{"id":12189,"date":"2015-09-07T14:39:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T18:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12189"},"modified":"2015-09-07T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T19:24:11","slug":"mp3-advantageous-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12189","title":{"rendered":"MP3: Advantageous (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Advantageous2015\"<\/a>Score<\/strong>: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label<\/strong>: Good Neighbors Media<\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong> \u00a0July 24, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Tracks \/ Album Length:<\/strong> \u00a023 tracks \/ 42 mins.<\/p>\n

Composer:<\/strong> Timo Chen<\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newcomer Timo Chen\u2019s music for the sci-fi drama Advantageous<\/b> is primarily synth-based, although some of the integrated sounds stem from an electric violin and an instrument Chen crafted himself, dubbed the Jimbow, described as \u201ca voltage modified rotary tool\u201d for buffing and grinding surfaces.<\/p>\n

As with virtually all of the sounds in the score, Chen has processed all synth and organic material into a graceful cloud that isn\u2019t ambient, nor amorphous, but oddly calming. Based around a simple piano motif (beautifully heard in \u201cPhotos\u201d), Chen has his thematic material drift without abrasion, flow like silky waves that nevertheless form ethereal moods, and rhythms that range from soft patterns, rustic violin strokes, or deep bass pulses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Experience\u201d marks a shift where a smattering of organic string, metallic tones, and cloudy emulations of a chamber orchestra and piano describe a journey of curiosity, exploration, and ultimately a state of contemplation (the latter evoked through peripheral metal chimes). Chen also makes frequent use of sounds that flitter at a higher frame rate between left & right channels, as with the string bowing near the end of \u201cPier.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final third of \u201cThe Experience\u201d is also fairly quiet, and indicative of the vast levels of dynamics which mandate the score be heard either through headphones, or in a completely still room, so Chen\u2019s atmospheric sounds can slowly emerge and seep into the listener.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rare when a composer scales back the power of electronics from heavy John Carpenter beats, pulsing bass-heavy rhythms, or free-form music to thematic material that\u2019s been distilled to its most essential sounds, with specific instruments and emulations allowed to breathe without a locked tempo. Advantageous<\/b> has a decisive narrative, and a fine balance of short and more contemplative cues which make up this fairly engrossing portrait of characters in a dystopian sci-fi tale.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2015 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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Additional Links:<\/strong>
\nEditor’s Blog<\/a> — Composer on IMDB<\/a>
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