From Che Sent Fri, Jan 23rd 1998, 17:12
From Che Sent Fri, Jan 23rd 1998, 17:12
On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, afo wrote: > Anyhow, Not for Threes is defintely one of my favourites of last year. > More tuneful than a sack of Val Doonican, groovier than Rolf Harris and > Esquivel combined, warmer than honey on toast and a mug of tea. As they say in the old "Operation" commercial (right after "Remove Funny Bone") - Ha.....Ha.....Ha! > Best moments - (sorry I'm not up on tune names) > > The one with the ultra fuzzy fluffy drone out of which gradually emerges a > tune. > This one knots my stomach up, its so pretty. Ladyburst? Too fluffy. > The carnival one with the doo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oh singing at the beginning and > the best > rolling piano line since the (plaid produced) Kushti single (finest > drum&bass ever? perhaps) This one is permanently deleted from my CD playlist (which is something I rarely do) because it sucks so hard. > The ambient one towards the end of side 3 - dreamy dreamy. It's ok. > Not for threes is EZ listening of prime quality. Nothing harsh here, just > sublime > tunes, funky drums, and bibbly bobbly basslines. In a manner of speaking... Nothing harsh, but nothing new either. Downright boring more often than not. > >im sold....im ordering tommorrow...actually i listened to samples of it > >from the warp site....great stuff from what i heard.... > is the first plaid release comparable...worth purchasing...? Which release would that be? Mbuki mvuki (sp?)? > ...can anyone give some quick opinions of the pulusha (g.c.) "isolation" > album.... Pulusha is gorgeous, but unfortunately it's only 2 tracks (not an album), which are fairly similar. Still, it's the best thing from GlobComm since 76:14. A must. Che