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 Mr Truffle: 10:03pm

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Probably our best kept secret up till now, Mr Truffle has been entertaining close followers with unreleased works for years. Having appeared as Darknux on our inaugural Repeat-a-Beat Remix release, he now steps into the spotlight with this charming blend of electronics and acoustic guitar playing.

You'll never know what's coming next with this release, but you can expect it to be good. A sampling: "love never" combines guitar with almost IDM-like beats and noise; "hello your majesty" sets aside the distortion for a serenade truly worthy of royalty; tracks 9 through 11 move to solely electronic themes, with "sup" offering the only vocals on the album. It is a testament to this release's quality that even the admitted filler (track 12) has a certain propensity to please, if only as background music.

All in all, one could scarcely ask for an EP with more diversity or lasting appeal.

• [ogg][mp3][flac] 1. pp   [1:09]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 2. love never   [1:36]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 3. penyard merriment   [1:24]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 4. 10:03pm   [1:14]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 5. fauklaw   [1:12]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 6. hello your majesty   [1:18]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 7. terrible   [0:31]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 8. happ   [1:33]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 9. industry standard   [2:39]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 10. sup   [0:55]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 11. chopra   [1:29]
• [ogg][mp3][flac] 12. 6:13 filler   [6:13]

This is ocean5, released February 21, 2007. Recorded May 8-9, 2006. Total running time: 21 minutes, 15 seconds. Contents are in the public domain.