(amb) CiM - Service Pack

From Pietro
Sent Wed, Oct 6th 1999, 02:38

-- Delsin Records --

Well, besides being thoroughly pleased
with this 12" on Delsin, it hasn't left the
turntable since i dropped it on there. With
Stephen Betke (Pole) mastering this one,
you'll learn to appreciate how clean a record
can sound when played at both high and
low frequencies (unlike what Stephen provides
on his tracks.. perhaps it's true that he collects
all the redundancies/nuances from the records
he works on, and splashes them into his material,
but that's another story in itself). 

CiM, is none other than Simon Walley, you may
recognize him from several Headspace releases.
On 'Service Pack,' eight luscious tracks loaded
with obscure ambient sizzling's approaches the
ears at an alarming rate. "Comfort Control" and
"Shift" can be accurately lumped into the idm
field, however, it deserves recognition for sounding
as innovative and electronically persistent as anything
you've heard from Autechre, Mouse On Mars,
and even Metamatics for that matter. Nicely glued
beats and skewed melodies. The last two tracks
on the "b" side are more on the techno side of the
platter, with lots of electronics thrown in for good
measure. Overall, CiM is the perfect balance of
electronica, ambient (yes, there's some atmospheric
debris in here), and techno. Highly recommended..

Check out Delsin Records for audio clips and more
info at http://www.delsin.org/main.html 

Pietro.
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