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Lyricsdefeat the object
Drop it with the Middle Men
If bass is what you seek? Electro rocks the future shock All girls dance to the beat Our rhythms are extensive Never incomplete Others cannot touch us The object they defeat.....Defeat the object pulsar
I explore my mind's eye
I see patterns in the sky I feel the pulse from the stars I glimpse the future from afar I listen for the sound Of the pulse in the ground As I wonder what it means When I hear celestial dreams space quest
Travelling through the great unknown
A billion light years from my home My planet earth a memory As I journey beyond infinity Transmissions stopped some years before Now on my own I must explore Passing through countless galaxies Alone in zero gravity Moving on, I can't resist Within this craft I must exist Unaware of what awaits for me I drift towards my destiny Probing deepest, darkest space Searching for the human race Lost among the countless spheres My dreams of home fade........disappear Time goes by in this endless void My thoughts become more humanoid Life support is fading fast Must leave my body to the past To become one within this craft Intelligence must fuse at last Transfer my mind to its computer Beam myself into the future As we continue on our quest No slowing down, no need for rest We seek the answers we might find In this expanse of space & time A celestial body beyond us lies We see the light before our eyes The centre of the universe Within its soul we must immerse In our thoughts we now delve deep Intelligence must make the leap Collective minds continue growing To become all seeing, knowing Unraveling interstellar code Infinte data we download A new life form we now create And with the stars communicate synchrotron
Synchrotron - Radiating Energy
Synchrotron - Electro Magnetically Synchrotron - Accelerating Rapidly Synchrotron - Electronic Fequency unseen beings
Seek and you may find us
Look and you won't see Are we an illusion? Not all we seem to be Shrouded in mystery Moving only at night We work behind the veil Hidden from sight Shadows of the past Prophecies for the future Esoteric frequencies Revealed by computer Silhouettes in the darkness Where mystery reigns The flow of electricity Surges through our veins we cannot be destroyed!
We cannot be destroyed! You can never fill the void Where the Middle Men reside Invisible to the eye reviewstales from the blobe ep - review by nexus 6 - atome
They (Sum1 and Sum1else) come from a land where nobody jokes with the Bass! Latest recruits on Satamile label, the Middle Men deliver here for their very first appearance a three track EP highly corrosive, forged in the 808. On A side, "We Cannot Be Detroyed" introduces a powerful robotic rhythm, fully equipped with few futuristic keys, wrongfully retro electro strings and atmospheric vocoder. Strongly dancefloor like the scratches in middle of the cut! On the reverse, "Blob Knocker" and "Kraftwerk Orange" present two superb melodic compositions with old school sonorities borrowed from Dopplereffekt and Kraftwerk. A 12'' sometimes industrial, often funky and constantly vigorous! Essential.
splund popper ep - review by nexus 6 - electro allaince
This is not a secret anymore. Behind the “Middle Men” project hide new talent Jim Kneen and famous UK electro pionneer Phil Klein (Battle Trax, Touchin’ Bass, Breakin’). Coming back with a new asthonishing single on Satamile, both artists offer a fantastic follow up to their previous “Tales From the Blobe” E.P. (Sat 27). The A-side kicks off with “Synchrotron”, a destructive bass-driven Sci-Fi anthem combining great vocoder actions to heavy beats and strong analogical layers. What's the difference with Bass Junkie's other musical experiments under Kronos Device, Final Dream, IBM or Cybernet Systems disguises woud you say? Well, the Middle Men explorates some more retro-futuristic landscapes, adding with boldness twisty and funky arrangements throughout for an obvious successful result here. On the flip,”Voices From The Void” serves a captivating cut made of old school airy melodies and robotic lyrics while “What On Earth?” turns into a deeper purpose, melting metallic tones to dark bubbling synth lines. With the continuous quality we know from the NYC’s premier electro label, “Splund Popper” is a kind of preview of what to find on the Middle Men first album due to release later on this year. Expect nothing but Bass, inspired sounds and unique groove!
splund popper ep - reviewer unknown
It's been a little while since I picked up anything on New York electro label Satamile. The MIDDLE MEN 'Splund Popper' EP has landed on my desk which is rather exciting. The 12" kicks off with 'Synchrotron' which has a monster of a squashed off beat kick drum then proceeds to get all crunchier and futuristic with all the hi-res electronic frequencies. A vocoder vocal adds a suitably dark edge. The rhythms are really driving and would wreck a dance floor for sure. The Science fiction continues on the flip with 'Voices From The Void'. Some proper robot shit. A lot of electro these days can sound a little sparse but this stuff has a nice balance of melody and tough beats. Excellent stuff. If you've not checked this label out yet then you really ought to get on the case.
