Sunday, January 1, 2012

Africa Hitech: 93 Million Miles.


 Africa Hitech is a noble DJ experiment created by producers Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek. Separately, they have each have a lengthy list of credits to their name, but this is the groups first experience working together.  While it is risky and challenging for two producers to collaborate on a single album, the two do it flawlessly on 93 Million Miles.  Africa Hitech combine a myriad of styles and sounds to come with a album that is both driving yet cerebral.  It is no easy task to have genres of music careening off each other without the album sounding scattered and unfocused, but Pritchard and Spacek created a very cohesive album.  The heavy use of the drum machine as a backbone, and reliance of short blips help 93 million miles sound uniform throughout the album, and allow for a thematic resonance amid a galaxy of tones and styles. The two producers also do a spectacular job transitioning the album.  93 Million Miles opens with the the songs being sped up jittery and, throughout the album leads to a strong finish of jazz and loungey downtempo.  The smooth movement makes mixture of music easier for the listener to take in, as well as achieve Africa Hitech's objective of two producers creating a single DJ mix.  93 Million Miles is a perfect example of organized chaos and two artists creating excellence through fun.

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