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i'll try to grab all the press clippings and reviews i can find. if you have any that are missing here, please e-mail them to me.
[urb next 100 for 2005 :: urb magazine]
There's a certain type of pretentious dickhead who will waste 15
minutes of your time spewing every adjective in the English lexicon when
you ask him what he plays. But what he's really trying to say is: "it's
too cool for words, man, you probably wouldn't get it." Atomly wouldn't
do that, but he should be allowed to. The 25 year-old Chicagoan has
already pushed the bounds of genres from d&b to IDM to micro-house, with
more finesse than many veteran producers.
[mechanical messiah :: noize]
i got interviewed by noize. read the full interview.
[sharee :: knowledge magazine uk]
Atomly & Eye-D / DJ Hidden - Metric / Thankatos - Fear
It's been a long time coming, but Fear 002 proves to be worth the wait. Dutch
boys Eye-D & DJ Hidden team with American producer Atomly to form a trio of
doom. The first ripper is courteous of Atomly & Eye-D; 'Metric' is a
hard-driven, floor stomper with super crusty bass and big nasty drums. DJ
Hidden provides the more experimental flipside by combining ethereal effects,
strange melodies, creepy samples and IDM beats. 'Thankatos' is one of those
crossover cuts that could find its way into the hearts of a variety of genres.
S
[dan doormouse :: massive record source/addict records]
eye-d & atomly/dj hidden - metric/thanatos (fear, us)
fear records second release comes through big.metric full of big bass,tuff drums and fuckin awesoem programming.thanatos is a weird little number thast buids into a full on breakcore assault full and kicks that hurt and distorted snares.buy this fucking record.we here at massive play it a lot and so should you.be american,buy american.
[doc cutups :: wrecked distribution]
eye-d & atomly vs dj hidden - metric/thanatos - fear 2 - 12"
The Eye-D and Atomly side is dark, visceral drum and bass with gabber-style
kickdrums which should tear up dancehalls. A bit "plain" but quite hard. The
flip is dj hidden working ambient filtered bits through several passages,
down to noisy ambience and then shooting out the other side into a drum and
bass stormer. Similar to more recent ant-zen offerings.
[fishead :: northern hardcorps]
Eye D & Atomly / Hidden - Fear 02 12"
Fear records brings forth their sophomore release, and it's a gem. Hidden
adds to his contribution to the label with one cut on this split release,
and it picks up where Fear 01 left off. Hidden is once again combining
elements of dark drum'n'bass, idm and hardcore. If you can believe it the
finished product is something that is more dynamic than the previous
release. It's also a lot more challenging, and DJs are going to have to use
some finesse and programming skills to get this into a mix. Don't get
discouraged though, because it's well worth it. It might start out flowery
and mellow, but it builds into a monster, and the end of this track is as
apocalyptic as it gets.
Flip side is a somewhat more standard drum'n'bass number courtesy of some
more transcontinental collaboration by Eye-D. After a solid release with
Chicago's Kid Entropy on Black Monolith Breaks, he pairs up with another
Chicagoan, Atomly from Atomiq records. Loaded up with obscene amounts of
bass and some choice samples from Miller's Crossing, this is probably the
easier of the two tracks to get into the mix.
Overall this release is like a fine beer, serving up a complex combination
of flavours that lingers on. Fans of Budweiser beware, this ain't what your
daddy drinks... all things considered, maybe it's time to buck up and taste
the future.
[some dude :: urb magazine]
atomly
marumari two-step megamix
Atomly (spelled "Adam Lee" by day) is an open-source nerd who spends his free
time uploading shit-loads of tracks to his homepage. His own descriptions
range from "idm-ish electro", and "some shitty techno" to "hard jungle" and
"some formulaic hard techstep."
Self-deprecation not withstanding, he hits
the bull's eye with this unlikely menage-a-trois of Marumari melodic parts, a
loop of Canadian goose honks and a spot-on two-step shuffle.
[carlos m. pozo :: grooves magazine issue 6]
Atomly
Laptop Rock
Atomiq Records
the presence of the word "laptop" in the title might be a little misleading, as this isn't exactly the sort of music you'd associate with such powerbook jocks as pita, fennesz, or kim cascone. this is, in fact, breakcore, a highly digital mix of super-fast breakbeats, fat, distorted basslines, and dark, atmospheric noise--although atomly's take on breakcore is balanced by an interest in well-crafted electronica. while these tracks certainly have their moments of fierce, spastic noise worthy of genre gods dj scud or shizuo, atomly adds just enough idm-flavored delicacy to make him stand out of the breakcore pack.
tracks like "magnusverMagnussen" and "pod" drop the distortion and offer complex rhythmic patterns that, although certainly heavy, play cleanly through a skeletal mix: very funky and melodic, without entirely abandoning the required swagger. and just to be sure that you don't write him off as an idm geek, he adds "pork," a punishing blend of harsh breaks and all-out mechanical noise well worth banging your head to. "classwar" drops the speed down to a hip-hop crawl and produces the sort of deep atmospheric funk that could easily fit in one of mille plateaux's old electric ladyland compilations. if you're curious about this breakcore thing, but aren't ready for the hardest stuff, this should ease you right on in.
