From Arthur B. Purvis Sent Thu, Oct 23rd 1997, 21:31
From Arthur B. Purvis Sent Thu, Oct 23rd 1997, 21:31
>However, I've had more than one person comment to me that a hardcore >cultural elitism prevents music leaving their borders. I find this hard >to be true. Anyone have any insight? Recommendations for obscure >Japaneese beats? Resources? Funny you should ask that, as I just got my hands on two records by Riou Tomata (or just RIOU) that Invisible is reissuing in the US quite soon. Fans of all minimalist dance music take note: this is pretty damn excellent. Noisy yet incredibly fragile, kind of like plastikman but _sooo_ much better (and a fuck of a lot more abrasive, too). As mentioned already, _incredibly_ minimal, yet somehow manages to really groove at times, even without the help of "notes." (notes? who needs real notes?) There are two albums, Exhibition of the Samples and Pops. I know both got a lot of critical acclaim in Europe and in Japan; I prefer Exhibition ever so slightly, however. --- the humble abbott arthur purvis set his hand hereto