ICR / Motion - Fast & Furious / Primavera / Mescaline

artist: ICR / Motion
title: Fast & Furious / Primavera / Mescaline
label: Covert Operations
catalogue: COV016
format: 12" vinyl
date: 11/2005
country: USA

info:

Series 3 brings another three future classics from label head ASC: Forcefield, Zero Sequence, and Cohesion. Also returning in this series, ICR presents you with two uncut beauties from his debut Covert Operations album Daytrip. Mav, a producer who is a fixture of Covert Operations, offers you The Curse and Chasm (with Implex). We also welcome to the fray Motion & Implex! Finally, Mark J's Remote Viewing and Cable's Sleep Diver see the light of day (or light of pressing, so to speak), with Hungarian wunderkind ICR's remix of Sleep Diver rounding things off.

tracklist:
A1. ICR - Fast & Furious
A2. ICR - Primavera
AA. Motion - Mescaline

Shinumade Tatakau / Even When Your Shadow Leaves You

artist: ICR
title: Shinumade Tatakau / Even When Your Shadow Leaves You
label: Exegene
catalogue: XGN022
format: free download
date: 10/2005
country: UK

XGN022 comes from a man who's well known for his solid production and atmospheric creations on labels such as Covert Operations, Nerve, Offshore, Breakbeat Science and Orgone. ICR delivers two drum soaked tracks, both with the crisp breaks, deep pads and subtle melodies which are often found in his sound.

Shinumade Tatakau, the A side to this release features a well executed Japanese/Samurai vibe with the subtle percussion flowing amongst the sharp, intense drumwork. Diligent pads and hard edged string phrases drift in and out , polishing off a flowing assailment of Shaolin beats.

The flipside Even When Your Shadow Leaves You has a more solemn touch to it. Soft, floaty pads are accompanied by a melange of blips and bells. Some clean, flowing breaks join in with the warm bass finishing off this smooth abstracted track.

ICR & Matt-U - Soulshine (tracks from the trash)

Both hungarian ICR and Matt-U started producing in Reason around 2002 after a few years of tracking. They co-operated on several tunes developing their skills and collecting experiences of producing. This album of unreleased material shows how their style changed over these years from trance influenced atmospheric dnb to soulful liquid.

01 Drop (intro) - 1:34 (2004) excerpt from ICR feat. Matt-U 'Drop Everything'
02 Matt-U - Blue (ICR remix) - 5:42 (2003) originally slated for Orion's New Deep 2 mix, but unfortunately it never happened. anyway props to John!
03 ICR & Matt-U - Shellfish - 6:47 (2003) "really nice track, some nice cosmic touches inside the piece" - LTJ Bukem
04 Matt-U - Blue - 6:34 (2003)
05 ICR - Slingblade (Matt U remix) - 6:22 (2003) different version subtitled 'Dream' available on The Public Diary album
06 Matt-U & ICR - Deserted - 6:16 (2003)
07 Matt-U & ICR - Starfish - 6:15 (2003)
08 Matt-U & ICR - We're All Monkeys - 5:42 (2002)
09 ICR & Matt-U - Soulshine - 6:29 (2002) our first collaboration ever, and we still love this vibe!
bonus tracks:
10 ICR - Change Inside - 6:24 (2004) Appears courtesy of Offshore Recordings. the remix made by ASC has been signed in one day for Offshore! released on OSR011, Nov 2004
11 ICR - Strong Enough VIP - 6:28 (2003) original version is compiled by hungarian Freee Magazin cover CD in issue May 2003. this VIP version is originally made for Test Flight Recordings

http://www.drumandbass.hu/icr/soulshine/

Bartók Eszter & Caramel bootlegs

Hungary's most popular televison singer contest "Megasztár" artists bootlegged in d&b - "Elefántdal" remix championed by DJ Palotai, aired so many times at Radio Cafe, and played in the actual TV show background set during a commercial break.

