From multsanta Sent Mon, Jan 5th 1998, 03:51
From multsanta Sent Mon, Jan 5th 1998, 03:51
Greg Earle <xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx> writes: > When people post reviews >I get a lot of useful data out of them from this list. We need as much data as >possible. Whinging about how we should be buying Mego and A-Musik does us no >good. well, why the hell do you need reviews when you can listen to them yourself!!!?? and why the hell are you whining about people whining about a-musik and mego?!! never the less, here's a quick review of the last mego disc i bought. it's not exactly new, but whatever... unlike a lot of people on this list, when posting stupid rants and petty arguments.(if you're going to at all), like the one i'm about to go off on, try to offset it with something that is of BENIFIT to the list. Try it, and see how much respect you gain from other list members. People like Lance McGannon, Brock Suter, Brap, and, formerly, xx@xxx are all perfect examples of focusing on FACTS, DATA and USEFUL OPINIONS in thier messages, as opposed to petty arguments, and mad props to them. unfortunetly they are in a minority of the list, as too many others are too concerned with boosting their own 'online ego' or something. anyway, i better stop before i end up unsubbing ;-), so on to the review.. Farmers Manuel 12"(Mego 017) The manuel comes through once again and, as always it is a strange one, indeed. Ten untitled tracks, eight of which are on the flip side. Lock Grooves?- you bet! Just about every track on the B side ends with one! The music might appeal to fans of Autechre. Unlike Sean and Rob,however, Farmers Manuel put less emphasis on the melodic aspect and more on the abstract rhythms and samples. My personal favorite, track B6, starts off with an ae-esque beat before it slowly dissolves into complete static. Also present are various oddities such as tribal beats (B7), 50's (sl)easy listening stuff (B4), looped piano solos with strange squelches on top (B8), Minimal fucked-up quasi-ambient pieces (B2), and 4/4 beats over a shifting windy 'melody' (A2). Another strong release from Mego and highly recomended. - also, for those who are too cheap to buy a disc, even with a review and ra samples, there's falsch, the mego sublabel who's releases are available (in they're entirety) only via real audio. poke around at the mego xxxx@xxxx://www.Austria.EU.net/frank/mego/ also, any opinions on any of those mego 'specialty' discs i saw in pj's mailout a couple weeks ago? there were like a dozen of them. the irony of it all... we finally get a mego discussion on after gil leaves ;-) mult-* -*http://members.xoom.com/multsanta/*-