Dead Weather Machine Re:Heat
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Dead Weather Machine_Re:Heat (sometimes abbreviated
to DWM Re:Heat) is the third album by dark ambient
artist SleepResearch Facility
, and is the second of a two-part set, the first part being Dead Weather Machine
(also known as DWM).
[ an extended treatment of the dead weather machine recording] ", since it was created from the same three-minute recording of the Tango2 heater which was used to create DWM. Manifold Records
were sufficiently impressed by DWM to commission SleepResearch_Facility to produce a second album in the same style, to be released as a very limited edition (100 copies on CD-R). However, when they received the master disc of DWM Re:Heat, they were "blown away and realized this was too good to let slip into obscurity", and so 1000 CDs were manufactured instead. More information about the creation of both albums can be found in the DWM overview.
Whereas DWM consists of seven tracks, each with its own individual style, DWM Re:Heat is a single long-form piece, which gradually evolves during its 51 minutes, "unconstrained by the notion of using separate [sic] tracks to define the project". The album's overall sound is similar to that of DWM, but more minimal and free-flowing, and described by Manifold Records as "slowly changing, deep, meditative drift". As with all of SleepResearch_Facility's music, DWM Re:Heat is very sleep
-conducive if played at low volume.
Unlike DWM, which comes in a standard CD jewel case, DWM Re:Heat comes in a flexible transparent plastic sleeve containing a loose cover and two squares of protective black cardboard.
In 2005, some of the album was broadcast on Dutch Radio 4FM (now known as NPS Studio 6).
Abbreviation
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to DWM Re:Heat) is the third album by dark ambient
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
artist SleepResearch Facility
SleepResearch Facility
SleepResearch_Facility is a dark ambient artist from Glasgow, Scotland, specializing in sleep-conducive beatless ambient music which is both artistic as well as functional.-Overview:...
, and is the second of a two-part set, the first part being Dead Weather Machine
Dead Weather Machine
Dead Weather Machine is the second album by dark ambient artist SleepResearch Facility, and is the first of a two-part set, the second part being Dead Weather Machine Re:Heat ....
(also known as DWM).
Overview
DWM Re:Heat is defined on its cover as "Manifold Records
Manifold Records is a US-based record label and mailorder store specializing in experimental, ambient and other hard-to-define audio materials. Begun in 1993 by writer and zine-publisher Vince Harrigan, the label has released works by Gravitar, Final , Mick Harris, Lull, Steve Roach, Jeph Jerman,...
were sufficiently impressed by DWM to commission SleepResearch_Facility to produce a second album in the same style, to be released as a very limited edition (100 copies on CD-R). However, when they received the master disc of DWM Re:Heat, they were "blown away and realized this was too good to let slip into obscurity", and so 1000 CDs were manufactured instead. More information about the creation of both albums can be found in the DWM overview.
Whereas DWM consists of seven tracks, each with its own individual style, DWM Re:Heat is a single long-form piece, which gradually evolves during its 51 minutes, "unconstrained by the notion of using separate [sic] tracks to define the project". The album's overall sound is similar to that of DWM, but more minimal and free-flowing, and described by Manifold Records as "slowly changing, deep, meditative drift". As with all of SleepResearch_Facility's music, DWM Re:Heat is very sleep
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...
-conducive if played at low volume.
Unlike DWM, which comes in a standard CD jewel case, DWM Re:Heat comes in a flexible transparent plastic sleeve containing a loose cover and two squares of protective black cardboard.
Response and public exposure
Steve Roach, a highly-respected ambient musician, has written a very complimentary review of DWM Re:Heat on his website, describing the album as "stunning dark drift" and "worthy of endless loop playback", and he even sold the album from his online store while stocks lasted. The album has also been highly praised by Aural Pressure, a website specialising in dark ambient, experimental, industrial, rhythmic noise, power electronics and neoclassical music.In 2005, some of the album was broadcast on Dutch Radio 4FM (now known as NPS Studio 6).