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01. METOPE - The Hessian (feat. K_Chico)
02. METOPE - Bar Walks Into a Guy
03. METOPE - Rough Romance
04. METOPE - So Cutoff (feat. K_Chico)
05. METOPE - No Self-Control (feat. Sid Le Rock)
06. METOPE - Night Rider (feat. Undo)
07. METOPE - Deep Sheep
08. METOPE - Alive
09. METOPE - Girl on a Meadow
10. METOPE - Blood River (feat. Stiggsen)
ARTIST
TITLE
Black Beauty
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
AREAL 008CD AREAL 008CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/9/2012

Black Beauty is the second album from Metope for his co-founded Areal Records label. Much like its precursor, Kobol (AREAL 005CD), the album swoons between techno, minimal and house timbres as well as poignantly-colored melodies. Nestled amidst eerie dance moments such as "No Self-Control," "Deep Sheep" and "Alive," however, are these woozy, country-kissed ballads like "So Cutoff" and the riff-led "Rough Romance" that ply Black Beauty with blues and soul. Married with Metope's warped and wonky electronic vision -- epitomized by the album's serene slo-mo conclusion, "Blood River" -- Black Beauty is a blissfully tender listen, while providing left-field DJs with plenty of weird and wonderful floor fodder to play with. The album features guest appearances from Areal artists Sid LeRock (aka Pan/Tone), Undo and Stiggsen as well as electro-blues guitarist and singer K_Chico.