Pro Agonist

Track Listings

 
1. Silicon Chop
2. Open Mike
3. Forever Endeavour
4. Sure You Did
5. Mushroom Santa
6. Spring Cum Air
7. Broken Language (Exile Mix)
8. Rage Is the Beautiful Light That Struck Her
9. Big Bad Purple Bad Boy
10. Sliiime
11. Devil's Chimney
12. Merlin

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Pro Agonist
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Igloo Magazine's REVIEW
Pro Agonist
Exile
Manufacturer: Planet Mu
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009F4476
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Tracks:

  1. Silicon Chop
  2. Open Mike
  3. Forever Endeavour
  4. Sure You Did
  5. Mushroom Santa
  6. Spring Cum Air
  7. Broken Language [Exile Mix]
  8. Rage Is the Beautiful Light That Struck Her
  9. Big Bad Purple Bad Boy
  10. Sliiime
  11. Devil's Chimney
  12. Merlin

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Igloo Magazine's REVIEW.......2005-12-06

Review by: Luca Maini at [...]
(12.05.05.) One of my first reviews here on Igloo was about Dom and Roland's Chronology, and at that time I wished to cover regularly some drum'n bass albums. During these months several d'nb LP's have been released, but none of these convinced me to write a line. The main cause is that everyone in drum'n bass nowadays is settled into a sub-subcategory, from liquid to second wave neurofunk, from wobbly (also called new jump up or mockingly clownstep) to intelligent (but as Klute said, "intelligent? you don't know the meaning"). There have been nice records, Klute, TeeBee and High Contrast made great albums, nonetheless they were overshadowed by their predecessors and you knew exactly how they would sound like before the first drum kicked in. Influx UK and Nu:Tone also did a great job but again it wasn't enough.

So, apart from Virus Vaults (by Ed Rush & Optical) which is mainly a retrospective, the big news came from Planet Mu with the mighty return of Bizzy B and this absolutely stunning Pro Agonist by Exile. Which is not only a d'nb album, but it has its root deep down in the jungle. Exile started some years ago doing average drum'n bass tracks on Moving Shadow and Renegade Hardware that didn't impress me much, but since I heard he was doing wicked live sets mashing up jungle hits with hip hop and pop tunes, processed and reconstructed with handmade software patches, I knew something had changed. The first releases that showed to the world what this guy was capable of were the twisted d'nb of "Broken Language remix" on Planet Mu and "Hanzo Steel Cuts" on Mosquito, that was creative techno at its best.

I was obviously eagerly awaiting for Pro Agonist to come out, and it's a record that will be remembered for seriously kicking drum'n bass' butts. Exile tunes are the most effective and fresh I've heard in a long time, he takes inspiration from breakcore, processing and mangling beats while retaining a drum'n bass texture. "The Forever Endeavour," "Broken Language remix," "Big Bad Purple Bad Boy" and "The Devil's Chimney" are well above the average d'nb material, they will blast any club without the harshness of breakcore. Exile's music is not mere exercise of technicalities nor plain repetition of drumloops, but it's evolving and surprising with layers and layers of sound, explosive breakdowns and produced with a surgical attention to details. This is especially evident in those track more focused on sound design, like "Sure You Did," "Spring Cum Air," "Rage Is The Beautiful Light That Struck Her," "Sliime" and "Merlin," that mix abstract compositions that remind me of Leafcutter John with flashes of breaks and bizarre vocal samples. There are even a couple of tracks that are a hybrid between the dancefloor and the experimental material: "Mushroom Santa" is a joyful and uplifting piece of upbeat electronica while "Silicon Chop" is a sort of reveler dubstep, crafted with the help of Sub Focus. Sub Focus is another guy I rely on when I think of the future of drum'n bass, he will allegedly release an album soon on Ram Records, so that I will hopefully be back with some d'nb review before another year goes by.
Pro Agonist
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Pro Agonist
    Exile
    Manufacturer: Planet Mu
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
    CowboyCowboy | Country | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    Soft RockSoft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    Country RockCountry Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000ENC7J0
    Release Date: 2006-04-11

    Tracks:

    1. Silicon Chop
    2. Open Mike
    3. Forever Endeavour
    4. Sure You Did
    5. Mushroom Santa
    6. Spring Cum Air
    7. Broken Language [Exile Mix]
    8. Rage Is the Beautiful Light That Struck Her
    9. Big Bad Purple Bad Boy
    10. Sliiime
    11. Devil's Chimney
    12. Merlin

    Music Album:

    1. Put Up Your Dukes!
    2. Reflections [Import]
    3. Rose Garden//You're My Man [Import] [Original recording remastered]
    4. Sensational Country Hits
    5. Sings Gospel Vol. 2
    6. Songs of the South
    7. South of Nowhere
    8. Stardust
    9. Still Riding High
    10. Tender Years

    Music Album

    Music Album