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thirdface-topics in practical science

artist ........  thirdface

title .........  topics in practical science

release date ..  2003

label .........  Full Cycle

cat. no .......

url ...........  www.fullcycle.co.uk

rip date ......  10-11-2003

genre .........  electronic

quality .......  192kbps / 44,1Hz

time ..........  64:58 min

size ..........  89,3 MB

source ........  cdda

release info

bristol's full cycle label (dj krust, roni size) sign their

first downbeat artist and leave behind their trademark rolling

drum'n'bass sound for something altogether more relaxing, and

the results are nothing short of perfection.

mark young (aka third face) hails from hull, his main influences

include massive attack's 'blue lines' and reprazent's 'new

forms' alongside miles davis, marvin gaye and ll cool j. 'topics

in practical science' is a graceful and meaning pirouette

through mark's experiences in jazz, hip-hop, classical, samba,

indian, percussion, soul and drum'n'bass.

he has marshalled an admirable selection of players and

vocalists, not least, the sultry, etheral tones of audrey

okere-fosu, guitar of david gawthorpe, and horns of pork

favourite bernard moss. the bpm ranges from 60 to 160 with the

focus remaining on the sofa rather than the dancefloor, yet it

retains a deep sense of mind with enough left over for the body.

this is after-hours chillout music, but don’t expect

vacuousness.

when new artists reel off their influences it's often hard to

see the connection, but when young says he's been listening to

miles davis, marvin gaye and massive attack, he really has been

listening. hence the cool bass runs, ghostly snatches of vocals,

tinkly pianos and the confidence to let nothing happen when

nothing is what needs to happen.

track list

01 read you my soul                                      05:22

02 testing electricity                                   06:17

03 do magnets pull through things                        06:49

04 seeing things through water                           07:22

05 what humans want                                      00:31

06 making and destroying magnets                         07:27

07 got to move                                           05:25

08 how do you feel                                       08:27

09 keeping the heat in                                   05:30

10 invisible writing                                     05:02

11 how do robots wake up                                 00:39

12 aeolus                                                06:07

group info / contact

soup was  founded in early 2002,  with the intention of releasing

the hip-hop, trip-hop, lo-fi  and turntablism that has been slept

on by other  groups. We're  a small,  friendly group  with a real

passion  for our music, who are fed up of the overly competitive,

elitist and aggressive attitude of certain groups.

soup extend greetings and thanks to everyone at NuHS,  and anyone

else who has helped us get where we are today.

we are looking for:

- suppliers

- rippers

- affil on 100mbit+ sites

if you think you have something we need, drop us an email:

soup@hush.com - requests will be ignored.