The Gasman - This One's for You - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Christopher Reeves returns as The Gasman for his fourth album on Planet Mu, and as the name suggests, Audio gold contains nothing but the finest aural stimuli. Blending dreamlike synths with discordant undertones and processed beats, Reeves adds elements of acid and electro; it is a noticeable progression from his past work. With Audio gold, The Gasman pushes the envelope of melodic IDM composition while still retaining his trademark Gaylord sound - somewhere between a haunted 19th century ballroom and an early '90s rave. Album Tracks 1. Crucible (Remix) 2. Iec II 3. (MX90) 4. Sharp-Gf 4646 5. Pyrex 6. Squash 7. (Rev) 8. Personics 9. Battery Hen 10. Memorex 11. Molten 12. Trampoline4

Album Tracks 1. Folly 2. Velbe 3. Ebr4 4. Tubes 5. Speed 6. Epicene 7. Frolic 8. Nic Suffix 9. Debonair 10. Tipnor 11. Beam 12. Overtone 13. Powerpoint 14. Hammer 15. CTRL5

It's been a busy year for Portsmouth's Gasman, what with playing live and starting his own tag, and one can hear the influence of his support tour with the Cardiacs on Superlife, his ninth album. The record is full of beatless electronic lullabies such as InchRXG3,Inch which unsettles in all the best ways, and InchHelpline,Inch with it's distinct sense of the uncanny just around the corner. Opener InchRuterInch is a majestic, synth-led carousel of notes where the Blackpool Pier meets '90s trance. It's another winner from The Gasman's trademark InchGaylordInch sound. Album Tracks 1. Ruter 2. Helpline 3. Equino 4. Sand Paper 5. Snakes Wedding 6. Icing Machine 7. RXG3 8. Sync 9. Trolley 10. Non 11. Rimso50