illuminati & king dice - espionage
Espionage is a collaboration between artists Illuminati and King Dice. The term espionage is most readily associated spying on potential or actual enemies but this has been extended to spying involving corporations, known specifically as industrial espionage. Many nations routinely spy on both their enemies and allies, although they maintain a policy of not making comment on this. The album 'Espionage' is a collection of pieces investigating the theme of espionage from a personal as well as public nature. The album was composed and recorded throughout 2005/6 and features an array of instrumentation including clocks, cellphones, surveillance devices and field conversations. The project was executed between both artists by developing and posting the pieces to one another through the postal services as mail packaged assuming secrecy.
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Review:
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"Behind King Dice is one Paul King (no jokes about former popstars please) who plays music as such since 2001 'using primarily electronic means to produce utilitarian music', i.e. in galleries and installations. Apparently in recent years he changed to more rhythms and other instruments. Together with Clarkson they play loops, guitar, keyboards, clocks, cellphones, electronics, and, obviously with such a title, surveillance devices. The nine tracks here are in indeed a bit more united around bouncing rhythms, chilling electronics and other means to create images of a police state. But the rhythm parts sounded a bit amateur like. Not a fat rolling bass drum or clicky-click rhythm, but a fairly normal rhythm machine banging. This album worked best for me in it's more quieter moments, such as in the title piece and in 'The Silent Age', or when they touch upon real instruments. Throughout it was nice, but not as strong as the Illuninati solo album" Frans De Waard
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