Chart in March 1994 and reached
number 50 in the UK official album chart. The track “Novelty Waves” was used
in Michel Gondry’s Levi’s 501 Jeans “Drugstore” spot, and holds, according to
the Guinness World Records 2004, the record for “Most awards won by a TV
commercial”. “One reason why Jenssen’s work stands out from the flood of early
’90s ambient/techno releases is his strong sense of the quirkily creepy – not
in an Aphex Twin mode, but in his own particular way. The contrasting samples
of a child quaveringly saying, ‘We had a dream last night,’ followed by a
rougher sample saying, ‘We had the same dream,’ gives opening number
‘Phantasm’ an unsettling feeling. Intensified by the, on the one hand, pretty,
on the other, disturbing music, buried synth strings and a soft pulse
accentuated by clattering noises deep in the mix, it kicks off the striking
Patashnik very well. Though not as openly dark as acts like Lull, for
instance, Biosphere still has an edge which isn’t just melancholic, it’s
downright ominous at point. There’s the slow crawl of ‘Startoucher’, for
instance, with it’s buried vocal snippets and deep bass drone, or the blend of
the space signal atmospheres of ‘Mir’ into the low, brooding intro to ‘The
Shield.’ Not everything is so shadowy, though; Patashnik is primarily a relax-
and-chill listening experience, but not without it’s gentle high points.
‘Novelty Waves’, which became a crossover single in some quarters, has a good
dancefloor sharpness to it even as Jenssen slyly sneaks in odd drones and
samples through the mix. The opening snippet talking about an extraterrestrial
disc jockey on ‘Seti Project’ is good for a smile, as well as acting as a
sharp lead-in to a fast rhythm track. Mostly, though, things continue on a
deliciously unnerving pace throughout, gentle enough to go down easy but still
just off enough to ensure you can’t call this new age folderol for the rave
generation.”

Features:

Product Details:

• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Biophon
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ WA-31013260
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Biophon
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
• Best Sellers Rank: #413,868 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #5,476 in Electronica (CDs & Vinyl) #205,130 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
• #5,476 in Electronica (CDs & Vinyl)