Fabriclive.23

• Artist: Death in Vegas
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• Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Type: Live, Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

A mix CD from Death in Vegas back in the day would have been exciting enough, but since the 2004 album Satan's Circus introduced a much more left-field sound for DIV, 2005's Fabriclive.23 brings a more curious kind of anticipation. Death in Vegas' volume of the tasteful Fabriclive series hints at the Krautrock love of the group's 2004 album, but branches out into atmospheric and sane electro, Detroit techno, and nostalgic acid house sounds. Rather than arcing up, the mix ebbs and flows, repeatedly peaking with grungy beats before settling into trippy sets of tunes that wouldn't be entirely out of place on the Hearts of Space radio program. The Detroit techno of Cybotron and Ectomorph sounds just perfect surrounded by all this futurism, as does Death in Vegas' own Kraftwerk-worshipping "Zugaga," but it's the minimalistic type of techno Alex Smoke creates that's right in the middle of all these tones. Dinky's cheeky "Acid in My Fridge" provides the needed levity at the midpoint while "Jenna" from John Dahlbäck ends the set on a high note. A satisfying mix that's more headphones than dancefloor, Fabriclive.23 is step two in Death in Vegas' thrilling rebirth as a heady mavericks. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Science with Synthesizers	Jason Amm	Solvent	(1:55)
Zugaga	Death in Vegas	Death in Vegas	(6:45)
Ana Tak 2		Plexus, Slacknoise	(1:57)
Heil Xanax	Death in Vegas	Death in Vegas	(1:15)
Lost in Sound		Alex Smoke	(4:18)
Cheap Therapy	Jeremy Petrus	Mossa	(2:58)
Alleys of Your Mind	3070, Juan Atkins	Cybotron	(2:28)
Think Like Us [Think Like Ectomorph Version]	Jason Amm	Solvent	(4:24)
Phlogiston (A2)	Alex Cortex	Alex Cortex	(3:21)
Acid in My Fridge	Alejandra Iglesias	Dinky	(3:51)
Marionette	Mathew Jonson	Mathew Jonson	(7:46)
Neds	Alexander David Menzies	Alex Smoke	(4:45)
Pele Bloss	Gabor Schablitzki	Wighnomy Brothers	(5:11)
Reigen [Acid Mix]	Death in Vegas	Death in Vegas	(3:23)
Accent	Marco Passarani	Analog Fingerprints	(3:36)
Don't Trust Your Computer		Blue Ketchuppp	(4:26)
Natja [Scorpio Rising Mix]	Death in Vegas	Death in Vegas	(3:02)
Typerope	Mathew Jonson	Mathew Jonson	(3:05)
Jenna	John Dahlbäck	John Dahlbäck	(3:30)

Credits

Dinky (Vocals), Sara Wilson (Cello), Alex Cortex (Producer), Blue Ketchuppp (Performer), Tim Holmes (Keyboards), Alejandra Iglesias (Producer), Death in Vegas (Mixing), Jamie Sitar (Mastering), Mathew Jonson (Producer), Tim Holmes (Programming), Juan Atkins (Producer), Slacknoise (Performer), Death in Vegas (Producer), Gabor Schablitzki (Producer), Tim Holmes (Beats), Tobi Neumann (Engineer), Mat Flint (Guitar (Bass)), Jason Amm (Producer), Terry Miles (Keyboards), Jeremy Petrus (Producer), Tobi Neumann (Mixing), 3070 (Producer), Mossa (Performer), John Dahlbäck (Producer), Alexander David Menzies (Producer)