Shuttle 358 - Type Radio Mix - Jan 2005

Biography of Shuttle 358

Also known as the critically acclaimed artist Shuttle 358 on the NY based label 12k, Dan Abrams created quite a stir in the US minimal electronic scene with his debut release Optimal.lp in 1999 in which he seamlessly blended the soft sounds of ambient music with the granular aesthetics of modern digital minimalism. This release defined his style and gave birth to many imitators. With his Mille Plateaux debut Stream, Abrams makes further developments uncovering dance music's archetype; be it techno, trance, drum 'n' bass or downtempo - and shows them in their most sublime state.

Abrams' creative lifestyle extends beyond the recording studio in his work for Sony Pictures digital artistry division. He is also an accomplished graphic designer and was responsible for the creation of 12k's now infamous laser-cut sleeve design for .aiff.

'Dan Abrams' first CD as Shuttle358 struck many listeners as a minor masterpiece, but Frame (his 2nd album) is even more accomplished, ranking alongside Aphex Twin's SAW II and Eno's Music for Airports in its evocation of imaginary space.' - Alternative Press

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

understanding wildlife | mille plateaux (germany) | 2002

stream | mille plateaux (germany) | 2001

on clicks & cuts 2 | mille plateaux (germany) | 2001

frame | 12k (usa) | 2000

optimal.lp | 12k (usa) | 1999

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oh and a quick plug his new album is out so be quick if you want one

Shuttle 358’s undisputed masterpiece - “Frame”, was released a good four years ago and has been one of the most admired and sought after minimal electronic albums we’ve ever had the pleasure of listing across these pages. At a time when the whole “clicks and cuts” movement became homogenised and labelled as part of Mille Plateaux’s mission to imprint new generic forms into an already over-labelled scene, “Frame” stood as an irresistably human collection of tracks, glowing with an irrepresible warmth at a time when the machines really had it their own way. “Chessa” is quite easily Dan Abrams’ finest work since, developing its own sense of introspection through sounds that (despite the “microscopic” tag) suggest vast expanses of sound, pitched through layer after layer of radiating warmth. Abram’s keen eye for photography seems to accompany these pieces as both inspiration and concept, creating small vignettes of reverberating space, like a series of photographs capturing snapshots of everyday life. Again, there’s much here to compare to the other-worldly layering of Brian Eno and Harold Budd, Markus Popp’s effervescent work as Oval or even the unrivalled crackling hum of Wolfgang Voigt’s “Gas”. “Chessa” is a deeply intimate album, a late night companion that you should engulf yourself within without delay. **Limited to 1000 copies only - packaged in an expanded digipack featuring small snapshots of Abram’s photographic work**
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