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¥769 hpc. halfbreed. cd. october2k8

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photography and layout by salt

at a very young age, the norwegian one man project hpc started creating electronic music that ranged from danceable electronica and psytrance to hard-/speed-/breakcore, ambient and noise. after some
experimentation and development he felt the time for a first release was right and now 'halfbreed' has been realized. in his own words, hpc's aim is to build an aural exposure of his personal view of life by
creating music beyond predictable schedules and clichés in electronic music. with this debut he has perfectly accomplished what he had in mind.

hpc presents a fusion of heavy syncopated beats and pulsing low end bass, balanced by synth textures and soundtrackish samples - inducing atmospheres that dwell between unbridled ecstasy and subliminal
hypnosis. tracks like 'machine' and 'run' are a fine example of the terrifying and liberating climax of rhythmic power’s crescendo.

feel free to file 'halfbreed' between illbient, dubstep and darkest ambient that has accumulated hardtech aggressiveness. with this album hpc hit the target - and this is only the beginning...

goon
http://goon-magazin.de/index.php/2008/10/17/hpc-halfbreed/#nav
eine der großen faszinationen wie auch der großen niedergänge der industrialisierung war sicherlich die vollautomatische fertigungsstraße. die faszination, weil es so viel vereinfachte und weil das ineinandergreifen der maschinen und arbeitsschritte eine eigene ästhetik entwickelte, die einem fließenden puzzlespiel entsprach. hpc setzt seine kleinen sanft-industriellen werke mitten in solch eine fertigungsstraße. geschmeidig rauschen die stücke über das laufband, werden geschweißt, gehämmert und genietet. immer wieder tauchen neue feature auf. hier eine schraube, dort ein loses kabel. das werk wächst und nimmt gestalt an. zwischendrin tauchen sie für drei tage in ein dunkles ambient-versiegelungsbad. ein blick vor die tore seiner fabrik zeigt jedoch den niedergang. »established in 1990« steht dort. und seitdem wurden die maschinen nicht ausgetauscht, haben kein update erfahren, obwohl sie seit jahren abgeschrieben sind. auch die fertigungsprogramme sind die starren alten. die automatisierung, die sich klanglich schon immer im metallischen industrial verwirklicht hat, erfuhr durch den neuen besitzer hpc keine neuerung. dabei ist er erst seit 2004 in dieser unternehmung tätig. doch nach dem aufkauf der genutzten anlage, an der in den 1990er jahren schon von labels wie nature, toytronic, skam, qlipothic und ad noiseam fremdproduzieren ließen, reichte das geld nicht für die notwendige modernisierung. (jens pacholsky)

a review in russian language can be found on the machinist's website:
http://www.machinistmusic.net/reviews/hpccd2008.html

cuemix
http://www.cuemix-magazine.com/cuemix/inhalt.php?image=967
hpc from norway is a one-man project with a multilayered ambition to create music. his personal ambition to merge different styles of artistically ambitious music with a special message that touches the ears, feet and heart of the listener. now with the release of his debut called “halfbreed” he proves that the genre of dark electronica and breakcore speed genre isn’t a playground for dark-mined contemporaries. his wonderful fusion of an own handwriting and well-known ingredients make this album very special and unique. he merges his own refreshing sound with speed breakcore sounds you missed since year. unimpressed by the in style sounds he creates his own musical environment. and this is a good decision; merging classic sound with his very own style…  the result is amazing and breathtaking. forward driving and breathless sounds force the listener to soak-off his sounds and his message…. soundtracks to dance to - what a great album!

vital weekly
the temperatures dramatically decrease to freezing levels on the debut album from the artist calling himself hpc. behind the name you find a norwegian composer that already at a young age began to explore the different aspects of electronic music from psytrance to breakcore and noise. "halfbreed" is an intense ride into seriously dark and cold electronic soundspheres. the isolationism of compatriot artist biosphere shines through, though the feeling of isolation is executed via quite different angles. only equation between the two norwegians is their starting point in atmospheric ambience. above the expressions of dark ambient, hpc creates a mixture of breakbeats, dubstep and heavy syncopated beats. at other moments the dark ambient fully develops only accompanied by distant dreamlike voices. climax is the truly amazing sonic nightmare "dissociate". very promising debut indeed! (nmp)

earlabs
http://www.earlabs.org/release/review.asp?reviewid=1280
the temperatures dramatically decrease to freezing levels on the debut album from the artist calling himself hpc. behind the name you find a norwegian composer that already at a young age began to explore the different aspects of electronic music from psytrance to breakcore and noise. "halfbreed" is an intense ride into seriously dark and cold electronic soundspheres. the isolationism of compatriot artist biosphere shines through, though the feeling of isolation is executed via quite different angles. only equation between the two norwegians is their starting point in atmospheric ambience. above the expressions of dark ambient, hpc creates a mixture of breakbeats, dubstep and heavy syncopated beats. at other moments the dark ambient fully develops only accompanied by distant dreamlike voices. climax is the truly amazing sonic nightmare "dissociate". very promising debut indeed! (niels mark)

gothtronic
http://www.gothtronic.com/?page=23&reviews=5499
hpc is a norwegian electronic one man project that with its approach chooses a sound of their own with influences from various electronic genres, such as industrial, breakcore, dubstep and especially dark ambient. when you listen to the freezing cold sounds in combination with the spoken samples the most important musical influence is obvious: biosphere. not bad at all if it is performed as good as on halfbreed, as hpc creates a sound completely their own by merging these cold layers of dark ambient with heavy breaks, dubstep influences and samples that remind of film music but also with regard to the dialogs of talking people of the first scanner albums. hpc manages to create a beautiful balance between these heavy bass frequencies, soundtrack samples and synthesizer textures with the freezing cold sound as most dominating factor. highlights are the ominous sounding tracks 'dissociate' and 'machine'. halfbreed is an especially strong debut album. (teknoir)