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PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone
Electronic · 2012 · 11 tracks · 46m

PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone

John Frusciante

A radical pivot into hyper-kinetic IDM and modular synthesis. Frusciante’s signature falsetto floats over a chaotic landscape of breakbeats and digital textures.

September 12, 2012 · Record Collection

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A restless, intellectually charged exploration of digital chaos and melodic resolution.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 46m
01
Intro/Sabam
2:40
02
Hear Say
3:46
03
Bike
4:24
04
Ratiug
6:25
05
Guitar
2:17
06
Mistakes
3:49
07
Uprane
4:55
08
Sam
4:21
09
Sum
4:18
10
Ratiug (a cappella version)
5:15
11
Walls and Doors
4:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition in Ratiug where the kinetic breakbeats suddenly give way to a soaring, melodic vocal hook
The way the guitar on Mistakes sounds like it is being actively dismantled by a glitching sampler while Frusciante sings with calm precision
The dense, polyrhythmic drum programming on Hear Say that feels like several songs fighting for the same space
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone sound next to the rest of John Frusciante's catalogue?

Processed+3.7σ

The vocals lean far further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

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