http://www.drumandbass.hu/icr/elefant/

Want My Love / Always & Forever / Blue Fairy

artist: ICR
title: Want My Love / Always & Forever / Blue Fairy
label: Strictly Digital
catalogue: SD136, SD137, SD138
format: digital download
date: 09/2005
country: UK

Daytrip

artist: ICR
title: Daytrip
label: Covert Operations
catalogue: COVCD001
format: CD
date: 07/2005
country: USA

info:

Covert Operations have several full length artist albums lined up, the first of which is "Daytrip" by the incredibly prolific ICR, whom you my also know from his releases on Offshore, Nerve, Good Looking, Basswerk, and his forthcoming 12" on Covert Operations Vinyl Subscription Series 2. Covering a vast range of styles and sounds, "Daytrip" is going to be an LP you'll be talking about and listening to for years to come. There's 14 tracks (including interludes) that span 74 minutes of aural pleasure. This is gonna be a CD only release, with vinyl versions of a handful of the tracks available on the vinyl subscriptions we're offering! This is unrelated to the vinyl subscription scheme, which we are still take orders for. We have these CD's in hand, ready to ship immediately. Remember, you can only buy it directly from us! buy it now!

tracklist:

01. Before Noon (Insert)
02. Drab Somedays
03. Frames Of Mind
04. Gaps
05. Dusk (Insert)
06. Dislike
07. Alcora
08. Fast & Furious
09. Dawn (Insert)
10. Uprise
11. New Day
12. Shining Down On Me
13. Noon (Insert)
14. Primavera

Words remixes

artist: ICR
title: Words (ICR remix) / Words (Lowbrow remix)
label: Nerve
catalogue: NERVEBP003
format: digital download
date: 06/2005
country: UK

Ritkán esik szó internetes megjelenésről a "Füles" rovat keretein belül, de úgy érzem, hogy e virtuális 12 inch-es mellet nem szabad szó nélkül elmenni. Főleg, hogy egyik hazai büszkeségünk, ICR release-éről van szó.

ICR-nek ez már nem az első Nerve kiadós megjelenése, hiszen a mostani 'Words' remixek előtt ugyanitt jött ki az eredeti verzió is az 'Arcadia'-val, szintén "Beatport exclusive" formában. Az egyik átdolgozásért maga a szerző a felelős, aki az Original mix-hez képest jócskán felturbózta szerzeményét. A Words 2005 remix gyönyörű zongorafutamokkal és pad-ekkel indít. Ez a felemelő hangulat egészen az első kiállás végéig el is tart, mely után sokkal szigorúbb, technoid elemekkel variáló, jellegzetes "icrzúzda" hallható. Tovább hallgatva, bő egy perc után azon veszi észre magát az ember, hogy a pokol mély bugyrai után újra a bárányfelhők közt lebeg - elérkeztünk a második kiállásig. Itt viszont már a drop előtt beúszik a komor szinti téma, majd az utolsó percben újra a fellegekben érezhetjük magunkat. Mesterien van váltogatva a két hangulat, észrevétlenül csúsztat át atmoszférikusból technoidba, majd vissza. Univerzális zene, sok fajta szettbe passzol.

A másik átirat elkövetője Lowbrow, akiről azon kívül, hogy skót származású, nem sokat tudni. Engem speciel D-Bridge utóbbi munkáira emlékeztet ez a remix, bár lehet, hogy egyedül maradok ezzel a véleményemmel. Mindenesetre a zene nagyon mély, nagyon minimál, és ha valaki egyszer ráérez az ízére, sokadik hallgatás után sem fogja megunni. A dobképlet egy teljesen egyszerű 2step, viszont nagyon szépen szól. Hiába, egy ilyen lecsupaszított track esetében ügyelni kell a részletekre. A bassline szintén dicséretet érdemel, ezen kívül az eredeti verzióból importált effektek is ügyesen lettek felhasználva. A legszebb talán mégis a vokál és a néhány akkordnyi zongora a kiállásban, ami némileg elüt a kissé technos vonaltól. Viszont így nem válik unalmassá ez a feldolgozás sem.

