Timewriter - Soulstickers

biologik · 06-02-2007, 04:27 PM

Freaking awesome! My personal fav track: Flicking Pages.
Man, I love Timewriter! Wish he'd come to TO soon.. (and TLB jr!)

Tracklist
[01] Resetting the Clocks (Original Mix) 01:08
[02] Zero (Original Mix) 06:30
[03] Handsome Machine (Original Mix) 06:07
[04] Is this Life (Original Mix) 08:17
[05] Circling on A Train of Thoughts 00:54
[06] Flicking Pages (Original Mix) 06:49
[07] Sunshine in the Backyards (Original Mix) 01:27
[08] Vintage Circuits (Original Mix) 06:56
[09] Heartstring (Original Mix) 07:31
[10] Revealing the Sounds (Original Mix) 06:50
[11] Mary's Wisdom (Original Mix) 05:45
[12] Euphoria Days (Original Mix) 01:53
[13] Blue Sky (Original Mix) 05:59
[14] Night Train (Original Mix) 05:11
[15] Soulstickers (Original Mix) 04:05
TOTAL TiME : 75:22 min:sec

Cheers,
Eric

lockedgruv · 06-02-2007, 06:26 PM

pencil me down for "Zero" and "Handsome Machine"...great start of the night tracks

smack · 06-02-2007, 08:53 PM

Unbelievable. The Timewriter is one of the most consistent producers out there. I picked this up too and love everything on it. "Handsome Machine" is quite the track!

oeretS · 06-03-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by smack

"Handsome Machine" is quite the track!

you ain't kidding!

coleridge · 06-03-2007, 09:20 PM

I think the album is pretty decent. Gorgeous sounds and beautifully produced as always.

But The Timewriter always sounds the same. His records from 10 years ago sound exactly the same as the new stuff. I'm always hoping to hear something mind-blowingly new from him.

smack · 06-04-2007, 08:59 AM

^ why try and fix something that ain't broken?

AshG · 06-06-2007, 09:28 PM

indeed. sometimes i think its easy to get caught up in the need for constant newness in sounds, etc.
i know i sometimes do... but quality music is quality music; it doesn't need to sound radically different to appeal or be really good.
and the timewriter for one, has always had a very varied sound as a whole. generally he has a 'sound' of sorts but its so diff from a lot of stuff and then again once in a while he'll do something that does not sound overtly timewriter-esque either.

anyway there's something to be said for knowing what you got is the shit, and not experimenting just for the sake of changing it up. i don't have much patience for that... when its as the cost of the quality of the music.

coleridge · 06-07-2007, 04:10 PM

I've listened to this album properly 3 times now all the way through. I'm actually a little disappointed that I shelled out and bought the whole thing.

The tracks have great beats but I find they all start to lose my interest after about 3 mins. There are a some pretty good ones that I'd play in a set, my favourite being Zero but even that loses it half way through as well. I guess his style of long melodic isn't my most favourite thing these days. I think I want more movement in my music.

I find with Timewriter tracks that there's never any prominent riff that sits on top and carries the melody. Instead everything's always made up of layer after layer of background sounds with a subtle melody coming from the bassline and a few changing chords. Nothing really wrong with this except that it's every single track of his. I find myself wanting for a change mid way through. Throw in a bridge with a different bassline, add a vocal, change up the percussion ... something to revitalize things for the second half. Every track ends up sounding the same, I've never been a fan of this. And yes I realize that it's the hardest thing to do as a musician to change things up like I'm suggesting.

My favourite track of the past few years of The Timewriter is Lion Steps from his last album. I'll never stop playing it. But I think it works great because off the hip-hop vocal that drops into the second half to carry things the rest of the way home.

Regardless, if you like The Timewriter you should check out the new Joris Voorn album on Beatport. It's solid, although perhaps a little on the prog-trance end of things for some.

loopdokter · 06-09-2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coleridge

I find with Timewriter tracks that there's never any prominent riff that sits on top and carries the melody. Instead everything's always made up of layer after layer of background sounds with a subtle melody coming from the bassline and a few changing chords. Nothing really wrong with this except that it's every single track of his. I find myself wanting for a change mid way through. Throw in a bridge with a different bassline, add a vocal, change up the percussion ... something to revitalize things for the second half. Every track ends up sounding the same, I've never been a fan of this. And yes I realize that it's the hardest thing to do as a musician to change things up like I'm suggesting.

It's interesting you suggest this because he actually is a trained classical musician and went to the prestigious Paris Conservatory of Music (or whatever it's called).

I haven't really heard any of his new stuff but I absolutely love his older stuff.

AshG · 06-09-2007, 02:12 PM

lionsteps is an awesome track.

