Architektur
Travelogue
© 2008 Architektur (700261243443)
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The debut album by Downbeat stalwart and taste-maker, Architektur, featuring an eclectic mix of Classical and Jazz inspired Downbeat & Dub.
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Since 2000, NY-D.C.-Chicago transplant, Architektur has played Downbeat and Dub in cities from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Vienna, Austria. Now residing in Austin, Architektur recently released his debut album, Travelogue, on Burning Bowl Records. The disc features remixes by The Waz Experience (Vienna Scientists) and Canartic (Dank Disk).
Architektur has composed music for film and television, including his award winning score for the documentary "Lady Titans: A Title IX Victory". Architektur hosts the Downbeat radio program "Passport", which has featured exclusive interviews with Gotan Project, Rootz & Zeebo of Thievery Corporation, Rodney Hunter, Canartic, Bitter:Sweet and General Electrics, among others.
Architektur also compiled the CD "Musik For Film" (Burning Bowl Records), which features "Downbeat" from many of the genres premier artists including: Rootz & Zeebo of Thievery Corporation (See-I), Rick Torres of the Supreme Beings Of Leisure and Bitter:Sweet (Lazy), Portishead contemporaries Sin, Jamie Saft of John Zorn's Masada, Professor Oz featuring Sugar B of Kruder & Dorfmeister's G-Stone and NuJazz pioneers Xploding Plastix, among 17 heavy hitters ...
REVIEWS:
"Travelogue" requires multiple listens to even begin to appreciate the depths of its treasures. Rather than falling into the familiar reggae-inspired vibe of much dub (though this album isn't without that influence), there is a much more ambient and experimental approach here. Yet the atmosphere conjured doesn't alienate the less adventurous listener - for the palpable mood is the very thing that envelopes the happy hearer of Architektur's mesmerizing release. Waves of stylishness wash across the listener, with many shifts and surprises along the way. "Travelogue" is also sample-heavy, with odd bits of dialogue and verbage only adding to the curious resonance of this compelling album. 4.5 Stars!
- Kristofer Upjohn (Raves.com / djfix.com)
If you're wondering what's going to be playing in the halls of the mothership when we're all forced to leave this planet due to inevitable Malthusian catastrophe - Wall-E style, mark our words - you're reading the right review. One can easily image deciding between food pod rations whilst tapping their anti-gravity space-shoes to the retro organs and disembodied voiceovers of "Ubahn (Underground)" as it wafts from the consumption depot speakers. Stroll down the promenade and gaze out into the depths of space as the eerie 1920s big band drowns in molten reverb before the leering percussion tears you away in "Misinformation." Finally, contemplate the ignominious fate of mankind at 3 a.m. some distant morning on your beige bunk in sector 4B, doomed to hurtle through the cosmos to the innocuous jazz pastiche and swirling detritus of closing track "Mantra." In short, this is an album to scare the pants off sci-fi enthusiasts, so pick up your favorite dystopian nightmare and shove these crazy jams in your ear.
- Joshua Huck (Austinist.com)
A dense, layered, fascinating effort from Austin, TX “Travelouge” requires mulitple listens to even begin to delve into. The most apt desciption would be swirling through film scores while on a mild mannered mushroom trip. A gentle yet intense journey through a world of dubbed out beats and textures. Swimming through jazzy chords, psychedelic theremin patches and plucked strings. Not background music by any means, the album is best enjoyed through headphones after a night of partying, when your too high to sleep and don’t want to watch a movie. A fine release that is cinematic in a way few acts can achieve. Excellent listening but not for the faint of heart.
- Brian Gerhard (Massive Music America / couerdazure.com)
CHARTS (2008):
Travelogue - #7 KPFA 94.1 FM RPM Chart (11/10)
Travelogue - #10 KPFA 94.1 FM RPM Chart (10/20)
Travelogue - #4 KPFA 94.1 FM RPM Chart (9/22)
Travelogue - #11 KVRX 91.7 FM Topless 39 (9/19)
Travelogue - #10 KUCI 88.9 FM Top 30 (8/27)
Burning Bowl - Number 1 Label - Properly Chilled (9/21)
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"the perfect loungey, dubby, Downtempo escape from Architektur...lovely album, lovely album, I can't say anything more"
- Menno Jager (Rupert-Mennert radio / Play.fm)
"the smoker ROCKS! would love to download!"
- Erdem Tunakan (Cheap Records)
"absolutely superb, i'm enjoying the sound flow non stop!"
- Sue Sanchez (Smiles Recordings)
(Russian translation) "this album really deserves attention…a mixture of jazz and downtempo. A deep, liquid sound and surrealistic atmosphere. A great album for a trip in itself."
- Samoe Vremya (Now Is The Time)
"DJ Architektur played the dreamiest, trippiest music I'd heard in many moons"
- Stephen MacMillan Moser (Austin Chronicle)