Waveform Transmission Vol. 2
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Detroit techno | |||
| Length | 32:44 | |||
| Label | Tresor | |||
| Producer | Vision | |||
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| Waveform Transmission chronology | ||||
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Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 is an album by American electronic musician and record producer Robert Hood, released under the alias The Vision.[1] Issued in 1993 via Tresor record label, it is the second instalment of the Waveform Transmission series.[2] Featuring a different style from Hood's future releases, the record attributes influences to his collective Underground Resistance and Jeff Mills.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic critic Jason Birchmeier found the record to be "nowhere near as realized as his [Hood's] later Tresor recordings such as Internal Empire and Minimal Nation." Birchmeier further stated: "With the syncopated pounding and the maelstrom of looped laser sounds, a stark, austere motif pervades throughout these eight songs; unfortunately, the variety of experimental song ideas so common to his later work is notably absent."[3] Ruaridh Law of Fact described the tracks as "heavy, atonal DJ workouts with plenty of rattling percussion and relatively high BPMs," while comparing them to the "noisy, fast, unrefined-sounding techno" that Hood released on Hard Wax label.[4] Techno: The Rough Guide author Tim Barr thought that the record "demonstrates a distinctive and restless creativity that was all his own."[5]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Vision.
- "K-Force" — 4:21
- "Liquification" — 2:01
- "Weapons" — 2:41
- "Gamma Scale" — 5:47
- "Chrome" — 3:23
- "Projectile Darts" — 5:06
- "The Protector" — 3:28
- "Magnetic Storm" — 5:41
Personnel[edit]
Album credits as adapted from CD liner notes.[6]
- Vision — producer, mixing
- Krypton — graphic design
References[edit]
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Vision". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Cetin, Marissa (October 24, 2018). "Tresor to reissue Jeff Mills' seminal 1994 album, Waveform Transmission Vol. 3". residentadvisor.net. Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "The Vision - Waveform Transmission, Vol. 2". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Law, Ruaridh (June 30, 2010). "The Essential… Robert Hood". factmag.com. Fact. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Barr, Tim (2000). Techno: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 173. ISBN 1858284341.
- ^ Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 (CD liner notes). Robert Hood. Tresor. 1993.
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External links[edit]
- Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 at Discogs (list of releases)