ToolBox Records

Dark breakcore. Somatic responses Falvour.

Following the acclaimed “Valentine” CD released on Ad Noiseam in October 2006, Cdatakill returns with “Bleeding Hearts”, a companion to the full length album, spread on two records. The first vinyl releases by Zak Roberts (Cdatakill) since 2003’s “Southeast Aurora Syndrome” (on the Australian Hardline Rekordingz label), the two volumes of “Bleeding Hearts” act not only as an extension of “Valentine”, whose tracks get remixed over nine new versions, but also as a family and friends meeting. Nex to Cdatakill’s new “Meth-Head Trance”, a dark, broken and pummeling track that confirm his mastering of the most shattering of breakcore, the first remix comes from Übergang, the new project of Christoph de Babalon, who had offered Cdatakill his first release with the “Search and Destroy” compilation on his CFET label in early 2000. It is followed by a melodic drum’n’bass version of “You Are Mine” by Enduser, with which Cdatakill has shared the stage on many occasions. Detritus and Lapsed, two of Cdatakill label mates on Ad Noiseam, then get their first appearance on vinyl, with Detritus’s guitar-infused angry remix of “No Brakes” and Lapsed’s syncopated, distorted hip hop beat on “Hungry”. The first “Bleeding Hearts” is then closed by Mad EP, who once again manages to combine the electronic weight of the original “You Are Mine” with his orchestral narrative. More of an homage to Cdatakill’s massive, dub-brewed breaks than a confrontation of genres, “Bleeding Hearts” acts as a new confirmation of this long running act’s influence on the current breakcore, drum’n’bass and industrial scenes, and result in a diverse, hand-picked selection of remixes from Cdatakill’s friends and collaborators.

Zak Roberts (aka Cdatakill) is no newcomer to anybody interested in breakcore. Active since the 1990's under various avatars, he settled for the name Cdatakill in 2002, and has since then released music on Ad Noiseam, as well as Zhark, Low Res, Cross Fade Entertainment and Eupholus. His open-minded take at the boundaries-pushing of breakcore had made of him one of the most varied and surprising artists of the genre. Taking a opposite direction from the furious and complex 2004 "The Cursed Species", “Valentine” is a work whose wonders lay in the depths of its textures and its lush atmospheres. Still featuring the staccato rhythms and dry beats of Cdatakill's past, “Valentine” is strongly dub-oriented, an overall trip-hop tempo being brought together with guitar samples, sliced vocals and even an homage to the ever-useful 808. A album focusing more on beauty than on violence, and perfectly reflected in Magnus Blomster's original artwork, “Valentine” is a shape-changing, dense work which benefits from being listened to in a row, generating a lush, daydream-inducing mood. From the tribal beats of “You are mine” or the Billie Holiday cover (“Yesterdays”) to the exit of “Arapahoe County Sunset”, “Valentine” is Cdatakill's most compact release, an album in the truest sense of the word, and a work on which Zak Roberts can let his reach a new level of maturity, without having to prove his point again

Breakcore dancefloor flavour ! 2 CD please. Numbered/ltd edition.

Remixing Cdatakill and Xanopticon these tuens are a pure Breakcore tools for Peace Off fans and Experimental B reak queers :) This is Breakcore Underground Zone baby !

Big Remixes from IDM Breakcore Hardcore artists of various tracks from the last Ambassador 21 Album ! Grind Versus Electronics ! Antho-logik !