[fishead :: northern hardcorps/massive]
Atomly - Laptop Rock 12" Atomiq 1
7 tracks spread across 12 inches of vinyl poses a couple of problems. The most obvious drawback is that a lot of the tunes are a little too short... but, there really isn't much here that belongs on the cutting room floor. Initial choices are Harder Than Calculus and Pork. Although I have this sinking feeling that I'm going to end up using Fear despite the Dune samples that are a little overused. The big lurker on here, however, is Pod. If you can run this track in a mix it sounds pretty damn fabulous.
(571/666)
[jace kraus :: history of the future]
ATOMLY - 'Laptop Rock' (Atomiq Records 0001) 12" 300 copies pressed of this unstoppable record from Minneapolis-based Atomly. The title is misleading 'cuz there ain't an IDM snoozer to be found among the boss tracks here. Big, booming uncliched breaks n' core haunted by the spectres of Dr. Octagon, RD James, Ambush, the better shades of techno. Plus it's FUNKY, something that seems to be flavoring the better releases of late, & boy aren't we starving for that!!
[kassen : globaldarkness]
Atomly -Laptop Rock Atomiq rec. 001 12" 33rpm
This is a very nice little post-d&b record. Itīs funky but without becoming jazzy. At times it packs quite a punch, but without falling in the trap of trying to be the hardest. Most of the seven tracks on this ep use sounds that i would usualy asociate with the darker styles of breakbeat but atomly uses them with a playfullness that is regretably unique. I would think he may be more influenced by minimal techno or the stuff on Warp than by other breakbeat producers. This young man from Minneapolis released it himself, which you wouldnīt tell by the production, but iīm told there are only 300 copyīs made. It seems there are still some left, donīt wait for the reprint.
[rough trade :: rough trade]
atomly - laptop rock lp
7 track mini album of noisy splatterbreak beats and noise and more noise.
type: warp / skam / funkstorung /markant etc.
[safety in numbers :: safety in numbers]
V/A - System Decay - Conceptual Chaos - CD - $8.99
By looking at the tracklist, you'll probably see a bunch of unfamiliar names. Don't let that discourage you though. The 19 tracks presented here comprise over 70 minutes of music, from the beatless experiments of lost in translation, franjo, and truthdrug, to the weirdness of stunt rock and zipperspy. The first 20 minutes fuck with your head a bit and grab your attention. Then comes the madness of doormouse, bombardier, hecate, the noizecraetor and dr butcher md...if you make it past this, which you should, you'll be treated to the idm(?) stylings of atomly, milwaukees j-minor and pressboard and canada's resident fukt-beat pusher venetian snares. Ending it all is a nice little booty house porn chop up guaranteed to get your ass shaking.
[philip smith :: tipsheet]
"...if you like dark, gritty hardcore, Atomly's new 12" on Atomiq is worth a poke..."
[doc cutups :: wrecked distribution/crack reviews]
atomly - "laptop rock" - atmq1
distorted hard breakbeats/hardcore with some precise and intricate programming. very nice dark jungle bit that samples doctor octagon and paul from dune "fear is the mindkiller", some other very skewed breakbeat pieces, probably most comparable to the target market research on HotF and some of doormouse's more jungle-sounding trax, although mostly beat-oriented here. Chock full of audio with 7
trax:(fear/magnusvermagnusses/pod/harderthancalculus/perkum/pork/classwar )
[wraith313 :: 313]
"Tequila"
Starts out kind of Plastikmanish. This song has an ambient feeling to it as it
progresses into a dark tunnel. Alot of cool sounds. Kind of reminds me of a
train that cannot be stopped because it is on a mission to get somewhere that
means something to it and it only. Very cool song. It puts pictures in my
head!
"Donkey Punch (remix)"
This song is a heavy hitter right off the bat. :: atomly :: seems to
incorporate a fascination with electricity into his music. Definately a club
feel to this track. Wow! I like when the cymbals kick in! Definately adds a
new dimension to the track and out of nowhere too. The sexy feminine vox don't hurt either. Cool track.
[stallio :: bad taste]
Atomly "Magnusver Magnussen"
the track franjo forgot, even after being reminded. fast & hard. that machine noise that comes in underneath the breaks is too cool to describe.
[venetian snares :: vsnares]
system decay review
overall good cd. stand out tracks for me are Noizecreator, Pressboard, Atomly, Dr.Butcher, Ed Cetera and J Minor. I'd say the Pressboard track is my fave so far, nice collision of melody and weird noise beats.
last updated: 2005.05.17.0214
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