20,alma · 06-15-2007, 11:50 AM

there's an audio interview with him on this page:

http://www.plasticcity.de/index.php?...The+Timewriter

MissBlu · 06-15-2007, 10:47 PM

It is what it is, and I like it

Richard Raiban · 06-18-2007, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biologik

Man, I love Timewriter! Wish he'd come to TO soon.. (and TLB jr!)

couldnt agree more!!!

06-02-2007, 04:27 PM	#1
biologik TRIBE Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 340	Timewriter - Soulstickers Freaking awesome! My personal fav track: Flicking Pages. Man, I love Timewriter! Wish he'd come to TO soon.. (and TLB jr!) Tracklist [01] Resetting the Clocks (Original Mix) 01:08 [02] Zero (Original Mix) 06:30 [03] Handsome Machine (Original Mix) 06:07 [04] Is this Life (Original Mix) 08:17 [05] Circling on A Train of Thoughts 00:54 [06] Flicking Pages (Original Mix) 06:49 [07] Sunshine in the Backyards (Original Mix) 01:27 [08] Vintage Circuits (Original Mix) 06:56 [09] Heartstring (Original Mix) 07:31 [10] Revealing the Sounds (Original Mix) 06:50 [11] Mary's Wisdom (Original Mix) 05:45 [12] Euphoria Days (Original Mix) 01:53 [13] Blue Sky (Original Mix) 05:59 [14] Night Train (Original Mix) 05:11 [15] Soulstickers (Original Mix) 04:05 TOTAL TiME : 75:22 min:sec Cheers, Eric

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06-02-2007, 06:26 PM	#2
lockedgruv TRIBE Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Windsor...but don't hold it against me Posts: 676	pencil me down for "Zero" and "Handsome Machine"...great start of the night tracks

06-02-2007, 08:53 PM	#3
smack TRIBE Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Digging Deeper Posts: 3,218	Unbelievable. The Timewriter is one of the most consistent producers out there. I picked this up too and love everything on it. "Handsome Machine" is quite the track!

06-03-2007, 09:20 PM	#5
coleridge TRIBE Promoter Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 22°57'06"S 43°12'38"W Posts: 7,223	I think the album is pretty decent. Gorgeous sounds and beautifully produced as always. But The Timewriter always sounds the same. His records from 10 years ago sound exactly the same as the new stuff. I'm always hoping to hear something mind-blowingly new from him.

06-04-2007, 08:59 AM	#6
smack TRIBE Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Digging Deeper Posts: 3,218	^ why try and fix something that ain't broken?

06-06-2007, 09:28 PM	#7
AshG TRIBE Promoter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: with my head in the sand Posts: 11,606	indeed. sometimes i think its easy to get caught up in the need for constant newness in sounds, etc. i know i sometimes do... but quality music is quality music; it doesn't need to sound radically different to appeal or be really good. and the timewriter for one, has always had a very varied sound as a whole. generally he has a 'sound' of sorts but its so diff from a lot of stuff and then again once in a while he'll do something that does not sound overtly timewriter-esque either. anyway there's something to be said for knowing what you got is the shit, and not experimenting just for the sake of changing it up. i don't have much patience for that... when its as the cost of the quality of the music.

06-07-2007, 04:10 PM	#8
coleridge TRIBE Promoter Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 22°57'06"S 43°12'38"W Posts: 7,223	I've listened to this album properly 3 times now all the way through. I'm actually a little disappointed that I shelled out and bought the whole thing. The tracks have great beats but I find they all start to lose my interest after about 3 mins. There are a some pretty good ones that I'd play in a set, my favourite being Zero but even that loses it half way through as well. I guess his style of long melodic isn't my most favourite thing these days. I think I want more movement in my music. I find with Timewriter tracks that there's never any prominent riff that sits on top and carries the melody. Instead everything's always made up of layer after layer of background sounds with a subtle melody coming from the bassline and a few changing chords. Nothing really wrong with this except that it's every single track of his. I find myself wanting for a change mid way through. Throw in a bridge with a different bassline, add a vocal, change up the percussion ... something to revitalize things for the second half. Every track ends up sounding the same, I've never been a fan of this. And yes I realize that it's the hardest thing to do as a musician to change things up like I'm suggesting. My favourite track of the past few years of The Timewriter is Lion Steps from his last album. I'll never stop playing it. But I think it works great because off the hip-hop vocal that drops into the second half to carry things the rest of the way home. Regardless, if you like The Timewriter you should check out the new Joris Voorn album on Beatport. It's solid, although perhaps a little on the prog-trance end of things for some.

06-09-2007, 02:12 PM	#10
AshG TRIBE Promoter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: with my head in the sand Posts: 11,606	lionsteps is an awesome track.

06-15-2007, 11:50 AM	#11
20,alma Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cali Spaces Posts: 2,853	there's an audio interview with him on this page: http://www.plasticcity.de/index.php?...The+Timewriter

06-15-2007, 10:47 PM	#12
MissBlu TRIBE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Woodlands Posts: 15,184	It is what it is, and I like it