(IDM) [LP] [24/192] Wagon Christ - Tally Ho! (2 LP) - 1998, FLAC (tracks)

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Degritter RCM > Rega P10 Turntable with Rega P10 PSU > Rega Apheta 3 Cartridge > PS Audio NuWave Phono Converter ADC > AudioQuest Carbon USB Cable > USB-IN > Audition CC 2019 @ 24bit float, 192kHz capture.
Processing:
24bit wav > Run through Click Repair 3.9.9 at 10/0 on DeClick > Volume Boost +0 DB > Remove DC Bias > Saved as 24bit,192kHz WAV > FLAC > Tagged with Discogs tagger through Foobar.
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foobar2000 1.6.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-01-20 01:32:03
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Analyzed: Wagon Christ / Tally Ho!
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.18 dB -16.80 dB 5:11 01-Fly Swat
DR11 -2.28 dB -15.97 dB 5:07 02-Crazy Disco Party
DR12 -1.72 dB -15.60 dB 4:34 03-Tally Ho!
DR11 -3.66 dB -16.49 dB 5:36 04-Memory Towel
DR11 -3.55 dB -16.96 dB 6:17 05-Shimmering Haze
DR13 -3.48 dB -19.43 dB 2:19 06-Juicy Luke Vibert
DR12 -3.76 dB -18.15 dB 4:57 07-Piano Playa Hata
DR12 -3.27 dB -16.94 dB 4:54 08-Workout
DR11 -2.22 dB -15.22 dB 5:19 09-Rendleshack
DR12 -3.35 dB -17.79 dB 4:08 10-Lovely
DR13 -2.34 dB -17.15 dB 5:12 11-My Organ in Your Face
DR13 -1.17 dB -16.83 dB 4:30 12-Musical Box
DR11 -2.83 dB -18.03 dB 2:05 13-The End
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5156 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Luke Vibert, one of Europe's more prolific electronic masterminds, slips into his Wagon Christ alter ego once again and comes through with one of his more accessible efforts. Tally Ho! doesn't have the personality-driven energy of Prodigy or the Chemical Brothers' slam-bang theatrics, but that doesn't mean it's short on character by any means. Vibert paints himself as a sly mixmaster with music that contains a smokiness quite different from the dark, misty shadows associated with the most familiar electronic noir. Instead, bursts of color appear in these dense, loungy compositions. The songs here branch out in various directions, whether it's R&B beats giving way to classical piano flourishes or swelling basslines embracing gurgling samples, robotic blips, and kabuki drums. Anyone lost in the thick, endless vines of drum'n'bass will be surprised by these crisp, controlled soundscapes (its hour-long running time is modest by today's DJ standards). It's Vibert's emphasis on the R&B vibe that gives Tally Ho! its definitive edge. Cool jazz piano and ricocheting drum tracks surface, which would sound ideal nestled below sultry hip-hop rhymes. If anything, Vibert, a confessed hip-hop fan, could really break barriers by bringing some of these otherworldly sounds to rap's universe. Sly grooves on "Fly Swat" and "Memory Towel" are ripe for swiping by sample-happy DJs.