for years he has made a name for himself in the modern electronic music scene but the most outstanding of daniel myer's (countless) projects is architect. three years after lower lip interface hymen records presents the long awaited fifth album: consume adapt create.
the difference between the true creative artist and the impersonator is the way they deal with influences. myer's inspirations range from drum and bass wizards enduser and current value up to breakcore warlords venetian snares and otto von schirach - but it is unmistakably architect you hear in every note of each track. consume adapt create: a unique blend of atmosphericidm, cinematic samples, powerfully distorted sequences, ramming electro grooves, razor-sharp breakbeats, and haunting ambiance. music to move the dancefloor while still creating enough depth and texture for heavy listening through your headphones.
once again, d.myer demonstrates astounding compositions. well-placed sounds and complex arrangements of synthetic noise. as heard on this record: "i see things..." - listen up and see foryourself!

he went out shopping to get some noise. he found out noise was out of stock. he analyzed noise trading - and nobody knows what happened since then. now that's what our secret agents could tell us: mr. d.myer, the architect, the apostle of st. vodka, the creator - he discovered how to use his lower lip interface. bits and pieces of information reached hymen records' office, packets of sound were transferred via internet within hours - a race against time, speed-frame technology and freeze-frame reality. but we made it and here's the final result.'lower lip interface' - an orgy of synth-wizardry, complex rhythms and manipulated vocals. forcing beats meet distorted sequences, overlayed with a stunning usage of effects, interrupting breaks and acoustic instrumentation. economically used sampling and distraction add up the tracks, a style architect is known for since the beginning. this is state-of-the-art electronic sound inseminated with sweat, sex and aspiration, showing myer's ability to push a few knobs and get a highly concentrated extract of sweat, pain and lust.
this album proves daniel myer as a sixty-minute man who knows how to use all of his' tools. enjoy these ten climaxes plus the three phantastic remixes by torrent vacine, nebulo and synnack - beware of the lower lip interface!

all tracks manipulated by architect. additional fx sounds by oskar lygner and klima. recorded at the kellermusik office in summer 2005. architect went out shopping to get some noise - but he found out that noise was out of stock. but what do we have here? has daniel myer, the architect mastermind, found some noise to trade?
'analysis…' combines the roughness of 'galactic supermarket' and 'i went out shopping... - the result is a balance between breaks, sound-bits and ambience. however, this combination may be more subtle than first realized - for example, track 2 starts very calm (although you can already hear distorted bass) but it is the one which sets 'the analysis's direction: a straight but syncopated attack which includes breaks, clicks, vocals and - noise!
vocals and vocal samples have become more important for architect. for this release, vocals are embedded and are reminiscent of d.myers pre-architectural work in the more 'popular' area. a nice side effect is that it is an exciting alternative to the mostly instrumental idm scene. check out 'if jim would jam with richie' and you will be convinced!
an album as excellent as previous architect works - fully satisfying indoor and outdoor listeners. finally daniel got some noise - what consequence this analysis might have in the future? stay tuned...

recently, hymen was able, using an overly complicated and ridiculously expensive neural monitoring process, to uncover the following thought transmissions from the soma-filled mind of daniel myer regarding his new architect album, i went out shopping to get some noise. of course, it’s translated from myer’s native german, but that, too, was done at great expense and at risk of life and limb: today, i went out shopping to get some noise. hmmm…noise.
been shopping alone at experimental outfitters s’apex, ebm clearing house cleaner, and club-centric drum’n’bass hexer shop, and with friends at the futuristic drum’n’bass outlet dots + dashes, arty newt boutique, and the highly-regarded post-industrial noise establishment known as haujobb. wicked time shopping, to be honest about it…mass consumption of beats and breaks, all of it ice-hardened with technoid edge.
but today, gotta shop at architect…haven’t been here since galactic supermarket…gotta find the downtempo drum’n’bass digs i dug up the last time i was here…mostly it was modified breakbeats with a scent of panacea’s nouveau-terror crack patterns, but not as constrictive and painful as hellfish or doormouse.
galactic supermarket was ace - very break-centric - but today, i went out shopping to get some noise…an entirely different sound. hmmm…noise. still all about the breaks, but now, it’s mutant synthpop rhythms and digitized machine crunching like autechre on “unlike” or “dievorce” a dark dose of beethoven’s moonlight sonata shaken - not stirred - over crackling percussion and pizzicato string bass with thick atmospheric details. fierce acid 303 jackhammer beats a’la afx and caustic window on “colorfusion” or better yet, why not a plate full of proper detroit techno blended with classic industrial noise throttling on “grand diesel”
today, i went out shopping to get some noise. tomorrow, who knows?...
note: the rest of daniel myer’s thought transmissions cannot be reproduced due to certain elements of international law, and out of a general desire on the part of hymen management not to offend fans of manchester united. instead, hymen suggests you pick up architect’s i went out shopping to get some noise and draw your own conclusions!

