Dataplex (stylized as dataplex) is a 2005 album by Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda. It was released in December 2005 by independent record label Raster-Noton on CD.
| Dataplex | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | December 2005 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 55:31 |
| Label | Raster-Noton R-N 068 |
Background
edit"Caution! This CD contains specific waveform data that performs a data-read test for optical drives. The last track will cause some CD players to experience playback errors, with no damage to equipment."
Dataplex was Ryoji Ikeda's first full-length release since his 2002's orchestral Op.[4][5] It is the first part in the Datamatics series, which "interrogates and interprets the mass of raw computer data surrounding us all."[6][5] Overall, it is the musician's seventh solo album.[2][6] The last track, "data.adaplex", causes intentional playback errors when played on some CD players.[1][2][3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
BBC Music's Peter Marsh praised its composition stating the tracks are "arranged with surgical precision into short slices of minimalist art-techno; funky in a very cerebral, molecular sort of fashion, they're immersive (and by track 19) almost lush and strangely beautiful."[2] Comparing it to Autechre, PopMatters's Tim O'Neil found "everything is once again falling apart in the most remarkable fashion. The computer is rebooting."[3]
Reflecting on Datamatics as a series, Dusted Magazine's John Seelbach called Dataplex "a surprising and enthralling start".[6] AllMusic's Rob Theakston also said it was "a promising start to what could be one of the most ambitious projects of the post-glitch movement."[4] Brainwashed's Jon Whitney revered the album with "rather rhythmic, challenging, and completely enjoyable: something most computer musician types have failed at."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "data.index" | 1:39 |
| 2. | "data.simplex" | 1:02 |
| 3. | "data.duplex" | 0:53 |
| 4. | "data.triplex" | 1:45 |
| 5. | "data.multiplex" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "data.complex" | 0:49 |
| 7. | "data.hypercomplex" | 1:20 |
| 8. | "data.googolplex" | 0:51 |
| 9. | "data.microhelix" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "data.superhelix" | 2:28 |
| 11. | "data.minimax" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "data.syntax" | 4:17 |
| 13. | "data.telex" | 1:06 |
| 14. | "data.flex" | 2:28 |
| 15. | "data.reflex" | 4:16 |
| 16. | "data.convex" | 1:29 |
| 17. | "data.vertex" | 2:06 |
| 18. | "data.vortex" | 5:49 |
| 19. | "data.matrix" | 10:01 |
| 20. | "data.adaplex" | 5:00 |
References
edit- ^ a b Butler, Nick (11 June 2007). "Ryoji Ikeda - Dataplex (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d Marsh, Peter (2006). "BBC - Music - Review of Ryoji Ikeda - Dataplex". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d O'Neil, Tim (12 February 2006). "Ryoji Ikeda: Dataplex". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Theakston, Rob. "Dataplex - Ryoji Ikeda". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Whitney, Jon (15 January 2006). "Brainwashed - Ryoji Ikeda, "Dataplex"". Brainwashed. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Seelbach, Jeff (26 April 2006). "Dusted Reviews: Ryoji Ikeda - dataplex". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2017.