The End of Utopia

by DJ Grazzhoppa - DJ Wally - DJ Spooky - DJ Low

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1.	DJ Grazzhoppa : Limitless 04:12	buy track
2.	DJ Wally : Zeta Reticuli 10:52	buy track
3.	DJ Grazzhoppa : Subconscious 03:17	buy track
4.	DJ Spooky : Reciprocal Presupposition 08:05	buy track
5.	DJ Low : Rose Soup 08:07	buy track
6.	DJ Spooky : Seuqigolana (Suntropic Inversion Mix) 07:27	buy track

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Last record of a thematic series in 9, called Utopian Diaries, published from 1993 to 1998 . The End of Utopia was released in 1998.

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released January 18, 2015

If trip-hop is really supposed to mean "trippy hip-hop," then nothing comes closer to the lysergic ideal than this multi-artist disc on Belgium's arty Sub Rosa label. No wailing divas, no corny keyboard stabs, no faux jazz; Utopia simply places classic "old school" drum breaks up front and lets the timbre and color shifts of mutating sample collages do the rest. The exception is "illbient" meta-maestro DJ Spooky, who dispenses with beats in favor of sweeping shards of noise and symphonic disturbance on "Seuqugolana" and "Reciprocal Presupposition." The other tracks kick back: DJ Grazzhoppa's "Subconscious" layers a hip standup bass figure over a funky breakbeat, glittering bells, and shortwave radio frequencies. DJ Low's polyrhythmic "Rose Soup" is a cinematic frenzy of breathless huffs and filtered drum loops, morphing into Doppler-effect screeches and the distorted sound of a woman sobbing. Part of trip-hop's original urge was the "F*** dance--let's art!" battle cry. The End of Utopia doesn't need to lead the charge; it's already behind enemy lines.
James Rotondi

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Sub Rosa Label Brussels, Belgium

Record and production company managed by Guy Marc Hinant and Fred Walheer - releasing records in Electronics/ Experimental/ Unclassical/ Drone/ Noise/ Concrete/ Spoken Words/ Rare recordings/ Rituals genres.

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