Au4 - On: Audio (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks)+CUE, LOG | 327 MB |
Ambient, Downtempo, Shoegazer, Ethereal, Dream Pop | Label: Torn Open Records | Catalog Number: TORN-0001
| UploadBox + Depositfiles
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks)+CUE, LOG | 327 MB |
Ambient, Downtempo, Shoegazer, Ethereal, Dream Pop | Label: Torn Open Records | Catalog Number: TORN-0001
| UploadBox + Depositfiles
Tracklist:
1 Hit And Miss (6:42)
2 A Mile From Here Is A Hole Where I Buried Your Love (6:14)
3 Everything Always Moving (5:05)
4 An Ocean’s Measure Of Sorrow (5:51)
5 The Tree That Lived And Died Right Before My Eyes (4:57)
6 Paper Cuts From Paper Butterflies (7:13)
7 Undone By Dandelions (2:50)
8 Of Dreams (5:46)
9 One Thousand Rivers Flowing Further And Further Away (7:57)
Myspace
For brothers Ben, Aaron and Nathan Wylie and their friend Jason Nickel, music has always been a constant in their lives. As the Vancouver-based electronic ensemble Au4 (pronounced: oh-four), the four musicians have created a debut album that explores and celebrates the other endless forces that shape and bind us. On Audio, the group's new full-length release, is an uplifting, ethereal trip through the rhythms of nature and the nature of dreams, mixing blissed-out ambience with melodic, fairytale songs.
Ben Wylie (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Aaron Wylie (keyboards, vocals), Nathan Wylie (drums, percussion) and Jason Nickel (bass, vocals, keyboards) grew up on music, each starting Royal Conservatory training at a young age. In high school, the boys formed the requisite alternative rock bands, while continuing their musical study and touring in jazz, choir and theatrical productions. Jason and Nathan attended Capilano College's Jazz Studies program, while Ben and Aaron began experimenting with the electronic loops and beats which would later morph into Au4.
Inspired in part by the electronica explosion, and landmark albums by Underworld, Massive Attack, Bjork, and Nine Inch Nails, Ben and Aaron (who was also DJing in Vancouver clubs) started writing with new tools, layering and shaping sounds late into the night. In 2003, Jason Nickel heard their demos and brought them to producer/engineer Richard Dolmat. The group Au4 was officially formed along with Nathan Wylie, their brother.
On Audio was produced by Au4 and Richard Dolmat at Digital Sound Magic studios in Vancouver and is released on their own label, Torn Open Records. The nine tracks draw from trip-hop, ambient and dreampop styles, featuring the breathy, haunting vocals of Ben Wylie, who also scripted the fantastical stories of love and life.
A melancholic tone weaves throughout On Audio, but the mood is of contemplative optimism: The acoustic-guitar laced love song "Hit and Miss" undulates like a watery embrace. The bass-driven "A Mile From Here" is an up-tempo track ready for clubs. Even the epic "An Ocean’s Measure of Sorrow" rocks, a fresh take on the piano ballad. "Everything’s Always Moving" sums up the album's hypnotic qualities and themes of hope.
"'Everything Always Moving' came in a state of amazement as one reflects upon one's own existence, and how we are always affecting, always being affected, always changing each other's lives," says Ben. "There are moments when this truth becomes more apparent and it always seems to be on the heels of either great hurt or extreme joy, moments where life feels like some heavenly poem or surreal nightmare. Regardless, as we continue to pour into one another, there is a fruit that grows. Such is the beauty of life."
The result of a lifetime of love and study of music, five years of songwriting and two years of studio refinement, On Audio represents the beginning of Au4's journey. The group plans to perform live in 2006 and is working on second album of remixes from On Audio. They are also working on an innovative website, a collaboration between Ben Wylie’s visual FX background, Aaron Wylie's DigiCoyote Software company and Juno Award-winning designer Vincent Marcone. The multi-media and live aspects of Au4 complement and reinforce the band’s musical message.
"We just want to connect with people," says Aaron. "At the end of the day, there's much more satisfaction of being when you realize that, yes, there is bad and good in life, but that is our common ground. We should all try to look beyond ourselves and share the time we have. That's what, for us, music is about."
