From Tsog5000 Sent Fri, Jun 11th 1999, 07:01
From Tsog5000 Sent Fri, Jun 11th 1999, 07:01
More Reviews (for those who give a damn) Oval "Szenariodisk" (Thrill Jockey) Markus Popp, aka Oval, describes this as =93the first Oval R & B record=94. =20 Comprised of six tracks from his limited Aero Deko and Szenario 12 inch=20 releases, (plus five bonus tracks) Szenariodisk is the final installement in=20 this three part series. As to be expected of Popp=92s work, layers of rich=20 digital fuzz and tone form the foundation while CD-skipping styed sounds,=20 pops and burps lay down the rhythm. But despite the predictability of Oval=92s sound, what draws me to this reco= rd=20 for repeated listens is the quaintness of the music. In a way, =93to the=20 point=94, each song rides between the one to four minute mark, never excedin= g=20 the point of bordom. On top of that, I find each track to be in one way or=20 another, interesting. Were label mate Nobukazu Takemura=92s Scope is simila= r=20 in sound and concept, but at times a bit drawn out, Szenariodisk keeps the=20 flow going in an upbeat manner=85 well, =93upbeat=94 the only way Oval could=20 possibly be. I would say Popp description of this as his first =93R & B=20 record=94 as not being far off, but I think a better desciption would be it=20 being more of a =93pop record=94 then anything else (pardon the irony). 8/1= 0 =20 -LtDS out now: e.x.p. issue B featuring interviews with: O.S.T/Rook Valard D'Archangelo Phthalo Records MixMaster Morris Neotropic Low Res Dave Clarke contact xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx for further inquiries