From PUCKERED1 Sent Thu, Oct 23rd 1997, 01:50
From PUCKERED1 Sent Thu, Oct 23rd 1997, 01:50
DEFINITELY worth $9.99 for the LP-7" combo from the RESONANCE mail-order listing! In a message dated 10/22/97 11:21:54 PM, xxxxx@xxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx wrote: >'Shaped to make your life easier' (named after the marketing slogan for a >brand of feminine hygeine product) is, on the whole, absolutely great - >it's electro-cheese-funk mixed with easy listening similar to to >'makesaracket' but with a little more jazz&jewellery and possibly using a >more sample-based format (actually, reading that back, that doesn't sound >great at all but for some reason it all comes together with Mike's >irrepresibly melodic soul and comes out ~right~ :) ). > >I'm not actually 100% as to why this wasn't a Jake Slazenger product. It >is different enough to stop people from any sort of 'stuck in a groove' >type comment but not *so* different that it seems a somewhat unnecessary >alias. > >Most tracks take a loop from something already pretty jazzy or funky and >then kick in with a lo-fi (but occasionally surprisingly big-beaty) drum >loop before onto a tweaked synth melody (with the occasional touch of >acid!) of sorts. > >Mike P. always succeeds at creating some sort of vibe within his tracks. >This release has some great mood pieces, both stuff most folk like and >other stuff that they don't (there's a comedic spoken piece where Mike P. >hams it up something rotten with a fake accent and croon-a-la-Barry White; >it may well be a love it or hate it type of thing). > >It isn't a wide-ranging or dynamic album but it IS a worthy purchase and if >you get the chance to listen to it you may find it surprisingly infectious >:)