From Joel.Langlois Sent Fri, May 28th 1999, 20:34
From Joel.Langlois Sent Fri, May 28th 1999, 20:34
Hi, folks. I'm coming out of lurk mode to second some recommendations I've seen on the list for the recent D'arcangelo 'Shipwreck' release on Rephlex. I'm surprised more people haven't been talking about this! This disc has to be the best thing the label has put out since 'Feed Me Weird Things' (though not as groundbreaking) and reminds me a lot of the 'feel' (though not necessarily the sound) of early Rephlex releases. It's so good that it makes the lameness of 90% of Rephlex output over the past couple of years that much more obvious. Stuff like this is why I started listening to IDM in the first place. Could the music on this disc be classified as electro? I've always imagined electro as being defined by naked drum machine patterns and synth sounds (see Interdimensional Transmissions' 'From Beyond' comp, though I really liked the Phoenecia track), but this isn't as straight-forward as that even though it has a similar sound. Based on several things I'd read, I was under the impression that D'arcangelo material had more of a 'retro' feel to it and as a result I had stayed away. The last track on 'Shipwreck' and the track on the Suction split 7" with Solvent have a slightly new-wavey synth pop feel, but not enough to put me off. How do their other releases compare to this disc? Also, if anyone can recommend other artists/labels that are producing stuff in this vein (aside from Suction and early Rephlex releases) please let me know. Thanks!