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patrice baumel - vapour - trouw - cd

Genre: Techno / Electro

1. Birth
2. Lovers
3. The Tease
4. Panic
5. Tactile
6. Mito
7. Sub
8. Vapour
9. To Insanity And Beyond

“Vapour” is the debut album of producer and Trouw (Amsterdam) resident DJ Patrice Bäumel, known for previous releases on Get Physical, Trapez & !K7

The album steers clear of many clichés surrounding artist albums done by dj's in this day and age. Instead of delivering a collection of dancefloor singles or getting lost in awkward style experiments, Bäumel chooses a homogenic approach worthy of the album format. All tracks seemlessly flow into each other to form a meandering 54 minute trip. In spirit, “Vapour” is 100% techno, a continuous act of finding balance between contrasting elements of man vs machine. Abstract, precise rhythms and soundscapes form a dark, almost otherworldy backdrop to perfectly measured emotional outbursts. “Vapour” does not dictate what the listener is supposed to feel at any given moment but is a stimulant to his imagination, leaving plenty of room to “fill in the gaps”.

Bäumel's maiden album threads a fine line between club and living room. Like a well-designed podcast, “Vapour” works in many life situations. It is a cleverly crafted and timeless piece of listening techno, providing the kind of fluidity that works wonderfully on a car stereo, your iPod or in afterhour situations, with enough horsepower under its hood to hold its own on the dancefloor.