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Runtime: 23'11'' ?
«Maxim Shubski - the person behind Ceckj - comes from Ukraine, formerly a Soviet state and now an independent country in its own right. Amazingly or not, some of the best eastern bloc contemporary electronica comes from Ukraine. Names like Gultskra Artikler, Andrey Kiritchenko and Katia Zavoloka, among others, are getting some well deserved attention from international mediums like UK's Wire Magazine and a bunch of music news websites. Not surprising, because Ukrainian Electronica is really something unique.
Ceckj may well become another name to keep. Maxim blends edgy and rough samples with chamber-like organ music, delivering some weird but emotional soundscapes. Take 'Blood Thrack', for instance. It could easily be part of some horror movie, illustrating a scene where some victim is being observed, before getting brutally massacred. Or it could be something else completely different. Ceckj's music is so full of layers and tonalities that it's hard to catalogue into a single style or mood. But it's a downward spiral, nevertheless. 'Tubby Thrack', with all its different reworks mashed together, is a perfect example of Shubski's multiple mood swinging. Highly recommended.
'Lone Night Thracks Vol. 1' is better with headphones on.» - Pedro Leitão |
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• Blood Thrack ........................................................................... |
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• To My Deer ............................................................................... |
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[1'43'' • 2,42Mb • VBR] |
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• Tubby Thrack [a) Xsjlo Extended Rework b) Hole c) Home
• d) Happiness] .......................................................................... |
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[21'35'' • 14,7Mb • VBR] |
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• Nika Thrack ............................................................................ |
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• artwork ................................................................................... |
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[PDF-Zip • 2,55Mb] |
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• all tracks + artwork ................................................................ |
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Reviews:
«'Lone Night Thracks Vol.1' is basically a set of 4 tracks, the most normal form of ambient music covered on top by drifting and glitching soft noises, this is what makes this release different. Those seems like they're breaching the reality of the clean background, introducing a kind of glitch in its space-time. The music is anyway easy to listen to. The overall sounds like a recollection of data processed on a faulty hardware, a data representing ancient gothic/fantasy-like field recordings. Quite frequently the atmosphere turns to darker and ominous periods adding to the joy of your ears.»
- Sothzine / September 2006
«L'artiste ukrainien Maxim Shubski, Ceckj (?), propose un curieux Lone Night Thracks au netlabel Test Tube. Antithèse du drone tout fou qui court partout pour souvent pas grand chose, la musique de Ceckj s'aventure dans les nappes glaciales et sèches. Un premier morceau de trois minutes (Blood Thrack), laissé engourdi par des ondes sans rythmes plantent un décor assez rigide. To My Deer ne fait qu'enfoncer le clou. Les automates y sont plus présents et l'ambiance y est toujours autant plombée. Bref, Ceckj, c'est pas pour rire. C'est compliqué, par moments assourdissant, baigné de basses et d'infrabasses...»
- LaFresto / August 23, 2006 |
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©2006 Maxim Shubski
©2006 aeriola::behaviour
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©2006 Maxim Shubski
©2006 test tube
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