Drastic Cinematic

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Drastic Cinematic
Album Drastic Cinematic Cover.JPG
Studio album by Hyperbubble
Released April 2, 2011 Germany
Recorded April 2010 - February 2011, Uncle Buzz Studio, San Antonio, TX, Digital City Studio, Dublin, Ireland, & Planetmanda Studio, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre Synthpop, electropop
Length 27:32
Language English
Label Pure Pop For Now People (Germany)
Bubblegum Records (UK) (July 1, 2011 Director's Cut reissue)
Hyperbubble chronology
Candy Apple Daydreams
(2010)Candy Apple Daydreams2010		 Drastic Cinematic
(2011)		 Attack of the Titans
(2014)Attack of the Titans2014

Drastic Cinematic is an LP by the American synthpop/electropop band Hyperbubble from German label Pure Pop For Now People. It debuted in Europe and North America on April 2, 2011 as a limited edition of 100 copies with handmade covers.[1] The album includes "Welcome To Infinity", released earlier in the year as a single by UK Bubblegum Records. Guest vocals are provided by Aidan Casserly of Empire State Human for the title track. The song "Geometry" includes vocals by Manda Rin of the Scottish bands Bis and Data Panik as well as sampled sounds from her cat, Akiko.

A CD/MP3 reissue of this limited edition vinyl album, Drastic Cinematic – Director's Cut, debuted on July 1, 2011 through Bubblegum.[2] The reissue shares the same front cover and adds three remixes by I European, Haberdashery and Mark Towns, who previously worked on Hits! The Very Best of Erasure. A music video for the single "Explosive" was released in 2013. The first track, "Vox Noir", was used in the soundtrack for a 2012 stop-motion film by Sabra Booth.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
babysue 5/5 stars[4]
laganzua.net 6/10 stars[5]
music-scan.de 7/10 stars[6]
Peek-a-boo music magazine (8.2/10)[7]
San Antonio Current 4.5/5 stars[8]
ReGen Magazine 4/5 stars[9]

With Drastic Cinematic, Hyperbubble produced what was variously dubbed a tribute to soundtrack composers of the '70s and '80s, "a film-noir/futuristic soundtrack," and "a soundtrack for an imaginary Jean-Luc Goddard [sic] film" – the French director to whom the CD version is dedicated.[6][10][11][12] A reviewer for ReGen magazine described the music as "evocative of ever changing tensions in its fictional narrative backbone... [that] unlike classic electronic acts occupied with film scores like Tangerine Dream, ...is not constrained by the necessity to remain committed to one mood or a singular theme."[9] The compositions include cameo vocals "with distinctive accents… to add foreign intrigue," including "little dialogues in English, French and German" and even the Wilhelm scream.[7][9][13] Hyperbubble utilizes "their slick melodies as themes instead of verses or choruses, per se, and lets listeners fill in the gaps."[8]

The album constituted a change from the band's usual cartoon bubblepunk to more dark and atmospheric moods or "black and white audio noir,"[5][7][14] though still a continuation of "Hyperbubble’s commitment to retro."[9] Peek-a-boo music magazine noted that the vocals "in combination with the drums and synthmelodies give… a Kraftwerk-feeling."[7] The three bonus tracks provide more conventional synthpop.[14]

babysue called it "a non-stop fun experience from start to finish. Totally cool upbeat modern pop tunes presented with gutsy imagination and plenty of style."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jess and Jeff DeCuir

Side one
No. Title Guest musician(s) Length
1. "Voix Noir"     2:30
2. "Midnight Cruiser"     2:44
3. "Drastic Cinematic"   Aidan Casserly, Beatrice Rougier 3:30
4. "Rue Des Dames"   Gavin DeCuir 1:24
5. "Geometry"   Manda Rin, Akiko 2:16
Side two
No. Title Guest musician(s) Length
1. "Blame It On The Bot"   Bryan Stanchak 1:25
2. "Explosive"     2:34
3. "Quiet On The Set"   Joachim Gaertner 2:41
4. "Welcome To Infinity Pt.1"     3:10
5. "Welcome To Infinity Pt.2"   Joli Stokes, Armand Rougier 5:18
Director's Cut bonus tracks
No. Title Guest musician(s) Length
11. "Welcome To Infinity (Remix by I European)"   Armand Rougier 3:49
12. "Geometry (Remix by Haberdashery)"   Manda Rin 2:47
13. "Welcome To Infinity (Markymix)"     5:29

Personnel

Musicians

Additional personnel

  • Akiko – Sampled voice
  • Aidan Casserly – Vocals
  • Gavin DeCuir – Synthesizer
  • Joachim Gaertner – Spoken vocals
  • Manda Rin – Vocals
  • Beatrice Rougier – Spoken vocals
  • Armand Rougier – Spoken vocals
  • Bryan Stanchak – Spoken vocals
  • Joli Stokes – French Horn

Production

  • Producers – Jess and Jeff DeCuir
  • Head Engineer – Jeff DeCuir
  • Engineer for Aidan Casserly vocals, Side 1, Track 3 – Aidan Casserly
  • Engineer for Beatrice Rougier and Armand Rougier vocals, Side 1, Track 3 and Side 2, Track 5 – Armand Rougier
  • Engineer for Joachim Gaertner vocals, Side 2, Track 3 – Joachim Gaertner
  • Engineer for Manda Rin and Akiko vocals, Side 1, Track 5 – Stuart Memo
  • Design – Jeff DeCuir
  • Photography – Joe Wallace

References

  1. ↑ Drastic Cinematic press release. Pure Pop For Now People. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sarah Booth. Stop motion film Slick with artist statement. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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