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Virtual Sound Images | Radio Valkyrie, 2006|

Techno Is Alive And Well, Techno Has Left The Building, Virtual Sound Images, Opto-coupler, Function And Behave (Computer Day), Rememory, Forestry For The Thieves, Ampex, My Ampex, Learning English in N. Y. C., Shut It Off!!!, Disconnect


Knowing Out Out previous releases I was curious if the new CD brings the same harsh and electronic sounds. When I got the CD I thought "Gosh! The man whose music I like and have listened for a few years sends me a promo album as a gift with an autograph!" So it made me very happy and I was wondering what more Mark would present on that incoming album than those two new songs I've known so far, published at Out Out Myspace profile.

This fully professional release includes a CD with a perfect overprinting (as a graphic designer I look at the quality of the CD design first), interesting pictures and a cardboard flyer (sent to those who order directly from the band.) The CD contains both audio and video material. Let's move to the audio first. This collection of ten completely new songs gives a very positive impression. There are lots of club-ambient-electronic songs. The record begins with "Techno Is Alive and Well, Techno Has Left the Building" which brings us the sound we will be surrounded by until the very end of the album. Next is the title track "Virtual Sound Images" what reminds a bit of the remix of "Starfuckers" by NIN. Dynamic tempo, noisy background and lots of cute samples. "Opto-coupler" is a very up-to-date club song. And then three of my favourite tracks; to start with, "Function and Behave (Computer Day)" is full of dancing rhythms and India-like music sampled in, very catchy! Next yes, yes ;)

"Rememory" with its optimistic vibes. Then "Forestry For The Thieves" - a Fluke-style composition. What was funny, but it often happens among musicians - Mark said he learnt Fluke's music after he had recorded the Virtual Sound Images album :) The third is "Ampex, My Ampex" a very good trance song with a fine leitmotiv. After that we have "Learning English in N.Y.C." - the first track of the new album presented to the public. Dynamic tempo and 'dwarf'-like voices gives me the idea that Mark enjoyed making that song a lot. There is also "Shut it off!!" with lots of female voices sampled in. The song finishing the album is called "Disconnected" - it's the most noisy song of all this record. Begins very innocently but ends up in a way that you want to switch your player off if you got accustomed to the catchy sounds of the previous songs. ;)

Now the videos. There are two videoclips, one for "Learning English in N.Y.C." and the second for the "Rememory" song. "Learning..." shows Mark driving a car. Is he driving to NYC? No one knows except the Out Out founder. Looks fine and simple. The video to Rememory shows a variety of pictures (roads, clouds, snow etc.) perhaps from Radio-Valkyrie's area... I love the scene showing a red lamp in the snow, looks awesome and reminds me some view of the sun hidden in the clouds. Both videos you can play either from the www-kind of presentation or separately in your favourite ".mov" files player.

Ten perfectly composed and mastered songs make the mind think optimistic. Let's wish Mark of Out Out all the best in the next ventures and thank him for such a trip we're able to have with his music. You can fall into addiction with those sounds, so if you abuse cigarettes, drugs or other addictive things you'd better buy the newest Out Out record instead of poisoning yourself! :)

(Katarzyna 'NINa' Górnisiewicz. Must not be used for promotional or commercial purposes. See a Legal Note for the copyrights below)
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