From arthur Sent Tue, Mar 21st 2000, 00:08
From arthur Sent Tue, Mar 21st 2000, 00:08
BUMP & GRIND Abstract Theme Variations SR173 (cd) / SRV173 (lp) UPC: 1753-32817-2 Driving Fast On A Slippy Snowy Road=85 The Abolition Of Rules And Styles! After the =91Pan Odyssey E.P.=92, the album =91Init Sequence=92 (featuring= remixes=20 from Scanner and Third Eye Foundation), a remix on the =91=85Versus Kompakt= =92=20 12=94, Brussels=92s soundtrackers duo is back with a second album on Sub= Rosa! =91Abstract Theme Variations=92 is offering you a freaky -with taste-= zapping=20 through the world of sounds and music, from deconstructed disco to techno,= =20 electronic jazz to abstract soundtrack, distorted electro to aerial=20 intelligent high-techno, funk to hip hop, without forgetting their usual=20 not to be missed interludes=85 The Abolition Of Rules and Styles! What is=20 constant though, is once again the passion for grooves and smashing beats.= =20 A manifesto for freedom in music. =93ATV=94 is: action, tenderness, emotions, politic, adult programs, and= many=20 more! No limits of styles allowed, even within a track, like the furious=20 SLF/DRK, going from smooth, intelligent electronica to brazilian anthem=20 then turning in straight square techno. The only way to obtain the same=20 feeling is to listen to your favorite album, driving fast on a slippy,=20 snowy road. Ride on! Track Listing 1. Hip and Scratches, 2. Ear[th]eye[d], 3. Bad Night, Last Dream, 4. Ring=20 Modulation, 5. Blurred, 6. 2099 A.Disco, 7. For The Walls, 8. Tibet, 9. Log= =20 And Lodge, 10. Shortcut Latino Fevered, 11. DRK [Some Kind Of Tribute], 12.= =20 Nobel Prizes, 13. Symphony For Muted Head, 14. Faskil [Part 1], 15. Railway= =20 Melody, 16. 5 Sec. Of Great Sampled Music. Bump and Grind Discography Init Sequence SR158 Full Length CD Pan Odyssey QU321 12=94 VS Kompakt QU442 12=94 Press for =91Init Sequence=92 =93More diverse than Sub Rosa=92s =93cinemascopic big beat=94 description,= Bump &=20 Grind=92s debut album also commandingly reels in frenetic drum & bass,=20 swirling ambient techno and march-of-the-robots electro. Two remixes by=20 Scanner and Third Eye Foundation justify those producers=92 lofty=20 reputations.=94 Alternative Press, May 1999 =93=92Init Sequence=92 by Bump & Grind does just that=85 it bumps and it= grinds=20 with its varied and textured mix of techno beats, jungle breaks, and=20 ambient waves. Never a dull or overly repetitive moment on this well=20 produced CD that also features remixes by Third Eye Foundation and Scanner.= =20 Bump & Grind will lift you up with their cinematic atmospheres and then=20 slam you down with their big beats and breaks. Heck, the well designed CD=20 inserts are reason enough to get this release.=94 Outburn, #8 =93On the basis of brevity alone, it would make things a lot easier if Bump= &=20 Grind=92s title was simply self explanatory. Fortunately, though, there is a= =20 lot more to this band than will ever be conveyed in that name; in that=20 respect it=92s not misleading. =91Init Sequence=92 mixes carefully= constructed=20 atmospherics and melodic overtones with almost every form of electronic=20 rhythm possible, from drum n=92 bass to techno. As the album progresses, the= =20 songs frequently shift pace and direction, and the outcome is a fully=20 realized collection of diverse, cinemascopic tracks. Scanner does a solid=20 guest remix of track 12, and Third Eye Foundation end the disk with a=20 stellar reconstruction of =91Pan Odyssey=92, which has virtually no= resemblance=20 to the original song and takes it to new heights=85=94 Interface, Version 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: xxx-xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx For additional commands, e-mail: xxx-xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx