Menzies, Alex: Order & Disorder
Menzies, Alex: Order & Disorder
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Menzies, Alex
Label: Kathexis
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 616892275749
Genre: Electronic
Alex Menzies, more commonly known as Alex Smoke, began his techno career in the early 2000s, with years of international performances and DJ sets culminating in a string of heady 12s for the inimitable R&S label in 2013 and '14. Menzies's techno prowess has always carried with it a keen sense of compositional rigor, with harmonic outlining pads and strings adding emotional depth and weight. A classically trained cellist, Menzies has shifted his attention back to composition, cello, and the piano, collaborating on abstract installation work with visual master Florence To. The second release on Ricardo Donoso's label Kathexis and the first in a two-part series of BBC documentary soundtrack work, Order & Disorder sees Menzies using a sound palette of mostly orchestral instrumentation, including, voice, cello, and prepared piano, as well as electronic sources like the ondes Martenot. Each different cue of electronic and acoustic hybrid miniatures develops throughout the album, each piece carrying with it a profound depth and gravity that is unique and unrivaled in it's beauty. For a high-level physics documentary focusing on entropy and information, presented in a strikingly engaging manner, Menzies's score provides a serene take on the slippery concept of energy. Angelic harmony runs in parallel with more unpredictable elements like prepared piano, tape hiss, percussive clicks, and smothered field recordings, truly encapsulating the documentary's themes and our relationship to the world around us - chaotic, beautiful, but most of all full of wonder and awe. Limited to 300 copies; initial copies on mint-colored vinyl.
Tracks:
1.1 01. Disorder 7 Piano 1 (1:39)
1.2 02. Disorder 14A (2:25)
1.3 03. OD V2 (1:51)
1.4 04. Disorder LiteDrones 2 (1:43)
1.5 05. Disorder 2A (2:06)
1.6 06. Order Disorder Drones 3 (1:03)
1.7 07. OD V4 (2:41)
1.8 08. Order 7 Piano 7C (1:43)
1.9 09. Disorder 1A (2:41)
1.10 10. Disorder Main Theme 2 (2:08)
1.11 11. Disorder LiteDrones 5 (1:47)
1.12 12. Order Uplift 1 (2:29)
1.13 13. Disorder 14E (2:41)
1.14 14. Disorder 7 Piano 2 (2:10)
1.15 15. Order Disorder Drones 1 (1:51)
1.16 16. Order Ligeti (2:10)
1.17 17. Order Uplift 3 (2:34)
1.18 18. OD V3 (1:55)
1.19 19. Order Theme 2 (2:48)
1.20 20. Disorder 2C (2:04)
1.21 21. OD V6 (1:40)
1.22 22. Order 5 Turing (2:18)