Megérdemelt volna ez a release egy fekete korongot is, ötös. Meghallgatható, és megvásárolható Beatporton.

Showcase mix by Paul Reset

"Well, I've been hearing ICR's work for quite a while now - and IMO he's one of the best producers around in dnb at the mo - effortlessly covering each little sub genre of dnb effortlessly - from liquid rollers to deep n dark bizness right up to hard as ya like smashers…so I decided to put this mix together to showcase some of his work - with his blessing of course…check it out if you get a mo - and let us know what you think."

tracklist:

"Two Steps Backwards"
"Whales of August"
"Every End"
"All Your Secrets"
"Heartbroken"
"Roundabout"
"Pointless"
"Hold It Down"
"Snowdrop (rmx)"
"Second Chances"
"Magic Man"
"Dislike" (set for release on Covert Operations)
"Fill The Sky"

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New Day / Dislike / Uprise

artist: ICR
title: New Day / Dislike / Uprise
label: Covert Operations
catalogue: COV012
format: 12" vinyl
date: 07/2005
country: USA

info:

ICR is the latest artist we welcome to our roster and he offers us 3 seminal pieces from his forthcoming CD album, Daytrip. New Day is all about the summer vibe, with is catchy pads and sultry vocal. The warm bassline just confirms the tracks appeal even more. You'll be singing this one in the shower for some time to come! Dislike is an opposite to New Day, with it's space age theme and cold keys and Gattaca samples, this is one to inject some mood into the mix. Finally, Uprise shows ICR's versatile skills as a produer as he injects downtempo interludes into the drum & bass soundscape. You have to hear it to believe it.

tracklist:
A. New Day
AA1. Dislike
AA2. Uprise

The Public Diary of Zoltan Gal aged 22 and 2/3

Words from Zoltan to the sounds of ICR. Does it make any sense?

Once I had a tune named ASPD which stads for anti-social personality disorder. It was four years ago so it's not a new thing.

What are diaries and sounds for?
Its pretty the same. To express your thoughts and feelings, to create something out of nothing. A little bit of a verification that you are exist, you are alive and there's something in you that you can share.

Why now? What is the concept?
On the one hand I felt I have so many tunes - about 70 in the last two years - that I could not release in any form but wanted to make them public. What's the point of making songs only for yourself? On the other hand I felt strongly about letting this all out in the hope of leaving things behind can help starting new things. The only concept is to be sincere, to make a personal collection of sounds whether there is anyone who likes it or not.
All the original tunes are specially edited and/or remixed for this particular project (except Untrue remix, Keynote and Roundabout) as it is reflected in the titles. It's not only diverse drum & bass, but there's a little breakbeat (Break The Sky), downtempo (Hopelyhen, Words v050123), a bit of electronica (Useless) and leftfield too (Switchboard To Your Soul, Mindframe). All slightly passed as a whole story. Check the personal notes according each track at drumandbass.hu/icr/diary

tracklist:
01 I'm A Fool
02 Unture (ICR "Wants You" Mix) [original by Soulproof]
03 Slingblade (Dream)
04 Stumbling Hungarian 7000 Miles From The Caribbean (Daydream)
05 Keynote
06 Useless
07 Break The Sky
08 Let It Snow / Hopelyhen
09 Close By
10 Switchboard To Your Soul
11 Roundabout
12 Where The Lions Weep
13 Mindframe
14 One Step Forward
15 Words v050123
16 Guide To The Last Sea
17 World Dissapears

Absolutely loved it. Some amazing interludes and fresh pieces and the way it gels together kind of reminded me of my own work and how I do stuff.
(ASC, Covert Operations)

No nonstop beats, many melodic soundscapes, easy BPM-switches. Timeless stuff. Now I listen to it the third time. Good flow from the beginning to end.
(Lightwood, Santorin)

http://www.drumandbass.hu/icr/diary/