Bleep - the Final Frontier
2009-06-29 by The Double KXon – Dissonance
Following on from White Darkness, here’s some more from that man Richard H. Kirk, and yet another track from an old compilation LP. This is comes from 1990’s Bio Rhythm 2 LP, a compilation of bleepy techno on Network Records (we’ve already had a Model 500 track from the LP a while ago).
Xon were Richard H. Kirk along with Rob Gordon, one of the founders of Warp Records and a member of Forgemasters. With pedigree like that you know you’re in for something special, and this is deep, deep dark and spooky techno of the highest quality, especially for lovers of the bleep. A sharp and driving beat, dischordant bleeps and darkly atmospheric synths are punctuated by some sort of collective inhalation of breath (actually some reversed sample, possibly from “Techno City” I think). As the pitch of the bleeps gradually rises, so do feelings of claustrophobia and panic… this is techno with teeth that really means business. Yep it works great on the dancefloor but there is also much more to it musically. Pure class.
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I wonder if 'Xon' was named after the Vulcan character in the 'Star Trek Phase 2' series which was aborted in pre-production in 1977 when they decided to make 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' instead. Leonard Nimoy didn't want to do 'Phase 2' as at the time "He Was Not Spock" so they got this other guy into replace him, but then when they did a movie instead, he came back. It's just a thought.
Haven't heard this track in at least 15 years. Thanks!