Loscil Triple Point CD

Triple Point Music

List Price	$15.97 (You save $1.22)
Category	Rock Albums, Electronica CDs, Rock/Pop, Techno
Label	Kranky
Orig Year	2001
All Time Sales Rank	128065
CD Universe Part number	2242551
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 16, 2001
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Scott Morgan

Loscil Triple Point Songs

	1.	Hydrogen
	2.	Ampere
	3.	Pressure
	4.	Zero
	5.	Discrete Entropy
	6.	Fuel Exergy
	7.	Enthalpy
	8.	Conductivity
	9.	Vapour
	10.	Absolute

Triple Point Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars the early ambient electronica
Scott Morgan's earliest electronic/ambient pieces are incorporated on this, his first album. If it consequently sounds rather more orthodoxly 'electronic' to ears more attuned to his later, collaborative work - this is particularly notable on tracks like 'Fuel Exergy'and 'Zero' - it still has a strong organic feel that preserves it from becoming mere 'cold' machine music. Stand-out tracks include the smooth, pulsing drone of 'Ampere' and the skittery twitterings and rhythmic surges of 'Conductivity'. Morgan's album's usually have a conceptual starting point - the theme in this instance is the sub-atomic world.
Submitted by greenh (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
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