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The man from Belgium named Pole Folder finally gets his full album finished and he is about to enleash it on the world, does it make the grade?
Pole Folder – Zero Gold (Bedrock Records)
Pole Folder is a Belgian born man named Benoit Franquet, who over the last few years has gained a lot of fame but one man in particular became a tremendous fan and his name is John Digweed, who is probably the leader of progressive in the UK and he does own Bedrock Records as well. Pole Folder first gained tremendous following with his collaboration with CP (Cedric Piret) with Apollo Vibes, which was used on John Digweed’s Los Angeles – GU019 Compilation. John Digweed was a big fan, so he signed Pole Folder to an album deal, which is the first artist album for Bedrock Records. So here is Pole Folder’s first artist album and the first artist album for Bedrock.
Pole Folder – Zero Gold (Bedrock Records)
1.Abrasion 2.Waterfalls of Love 3.Salvation on Slavery Sins 4.Scared to Lose 5.Inner Turmoil 6.London 7.Fall In Violet 8.Morning Crew 9.Faith In Me 10.Before it all changes.
Abrasion starts off the album with a lush vocal that quickly draws you in and the background is just drums. You immediately catch why Pole Folder caught John Digweed’s attention. A guitar then comes in, and the vocal still just grabs your attention, the brilliance of Pole Folder is unmistakable. It is pure aural bliss, how he blends in the vocal with drums, it just takes me away. The vocal words get to you eventually, about three minutes, the vocalist repeats “We are dripping over, the mistakes we make” and then just sings some notes. It is quite beautiful and it immediately announces that Pole Folder has arrived.
Waterfalls of Love comes in at track two and it follows the genius of “Abrasion”. This track uses the same vocalist as track 1 but the vocal is even more powerful with the incredibly well blended riffs in the background. Pole Folder uses what most artists can’t seem to use these days correctly and that’s vocals. Here he uses the vocal to some effect and he lets the power of the vocal here take over and guide the track. This is not overproduced or an example of Pole Folder trying too hard, he is just a smart producer allowing what works to do what it should.
Salvation on Slavery Sins has to be my favorite of all the tracks on this CD and it has been doing the rounds among progressive deejays with a Nick Muir mix apparently. This instantly reminds you of Apollo Vibes at times but its far more uptempo. Track number three starts with a slow beat and then the bassline kicks in, adding so much more tempo. A male vocal that is blended with the music repeating “Cravings are the root of unhappiness” over this genius melody. There is something hypnotic about the bassline but I’m not sure exactly why but this track is just what you need.
Scared to Lose comes in with the female vocal “In this quest for the absolute”, which then leads to other lyrics but the backing riff just pushes this to the next level. It is not as dark as I hoped but it certainly gives it some push. I believe that this is more of a tension breaker because the last few tracks have been powerful emotional tracks. This breaks the mold here but it is still well done.
Inner Turmoil takes the pace back up, this contains a myriad of amazing instrument programming with drums, keyboards and the whole lot. The uptempo nature of this track is what immediately attracts your attention and that’s a good thing. The male vocal is low key and it is not immediately clear but that does not matter. The breakdown nearly three minutes in, is just out of this world because it uses such brilliant programming and the chugging beat in the back just adds to it. Inner Turmoil is certainly no slouch and it immediately proves again, why Pole Folder is so highly touted.
London flies in at track six and it goes in a deep progressive house direction. The track has a simple bassline with a myriad of sound effects that are just too cool to believe. The female vocalist from the earlier tracks comes back but her vocal is not clear but the sound effects are what makes this track and it is just really nice. It is interesting to note that Pole Folder goes uptempo in one song, then lessens the tempo in the other song then brings it up in the next song. Pole Folder does not want to make it all drab or all highs, he mixes it in quite well.
Fall In Violet is the last track before the final stretch of the album and this is deep but more uptempo than London. The female vocalist is back and her voice is just so beautiful with the drumline that is added, then some warm riffs join in, making this almost an epic. I love how Pole Folder is not afraid of using vocals but he certainly does not use vocals that do not fit and every just compliments each other here. You keep repeating to yourself, how genius this album is and we are not even done.
Morning Crew begins the final stretch of the album here, so far, Zero Gold has been out of this world. I love the deepness of Morning Crew, it uses the male vocal here, with an impressive array of sound effects and an uptempo bassline. This is really deep but it works almost too well and you see how Pole Folder is not afraid of going deep, it seems that too many artists became afraid after 2001’s progressive jaunt. Morning Crew will allow you to drift away and it is probably one of the best tracks on this album, but they are all great, so it is of little comfort.
Faith In Me brings in a female vocalist, that sounds different from the other vocalists that have been used here. The backing drumline is faint, the vocal just drives this and it is dare I say…a ballad!. “Faith in Me” is just beautiful in every single aspect of it and we also see the variety of this album. I love the variety because it gives you different things and it gives an idea, how the artist likes to expand his or her horizons.
Before it all changes ends what has been a brilliant album and it uses some eerie sound effects, then the drumline kicks in, giving it some real uptempo and it ends this album on a upnote.
Conclusion:
With the amount of crap that has been put out in recent years with misguided vocals, misguided riffs, misguided everything but Pole Folder’s album is a breath of fresh air. Genius from start to finish and all points in between, it shows why John Digweed immediately signed Pole Folder to a deal. This is a required CD for any collection and it will probably play on my CD player for some months to come. Just pure genius from the man from Belgium.
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