Mimetic is the solo project from Jerome Soudan (drummer of Von Magnet). This project is a rather ambient-trance project heavy on electronic and purcussive rhythms which utilizes many spoken word samples throughout. Catagorically it is somewhat in the vein of Autechre, Sven Väth, Kreidler, and others in the more experimental electronic techno and ambient influenced genres. Like the other Parametric artist Mlada Fronta, Mimetic is very eclectic and experimental electronica that is also very beat heavy and subterranean. Some tracks are very dance driven and others are created with more of an ambient and spoken word structure. Mostly disc one is a combination of late night dance tracks which utilize extremely non-standard sound structures and create a sort of danceable architecture of sound. Heavily industrial and noise influenced there are lots of gritty sounds but not the raw structure of early industrial but instead the heavily self-designed styles of artists like Kreidler and Converter if you can imagine the two combined you 'might' get a mild idea of what this is like. Imagine if Digweed was into Noise as well except that even the 'gritty' sounds maintain a heavily electronic and 'clean' feel to them, nothing too harsh - similar sound structures and ambient electro textures but with more of a trance and dance percussion beat to the tracks. I personally love the 'subterranean' feel many of these tracks tend to evoke. This album is definitely who like unpredictability, heavy creativity in audio structures and sounds, and grooving to some really funky grindy beats. There's also a bit of Kraftwerkian influence to parts of this which are mostly evident in the 'hidden' track at the end of the disc. "Man's attitude goes some ways, the ways life will be. Is that something you might agree with? ..." This is the question posed at the beginning of the second CD. This is followed by heavy throbbing noise rhythms. Amazingly this is also the theme of a book I'm currently reading which was written by the founder of the Science of Mind institutes and churches by the same name. The concept is that what you think becomes your reality. The statement above is almost the antithesis of this stating that your thoughts are drawn from your surroundings toward what the inevitable future holds. Just food for thought when you hear the entire sample which continues with, "Now did you answer because that's what you thought I wanted to hear or did you think about what I said and answer because you truly believe that to be right? What'd I say? So since you agree you must be a person who does not care about the good life. Well stop for a little second, think about it." [this is where track two comes in with heavy beats] Disc two is more of beat heavy Noise-based rhythm and percussion tracks. The first CD being more techno and experimental the second stands out like a separate album based on noise and rhythm. Somehow there manages to still be quite a bit of a Kraftwerkian affair, compare track 3 to Kraftwerk's "Computer World" and "Trans-Europe Express". Maybe it's just the analog bleep tones but that's what it reminds me of anyway. The fourth track does include some vocal sampling and more of an EBM feel to it, sort of similar to Cage Decay's "Radio Penetration". Track 6 just plain bumps, grinds and drives it home! Some of the tracks are droning rhythms but damn if it don't get under your skin and into your psyche', very Converter-like. This disc also has a hidden track at the end of which is composed of almost pure noise and a 'flobby' rhythm that at first seems barely able to function properly. This builds to become noiser, harsher, and more 'cluttered'. This disc is more for the fans of bands like Scorn, Converter, Winterkalte, etc..