From grey Sent Fri, Jan 23rd 1998, 20:28
From grey Sent Fri, Jan 23rd 1998, 20:28
As I do laundry, I thought it might be nice to write up some reviews of discs I've enjoyed lately. Some of these may be old, but they are new to me, or just things which I feel are worth checking out... artist : biosphere title : substrata label : thirsty ear catalouge : thi 66033.2 summary : 11 tracks of dark ambient melodic strangeness I have to say, I hate to use the word "ambient" to describe anything with as much depth as this. Maybe to me the word ambient has taken on a slightly derogatory meaning. But the rich atmospherics of this disc are just that - layers upon layers of ambient sound, merging into a pallate which ranges from cheezy lounge (times when i know you'll be sad) to deeply creepy (the things i tell you). This is not a beat-oriented disc, but unlike some, it maintains wonderful cohesiveness. While surrounding, one never feels that the music loses its focus. I can't list the huge numbers of types of sounds and samples used here, as I'm not even sure I could identify all of them. This CD is excellent listening music. One word of caution : don't try to sleep to it. You will continually think people are trying to break into your house. Or maybe that's just me. - -- the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx.xx http://www.extortion.com