Dodo's Album Reviews

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Skee Mask's sophomore release, Compro. This was the album that really put this man on the map. And it's not hard to see why. We open with Cerroverb. An ambient piece full of SFX, field recordings, bassy, yet lush synth pad washes, glitchy melodies here and there. An amazing opener to the album. Next we have Session Add with rumbling basses, mechanical SFX, melodic beeps and lush synth pads. Next we have the grooviest song on here, Rev8617 has delayed drum work, glitchy steel-like plucks, more lush synth pads. Around the middle, Skee Mask brings in a fatter bass and quiets down the main melody. And afterwards we return to the beginning of the track. 50 Euro To Break Boost is more beat oriented, but still contains your standard Skee Mask style pads. Via Sub Mids continues on the breakbeat style of the previous track, only here we find not that many memorable melodies. It's a good track, but it doesn't h...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the debut studio album from Skee Mask, Shred. First of all, Skee Mask is a German ambient techno producer that appeared on the underground scene with this album. Let's see what is has to show... We open on Everest, a mostly ambient song with quiet SFX and synth washes cascading through the soundscape. Not a bad start. Hal Conv. has a subtle beat, with multiple melodic elements, such as synth pads and brief leads. Another pretty nice song. Autotuned is a highlight thanks to it's metallic sounding percussion and deep synth pad washes, also being a mostly beat driven song. Shred 08 is another beat oriented song, with much louder beats and less prominent synth pads. Backcountry has some really nice sounding synth pads. Another highlight of the album. Melczop 2 is a rather repetitive song, with not much to it. Zenker Haze Tank sounds a bit too light hearted for me. The beat is rather annoying too. Reshape is prett...