From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Nov 4th 1998, 12:51
From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Nov 4th 1998, 12:51
Ya, the cool thing about the plug research comp is that Allen and Joe at PR made an effort to make the tracklistings on the CD and vinyl versions totally different. andrew cl wrote: > just scanned through the box i got today. some old and some new. > > low res-approximate love boat, alien interpretations.... > plug research and development cd comp > > the low res is probably the closest to what i think alien music would > be. > more downtempo and atmospheric (dark) than other pr releases of late, > but still excellent and another reason to put pr at the top of the heap > for > quality releases this year. the comp is also strong, comprising 10 cuts > > from the pr stable. i already had the vinyl which seems to be a little > more beat friendly than the cd. atmosphere, distorted beats, squelches- > > the hallmark pr sound. both are highly recommended. > btw-there were 2 copies of the research and development cd in the > case (no joke). if anyone is interested, contact me for a trade. > > mike dred/peter green-virtual farmer > > i really need to put this on repeat- there is a lot going on at > different levels. > headphone factor is high as well with sounds "moving" around. this > really > recalls the early rephlex sound of aphex and muziq, but with more > variety > and higher production values (doesnt sound like it was mastered from a > answering machine tape)at first listen. there have already been some > stellar > reviews on this and they are right on. > > stereolab-aluminum tunes > 3rd installment of the switched on series, this time spread out over > 2cds. if you > like the pre-emperor tomato ketchup groove of the lab, this is for you. > it is > not a weak collection of outtakes, but instead includes the hard to find > > music for the amorphous body ep and single b-sides from 95-97. beware > if > you are looking for dots and loops material. > > lucky kitchen-blip bleep v/a > just as low res is alien, this is just like video games. 18 cuts was a > little too much > for me to absorb in one listen, but expect lo-fi nintendo esqe melodies > and beats. > btw- a friend of mine in flexible products has a song on this > comp. i dont know if he is on the internet, but if anyone on the list > wants contact > info, let me know and i can forward it to him. > > squarepusher-music is rotted one note > this has evoked some pretty strong reactions, but i really find this to > be the natural > progression of hard normal daddy. certainly more jazzy, but the > structure seems > to be somewhat similar. i would be surprised if someone really liked > one and not > the other. hardly revolutionary, but some tracks gained my attention on > the first listen. > > up next-- > mask300/demon3/gescomTHAT > > someone tell me why i got that damned frisbee? its ugly and it doesnt > sound > very good at 33 or 45. > > cl -- Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks 1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9 TEL 902-422-7132 FAX 902-422-1262 http://www.globalserve.net/~cognition (Cognition Audioworks/In The Mix: listen : read) In The Mix show 575: Richie Hawtin/Neil Landstrumm/Merrick Brown In The Mix show 576: John Tejada/Damon Wild/D.JeRome playing now: Low Res:Approximate Love Boat:Plug Research world premiere playing next:Juan Atkins:Wax Trax! Mastermix Volume One:TVT world premiere