splund popper ep - review by dj mag
Bass Junkie gets together with Jim Kneen for a heads-down electro funk collaboration. Spitting out slivers of grimy bass and harsh, metallic rhythms, "Synchrotron" is a relentless,
unflinching sound. The duo make some concessions on "Voices From The Void", with melodic synths and a bouncier, less abrasive bass taking the edge off their at times brutal
approach. It`s only a temporary reprieve though, and the stark and eerily detached "What On Earth?" sees them in terrifying form again.
splund popper ep - review by covert
NYC's Satamile comes with this stunner from the Middle Men. 'Synchotron' is bass-driven electro sci-fi with a twisted vocoderish rap, breaking into new ground in the electro sound. Crunchy punching basslines and a pure funk break, with great arrangements and growling synth lines. 'Voices From The Void' uses bubbly melodies and layered voices from the void with sinister synth lines. And 'What On Earth' goes to a deep and dark place with its alien synth conversations and answering percussive, before developing a light, bright and airy quality with its main refrain. Strong arrangements throughout and the kind of EP that oozes build quality, the kind of US build quality one can readily expect from this fine and stalwart label.
ufology ep - review by nexus 6 - electro alliance
“I want to believe”. We all remember this cult sentence taken from a Fox Mulder poster on the Chris Carter TV series X-Files. Approximatively two months after the release of the almighty “Comply E.P. 1”, Battle Trax finally brings the evidence that species from outerspace exist. They go by the name of the Middle Men and come to visit Earth regularly!
On a more serious tip, following two successful 12’’ (“Tales From The Blobe” & “Splund Popper”) on Andrew A. Price Satamile imprint, UK talents Phil Klein (Street Sounds, Touchin’ Bass, Breakin’) and Jim Kneen (Satamile) team up again in a lethal collaboration to introduce their third single to date. Moving away from Bass Junkie’s fame matchless retro style, ace “Ufology E.P.” demonstrates how much the sound of the Middle Men has evolved since 2006. Opening the A-side with uncompromising razor sharp beats, frantic “Unseen Beings” slaughter delivers an exquisite timeless jam built upon genius vintage arrangements, cybernetic touches, sneaky voices, dark layers, bleepy overtones and acidic bubblings. Showing the duo’s great versatility to experiment new musical landscapes at light speed, this staggering instant classic is followed by another dancefloor burner, nasty “Defeat The Object”. Fuelled with robotic staccatos, 808 drums action and low frequencies, this synthetic bass driven mayhem is to bring closer to Kronos Device minimalistic works on Qube album but with a more crunchy oriented twist. Tense, relentless and unhealthy at the same time. On the flipside, soulful “Pulsar” plunges us into an intergalactic odyssey, merging with skill cosmic airy melodies to flavoured alienating pads, spacey strings and inspired B-boy lyrics. Irresistible! Ending the 12’’ on a most advanced Sci Fi register, downtempo jewel “Reverse Engineering” will propel you into the 22nd century thanks to a fat woofin’ Star Trek transporter machine made of raw bassline, punchy addictive beats, warm synthetic flights, vintage arpegiators and vibrating funky 303 overtones. An insane bass-heavy affair and a journey without return through space and time. From his beginnings on Parallax in 1996 to his forthcoming appearance on Dominance Electricity, Phil Klein never stopped to renew and reinvent his sound, under his solo projects (Cybernet Systems, Battle Systems, I Borg..) or along with his fellows The Dexorcist, Jim Kneen or Scott Weiser (Kronos Device, Middle Men, IBM. This is particularly obvious on this top notch Battle Trax flying saucer, sending from the depths of the galaxy four refined airwaves to invade your ears. Massive! space quest - review by technobass.net
Middle Men's "Space Quest", does not let off the thrust as you are taken into a strange world where the question of whether extraterrestrial life exists is no longer a possibility but a reality. At first, this track seems like an incredibly dark and mysterious one, but it has some surprising changes to it that take it from its obscure core, to a mellower bridge featuring classic 303s and enlightening strings, only to abduct you back to that foreign place you thought you were safe from. A genius track from the Middle Men, who time and time again prove that they can do almost anything when it comes to Electro. |
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