Category: Coax

Coax – Wobo Jomodo {mtk204}

Artist: Coax
Title: Wobo Jomodo
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk204
Release Date: 2008/07/29

Another, long in coming Monotonik release from Scandinavian artist Coax, and ‘Wobo Jomodo’ is a charming set of music in the classic sense of laidback electronica.

Starting out, we have the rolling, sharp ‘Balloon Funk 1’, with all kinds of sustain being built up as the bass burbles along happily in the background, before we roll into ‘Gion’, all sine beeps and happy camping.

Elsewhere in the EP, highlights include the glimmering, almost futuristic ‘Apple Beat’, with its frantic bleeps and breakbeats, before a second ‘Balloon Funk’ and a final, triumphant ‘Gecta’, all stately exit. Bravo.

Credits:
pic by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – Balloon Funk 1
02 – Gion
03 – Nomina
04 – Apple Beat
05 – Balloon Funk 2
06 – Gecta

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Coax – Blackened EP {mtk151}

Artist: Coax
Title: Blackened EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk151
Release Date: 2005/08/17

This time, a fine debut from mysterious Norwegian idm-er Coax, also known as Reflex, and with his only previous release being the ultra-obscure, self-released ‘Showcase’ CD. He helps us out on Monotonik with a first release in the form of the electro-tinged, extremely catchy, almost retro video game-like electronics of the ‘Blackened EP’ – and we thank him.

First up is the pounding, electro-happy beat of ‘1984’, all pure sinewaves and sustain, as Coax taps into the pure melodies and simple joys that have been sustaining Monotonik for, oh, five years or more now. But things get a little more twisty with ‘Byzantum’, which is practically Orbital-esque in its harpsichord and cyclical melody structures. Moving on, ‘Shadowrun’ has more of the carefully chugging electro moves in plentiful supply, before ‘Lich’s Lullaby’ goes oddly ’80s RPG soundtrack meets Lord Of The Rings meets idmizness. Finally, ‘Something Wicked’ is, indeed, rather wicked, launching a dervish of understated, murky melodies that sound like an underwater level for an obscure Nintendo platformer. Level up!

Credits:
pic by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – 1984
02 – Byzantum
03 – Shadowrun
04 – Lich’s Lullaby
05 – Something Wicked

Artwork:
Front Cover

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License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)

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