Skee Mask - Compro

from strength to strength this guy

Only listened to four or five tracks so far...not getting into it really. Shit sounds great, mixing/mastering/whatever, good sounds and servicable melodies and beats but just not my speed right now I guess? Seems like it's almost going for mainstream-type electronica in ways? I thought he was a bit more fringe or underground or edgy or whatever you wanna call it, some of the tracks of his I'd heard before were pretty dense and a bit of weirdness buried in them. Not bad at all though. Really impressed with the quality of sound in general, just not for me probably. 

Makes sense to me, Ilian Tape in general have a "dad techno" vibe going, and Skee Mask is among the mellowest stuff on there. And of course when you've just spent a month listening to NTS Sessions this is going to sound like elevator music at first. I like a lot of his output though, however ultra-palatable it may get sometimes.

One of the "edgier" (but tongue-firmly-in-cheek) IT releases was last year's Dona/DJ Plant Texture EP, that one's a blast. Year-end list material, but I can't remember ever mentioning it.

  On 5/16/2018 at 7:26 PM, manmower said:

And of course when you've just spent a month listening to NTS Sessions this is going to sound like elevator music at first. 

 

wasn't exactly what i was expecting, but it is wonderful.

i see how it could be perceived as going for of a 'mainstream' appeal. it is accessible.

pitchfork just gave it some love, so a lot of people are gonna hear this.

big ups skee mask.

it's fucking lush

  On 5/17/2018 at 9:09 AM, beerwolf said:

 

  On 5/16/2018 at 7:26 PM, manmower said:

And of course when you've just spent a month listening to NTS Sessions this is going to sound like elevator music at first.

 

Absolutely beautiful album. Had first listen driving on a sunny day and it was perfect.

He nails the German prism-filtering of UK rave and jungle far better than Shed ever has. 

Early days, but feels like it flows better than Shred too. 

Yeah it's still very good, not groundbreaking or anything , but great sounding music, think I'll get the 2xLP if I can get my hands on it

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COMPRO REPRESS ON THE WAY

 

Publiziert am Mai 18, 2018 von marco zenker

 

Thank you all for the great support of Skee Mask’s second album Compro and for all the good reviews so far! We already ordered a repress and the LP should be back in stock soon.

dope - will be ordering the wax repress (already grabbed the digital release)

wish the rest of the album was as good as session add

  On 5/16/2018 at 7:26 PM, manmower said:

Makes sense to me, Ilian Tape in general have a "dad techno" vibe going, and Skee Mask is among the mellowest stuff on there. And of course when you've just spent a month listening to NTS Sessions this is going to sound like elevator music at first. I like a lot of his output though, however ultra-palatable it may get sometimes.

 

One of the "edgier" (but tongue-firmly-in-cheek) IT releases was last year's Dona/DJ Plant Texture EP, that one's a blast. Year-end list material, but I can't remember ever mentioning it.

Will check that out.

Illian Tape still sounds a lot harder than a lot of the lo-fi house stuff that's crossing over. Ross From Friends put out an EP on Brainfeeder (Flylo's label) that got a lot of attention but it's a yawner IMO. 

Christ, only a few tracks in and this is one of the best full lengths I've heard all year. Lot of classic IDM vibes on this, really happy it's getting the attention and acclaim. Hopefully it translates to people listening to more classic 90s house and techno who aren't otherwise familiar with it. Hell even the P4k article reference mid-90s cuts in it's BNM review.

"VLI" is a big highlight for me, one of the better ambient tracks I've heard in a while. Good album!

12.50 euro on bandcamp for the digital, sheeeesh

this better be good

it's fine. some really nice moments but a lot of the time it's just sweeping pads with breaks. dial 274 is kind of embarrassing in 2018. 

  On 5/21/2018 at 10:53 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

12.50 euro on bandcamp for the digital, sheeeesh

 

this better be good

The digital now available on Boomkat for a lot less.

grabbed this an his other album the other day.. really digging it. listened all day yesterday at work. nice tunes. 

this and 1800HaightSt have given me such a happiness in the form of crunchified breakbeat techno ambience

  On 6/2/2018 at 8:46 PM, Salvatorin said:

this and 1800HaightSt have given me such a happiness in the form of crunchified breakbeat techno ambience

Sterling work indeed

it was a lot for the digital vinyls but i must say that i'm very happy with this purchase! great music

  On 6/2/2018 at 8:46 PM, Salvatorin said:

this and 1800HaightSt have given me such a happiness in the form of crunchified breakbeat techno ambience

thanks for the 1800haightstreet recco!

yeah Salv turned me onto him as well, for which I am very grateful