Upgrades, by Carbinax

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1.	Phantom Limb ( 2018 Mix ) 05:31
2.	Beyond Reach (Parlez Mix) 05:28
3.	All Will Become Clear (2018 Mix) 05:09
4.	Fracture 05:13
5.	Gravity 04:56
6.	Identity (2018 Mix) 05:31
7.	Lightworks 04:09
8.	Pleiades (2018 Mix) 03:09
9.	An Armful of Opposite Lock (2018 Mix) 05:10
10.	Stasis (2018 Mix) 04:27
11.	Alleycat (2018 Mix) 05:00
12.	Eskimo Girl (2018 Mix) 06:16
13.	The Private Thoughts Of Elastic (2018 Mix) 06:44	info
14.	Breaking The Cycle 03:57
15.	Summer Haze 04:11
16.	Fathom (Concise Mix) 03:19
17.	Cloud City (2018 Mix) 03:45
18.	Biotic ( 2018 Mix ) 05:23
19.	Alphamega (2018 Mix) 04:55
20.	7th Plane (2018 Mix) 05:53
21.	Circle Jerk ( 2018 Footwerk Mix ) 06:12
22.	Battlemech Engage (2018 Mix) 05:39
23.	Strange Limo 2 05:12
24.	Out The Window ( Half A Scissor Mix ) 05:28
25.	Major Flaw (2018 Mix) 06:42
26.	Lost In Translation (2018 Mix) 04:53
27.	Fistful Of Beats ( 2018 Mix ) 04:02
28.	IDIF 05:03
29.	Lapse 04:10
30.	Sojourn 01:39

about

Upgrades started when I asked the fans about some older 2ndMOUSE and Carbinax tracks they'd like to hear new remixed versions of. I was stunned at the response, and afterwards, thanks to a suggestion by Eric Fuerer, thought it would be a good idea to compile them into a remix album.
It's been a lot of fun to make, and I've been able to supercharge the tracks with new equipment that I didn't have when I made the original tracks, hence the name "Upgrades"

I didn't want it to be entirely remixes, because some people who are new to Carbinax, won't have heard the original tracks, so there's some New tracks on here too.

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Igloomag Review

"If you’ve not heard of Carbinax or 2ndMouse, now’s the time to tune in and get your fix—he’s amassed around 18 releases, numerous compilation appearances, and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. The 2ndMouse moniker, retired as of 2016, comes back to life in the form of UK-based Carbinax providing versions in all of its upgraded glory. Always one to shine with brisk, emotive, and rolling melodies that even Plaid would revel in, Upgrades: Versions 2.0 is a smorgasbord of luminous electronic music without borders.

Take the opening vocodered beauty of “Phantom Limb” and its 2018 mix—modular bits meld to low-profile bass, the 90s-era Orbital versus Moby feel is an absolute highlight that merits repeated listens. And this is perhaps where Carbinax is able to let loose—that original feeling brought forth from the forefathers of electronic music, breaks, IDM, ambient, and electronica are simply fused to Carbinax’s music. “All Will Become Clear (2018 Mix)” is another prime example of vivid, to the point danceable rhythms and a few lightly sprinkled acid notes to close it off. “Pleiades (2018 Mix)” could pass for a late 80s Depeche Mode instrumental artifact, while tracks like “Strange Limo 2” offers subtle vocal treatments paired with a slow-groove percussion which has become the Carbinax signature sound. With so many avenues to explore, there are 30 tracks on this album providing the listener with swaths of electronics to consume. Another highlight takes shape on “Major Flaw (2018 Mix)” as an organic ambient stream of subconsciousness is fragmented by an array of crunchy beatwork. The staccato drums on “Lapse,” its drifting vocal bits and melodic shuffling creates a comforting sound space. “Biotic (2018 Mix)” is another favorite, its rugged beatwork and Boards Of Canada inspired intonation is a nostalgic calling in and of itself—”there is no other way” about it.

There’s just so much to digest here. With over 2-hrs of music, one has to wonder where Carbinax finds the energy (and time) to craft such a blissful and organized collection. As a result, Upgrades: Versions 2.0 is an uplifting culmination of high-intensity electronic music from a myriad of styles that merges techno, downbeat, bass, glitch, electro, IDM, ambient, and synthesizer noodling into a cohesive trajectory. "

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credits

released September 7, 2018

Many thanks to Teo, for another exceptional piece of artwork =)

Special thanks, in no particular order, to Eric Fuerer, Dean Walker, Darrell Shoulb, Will Humphreys, Chris Nolan, Andrew Gray, Wunderk1nd,Connor Sewell, Pietro Da Sacco, Daniel Gilpin

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Carbinax UK

Carbinax is an Electronic Music Imagineer. who also records as Cult48, and until 2016 was known
as 2ndMOUSE.

Carbinax ties evocative, imaginative melodies together with experimental cutting edge rhythm. Carbinax roots lie in Detroit Techno, but, fused with "Intelligent Dance Music" ( which lives up to that acronym ), triphop etc...mean no two tracks are ever the same.

Expect the unexpected. ... more

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