Date    Release Id    File info    Artist    Title 17/04/05   mtk.mp3.145   [4 tracks, 22.50, 31.4mb]   Transient 'Be EP'                                     Message>> First things first - American artist Transient's 'Over The River And Through The Woods' on the One netlabel was probably our favorite netlabel release of 2004 - gorgeous laidback electronics that deserve approximately a million listens. And, since we loved the 'Ancient EP' he put out on Monotonik a couple of years back, we asked him nicely for an exclusive new EP for us. So he delivered, and now we have the beautifully mixed-up melodics of the puntastically titled 'Be EP'. Starting out, we have 'Ice', a great stepping-off point for the experience, with pin-sharp percussion and dreamy melodies firmly to the fore. Then we get gratifyingly choppy, with 'Pinocchio Jazzhands' a strutting, funky electronic melange. A brief pause, with 'Treelighting Ceremony...' and its constant ambient waves, and 'The Triumphant Return Of The Vigorous Chipmunk' blasts up a continuation of a theme on Transient's last Monotonik EP with aplomb. Finally, 'Ace' provides a counterpoint for 'Ice' and ends things off in style, all pulsing, almost Steve Reich-tinged swirling, repeating melodies with strange, wondrous complexity - marvellous. Download Transient's 'Be EP' from: 1. "Ice" - (d/l support.nl scene.org sunet.se) 2. "Pinocchio Jazzhands" - (d/l support.nl scene.org sunet.se) 3. "Treelighting Ceremony From A Distance" - (d/l support.nl scene.org sunet.se) 4. "The Triumphant Return Of The Vigorous Chipmunk" - (d/l support.nl scene.org sunet.se) 5. "Ace" - (d/l support.nl scene.org sunet.se) ..or download a ZIP of the entire release, stream, or review the EP at its Internet Archive release page.