Syrup 0.9.9.47, Track.cfg v.0993
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 10. July 2008, 17:10
Au4 / On: Audio
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Syrup\Syrup.exe
Additional command line options : REACT %o %s %d "%a" "%g" "%t" "%n" "%x" "%y" "%m" "%e" "%f" "%b" %r
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:42.39 | 0 | 30188
2 | 6:42.39 | 6:14.26 | 30189 | 58264
3 | 12:56.65 | 5:05.48 | 58265 | 81187
4 | 18:02.38 | 5:51.30 | 81188 | 107542
5 | 23:53.68 | 4:57.23 | 107543 | 129840
6 | 28:51.16 | 7:13.19 | 129841 | 162334
7 | 36:04.35 | 2:50.61 | 162335 | 175145
8 | 38:55.21 | 5:46.59 | 175146 | 201154
9 | 44:42.05 | 7:57.62 | 201155 | 236991
Track 1
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 01 - Hit and Miss.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 99.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D11F6FD0
Copy CRC D11F6FD0
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 02 - A Mile From Here is a Hole Where I Buried Your Love.wav
Peak level 98.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F9024908
Copy CRC F9024908
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 03 - Everything Always Moving.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.69
Peak level 98.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 158158FD
Copy CRC 158158FD
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 04 - An Ocean's Measure of Sorrow.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.57
Peak level 98.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CF964477
Copy CRC CF964477
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 05 - The Tree That Lived and Died Right Before My Eyes.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.30
Peak level 98.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 64E4DFC9
Copy CRC 64E4DFC9
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 06 - Paper Cuts From Paper Butterflies.wav
Peak level 99.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 923F6E58
Copy CRC 923F6E58
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 07 - Undone By Dandelions.wav
Peak level 98.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5DE01682
Copy CRC 5DE01682
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 08 - Of Dreams.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 80F920AC
Copy CRC 80F920AC
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 09 - One Thousand Rivers Flowing Further and Further Away.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.19
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC C518C280
Copy CRC C518C280
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
No errors occurred
End of status report
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 10. July 2008, 17:10
Au4 / On: Audio
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Syrup\Syrup.exe
Additional command line options : REACT %o %s %d "%a" "%g" "%t" "%n" "%x" "%y" "%m" "%e" "%f" "%b" %r
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:42.39 | 0 | 30188
2 | 6:42.39 | 6:14.26 | 30189 | 58264
3 | 12:56.65 | 5:05.48 | 58265 | 81187
4 | 18:02.38 | 5:51.30 | 81188 | 107542
5 | 23:53.68 | 4:57.23 | 107543 | 129840
6 | 28:51.16 | 7:13.19 | 129841 | 162334
7 | 36:04.35 | 2:50.61 | 162335 | 175145
8 | 38:55.21 | 5:46.59 | 175146 | 201154
9 | 44:42.05 | 7:57.62 | 201155 | 236991
Track 1
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 01 - Hit and Miss.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 99.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D11F6FD0
Copy CRC D11F6FD0
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 02 - A Mile From Here is a Hole Where I Buried Your Love.wav
Peak level 98.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F9024908
Copy CRC F9024908
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 03 - Everything Always Moving.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.69
Peak level 98.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 158158FD
Copy CRC 158158FD
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 04 - An Ocean's Measure of Sorrow.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.57
Peak level 98.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CF964477
Copy CRC CF964477
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 05 - The Tree That Lived and Died Right Before My Eyes.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.30
Peak level 98.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 64E4DFC9
Copy CRC 64E4DFC9
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 06 - Paper Cuts From Paper Butterflies.wav
Peak level 99.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 923F6E58
Copy CRC 923F6E58
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 07 - Undone By Dandelions.wav
Peak level 98.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5DE01682
Copy CRC 5DE01682
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 08 - Of Dreams.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 80F920AC
Copy CRC 80F920AC
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename E:\EAC\Au4 - On- Audio - 09 - One Thousand Rivers Flowing Further and Further Away.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.19
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC C518C280
Copy CRC C518C280
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
No errors occurred
End of status report
Download FREE
NO Mirror Please!