yesterday, i went out shopping to get some noise. hmmm…noise. today, the galactic supermarket had lots of great offers - but i went out shopping to get some noise, and there was no noise at all. hmmmmm .... noise?
i asked some friends for help and klima found a loopish 3/4 pattern with nice breaks, it was quite unusual and I had to add it to the cart! displacer recommended a straight forward piece, with crystal-clear synth-sounds - catchy.. okay, add this one too! benny came over and said "hey daniel check this one! nice rhythm, eh? listen to the breakbeats, soundtrackish voice samples and filters - reminds me a bit of the "transfer" track by the german project...uh, forgot the name... do you like it?" "what the hecq... ah-pretty good, okay!" hmmm.. no noise yet, but this guy over there... do i know him? "hi, i'm lucas. check this straight uptempo breakbeat dance tune... nice, eh?" "yupp - ehmmm... do you know benny?" "uhmmmm.... noooo.... but will you take this track?" "uhm-yeah-ok." klima came back, carrying another straight ahead piece spiced with irritating background loops and breaks. alright – the shopping cart was almost full, but - where's that hmmmmm... noise ??? the stupid anus behind the counter was incapable of helping, he kept telling me that "noise is out of stock". "noise!!!" i yelled, so he checked the warehouse over and over again – eventually he found some straight ahead tek-stuff containing distorted breaks, looped voices and sequenced... noise!! "how much for all of this?" "¥46, please". "okay, here you go".

architect- "galactic supermarket " the brand new cd of the prolific electronic mastermind behind haujobb,daniel myer.
a hybrid of smooth electronic,ambient soundscapes,and miminal drum and bass,into a spacy,futuristic soundtrack for the 21st century!daniel designs in different layers and channels,as an architect does,but uses only sampling tools.he constructs abstract sonic buildings which seem pecularly transparent-like concrete frames without any surface in a pleasant familarity. drumcodes melted into ambience of safety and grace.surely a perfect soundtrack for observing the infinate cosmos at night..one of the many new projects of this master-electronic manipulator.

this review is merely an addition to a detailed description of full-length "galactic supermarket" that is available here.
this vinyl contains three exclusive tracks together with three others that made it to the full-length cd. and the former will be the ones i will pay my attention to. "longivity" starts out with limping loops that slowly develop into a minimal dance melody with sparse distorted beats ripping through background layers. swirling loops overlap with the main line of the track, cold sound waves are contrasted by high-pitched noises, the tempo changes several times becoming a relaxed journey that frequently switches directions and finally dissolves in soft atmospheric waves. funny crippled beats start out "lowfidelio" until thicker jumpy drum'n'bass kicks in with firm beats backed by cut-up synths, torn percussion and unique bouquets of subtle thick sounds that soften the music built around minimal drum'n'bass rhythm. heavily processed analog noises add a slight funky edge to the track. "the edge" is a lot more percussion-oriented than previous tracks with mysterious transparent soundstructures that are dominated by strong beats. explosions, clicks, buzzes, fading synthlines emerge and disappear to be never heard again, while the rest of the track carries on. as usual with architect's work, the sound and atmosphere are completely unique, and only with great difficulty you can come up with any comparisons. the sound that incorporates early industrial experiences, best of decaying drum'n'bass, excellent ambient structures and leaves plenty of room for your own creative thinking is a weak attempt to describe architect. top 5 on my list last year, and a companion for countless long sleepless nights