Music Style Well-produced, high-octane blend of Drum-n-Bass, Dub, Trip Hop, Break Beat, and whatever else- retro-futuristic.

Similar Artists Grooverider, Leftfield, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Breakbeat Era, L.T.J. Bukem, Krust, Plug, Konflict and Usual Suspects.

Instruments EMU Proteus 2000, Roland JP8080, Korg MS2000R, Korg OASYS PCI, NI- Dynamo, Emu Audity 2000, Roland SP808ex, Cubase VST

Press Reviews Now appearing on Resonant Frequencies: The Down Tempo Collection. Featured on Musical Starstreams. Reviewed by Alex, April 1999, Raw 42: this dam cd from the man from minneapolis sports 11 superbly mixed tracks featuring variations on breakbeats - everything from slow trip hop style to fast paced drum 'n bass. multiple layers of bass lines and melodies are stacked upon delayed pads and background effects, creating a set of songs with a rich and full sound. these aren't your average d'nb and dance tracks, but undoubtedly fruits of long labour. you just don't get songs as intricate and well balanced as these without spending a serious amount of time shaping sounds and remixing. from quiet ambient tunes to full blown dance, simulacra provides a standard for other indie bands to follow.evident throughout the cd is a retro feel to the music, from the 60's avengers style opening of auriga to the 80's disco styled interludes in 1-2-3. the theme from spy vs. spy which opens the cd is carried right on into runningman, using the same distorted analog synth sound and reminding me of the older james bond movies ;) or maybe it's mission impossible. something that involves international espionage and exploding tape recorders... anyway, that's just the kind of sound it has - exciting and fast. a good use of effects is in evidence in the filtered beats which float in and out of earshot in quieter songs, while the tiniest bit of reverb adds air to a heavy and in your face drum track in louder ones, like stratosphunk and lifesupport. many of the big beats are made up of 'live' sounding drums, very punchy and well chosen for the breaks they form.expertly programmed and produced, these tracks stand above a mighty crowd and rival even major label offerings. with the right budget and this amount of talent, simulacra could end up doing very well indeed. we definitely need to send some of these numbers into the top tracks listing but I'll be damned if I can decide which ones. I don't think you're gonna go wrong downloading anything created by this man.© 1996 - 1999 raw42 music

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