From Sean Cooper Sent Tue, May 25th 1999, 08:09
From Sean Cooper Sent Tue, May 25th 1999, 08:09
a bunch of interesting stuff came out this week. i'm interested in people's
opinions of the following:
-- I-f, The Man From PACK -- the long-awaited first Interdimensional
Transmissions "artist LP." the whites i heard of this a few months back i
remember being a little less engaging than this. or maybe it's a grower.
either way, i get deeper into it with each listen. there are still a couple
tracks that are just a little too sparse for my tastes, but the best of the
best ("secret desire," "the getaway scene," "theme from pack") are pretty
great.
-- D'Arcangelo, Shipwreck LP -- the first full-length from d'arcangelo on
the Rephlex label. their past stuff has been spotty imo, but their sound
really comes together on this album. where previous singles were a little
too lo-fi and a/b-rhythmic, there's a much more expanded sense of
composition in evidence here; a lot more work went into these tracks, and
they prove it by being both engaging and constantly surprising. the rome
scene in general has been picking up of late it seems, with the mostly
solid nature compilation and the latest mat-101 coming to mind as some of
the most impressive italian experimental electro yet.
-- Potuznik, Concorde -- wow. this is a fucking weird record. potuznik with
mego's ramon bauer doing a fusion of gerhard deluxxean electro-pop, more
composerly idm-y gear, and fucked digital expectations abuse. this is right
up there on my top 10 for the year so far -- a very satisfying and
ultimately quite accessible collection of music both satisfying and
doggedly complex.
also, the shuttle358 cd comes out this week. probably few have heard of
this, but it's a fella from l.a. named dan abrams doing some of the most
beautiful and intriguing fusions of digital ambient and experimental glitch
music i've yet to hear. like robert rich meets coil, or global comm meets
mego. highly, highly recommended.
sc