Boomkat, a online music retailer, reviewed the Cactus Island compilation “Friends we met along the way” which included my track, codebloated.
The review is attached to the cd at boomkat which doesnt seem to be available anymore, so here is the review of it:
“Second release from the Cactus Island label, collecting a diverse spread of talents as a sampler for the label and a record of musical acquaintances made. Contributors include Apparat, Bovine Life, Commander, Tim Koch, the excellent Stendec, Maps & Diagrams and a surprise bonus remix of Verbose by man of the mo, John Xela. Commander’s opening salvo slumber is a horizontal beginning to a lush seventeen track exploration of the state of melodic idm circa summer 2003. Stendec’s bassy, engaging head nodder ‘aileron’ bodes extremely well for their forthcoming project on Expanding records, as does the gorgeous Maps & Diagrams tune contained within. Apparat delivers the kind of form we’ve come to expect from him on his outings for Shitkatapult, and on recent collaborations with Modeselektor for Bpitch. Skurken and Chico Rockstar from Iceland employ the particular and original electronic angles on drums and harmonies the natives of the island execute so brilliantly, while Xela’s version of Alloneword for Verbose highlights once again just how deep and crunchy the man’s production really is, not to mention his flair for a devastating melody. All in all, an assured, unfailingly melodic and beautiful collection of tunes. Lush.”
