Harmonic 33

What I love most about Mark Pritchard is he's a chameleon (he even recorded under the name "Chameleon" with his Global Communication partner Tom Middleton). House, techno, drum and bass, downtempo, quick-step; you name it, Pritchard has done it and with a triumphant flavor his very own. "Music for Film, Television and Radio" is a tactful homage to 50's and 60's noir, bringing a modern touch to those smoky bar soundtracks. Where Pritchard's first Harmonic 33 album, "Extraordinary People" investigated this same motif accompanied with downtempo beats and slight nods to old school hop hop, "Music for Film..." attempts to be more faithful to this idea with straight lounge tactics which could come right out of a 50's detective movie. The song titles are aptly named; "Carousel" lives up to its title, with spooky organs and strings that wouldn't sound out of place in a haunted house. "Departure Lounge" is, well, loungey in a very old school way; modern beats and tempos are replaced with flutes and sparse guitar melodies. As it happens, the only real low point of the album is "Funky Duck". With its quirky beats and Moog-y quacks and splats, it simply falls flat in relation to the context of the rest of the album. However, "Planet 54", the album's closer, is frighteningly great. With a heartbreaking organ melody and sinister undertones, it's the perfect way to end an evening of noir-ish entertainment. 01 Optigan.mp3 4.36 MiB 02 Space Interval 1.mp3 03 Marionette 59 sec Sting.mp3 1.21 MiB 04 Carousel.mp3 2.45 MiB 05 Bossa Nova Supernova.mp3 3.83 MiB 06 The Shapeshifter.mp3 1.03 MiB 07 Funky Duck.mp3 5 MiB 08 Marionette.mp3 3.29 MiB 09 Departure Lounge.mp3 5.44 MiB 10 The Dream Sequence.mp3 2.2 MiB 11 Space Interval 2.mp3 526.21 KiB 12 Paranoia.mp3 3.22 MiB 13 Space Interval 3.mp3 471.62 KiB 14 Long Shadow.mp3 5.07 MiB 15 Marionette 29 sec Sting.mp3 808.36 KiB 16 Planet 54.mp3 7.09 MiB

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