The prolific leading-edge electronica band Mystified has come to Webbed Hand with this splendid dark ambient EP called "Cardboard Hotel."
Fans of Mystified's many album releases and compilation appearances will be thoroughly pleased with this collection of deep listening tracks.
Thomas Park, the sole proprietor of Mystified, brings into his work equal doses of illbient, minimal, industrial, ambient, experimental, and a handful of other esoteric styles, and to good effect. This is excellent headphones-in-the-dark music, but you might feel equally comfortable taking it for a drive through city and country.
You can visit The Mystified homepage for more information and to meet the man behind the magic.
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Reviewer:HighCalm - - April 7, 2006 Subject: Very well crafted EP by Thomas Park Mystified Cardboard Hotel EP
Im glad Im finally getting around to doing some reviews for Mystified. Ive waited because Thomas Park has such an extensive body of work on Webbed Hand and its not so easy to get a handle on what he's about (Ive been listening to as much as I could squeeze in for going on two weeks now). Im also going to come out and say that I havent found all his work to be as consistent nor as accessible as Id (selfishly) like. Having said that, the Cardboard Hotel bears "close" scrutiny. It really is delightful and remarkable in its ability to shift from a minimal-concrete sound to a dark beat-oriented approach. It also keeps me interested, which not 'all' the extended pieces on Webbed Hand can do for me. I will add that I was really struck by the Lost Hours track in particular on this work; it feels like a (successful!) homage to Jeff Greinke's style - just very atmospheric yet with an urban sensibilty (I'm actually reminded of Greinke in general on this). This is a great EP and it shows that Park is an adept artist.
Reviewer:simon c - - July 24, 2004 Subject: Great low-key electronica. Excellent late-night listening - some ethno influences alongside neat, low-key melodic electronics, in the fairly distinctive Webbed Hand style, even though it's by an external artist.