From Danny Freer Sent Sat, Oct 18th 1997, 05:41
From Danny Freer Sent Sat, Oct 18th 1997, 05:41
I found this in that Tower Records magazine.. it's pretty funny. The compilation MTV'S AMP (four out of five stars) is a must for fans of electronic dance music's disjointed, atmospheric sound. Poignant bits of rhythm and catchy pieces of hooks spin through the Chemical Brothers' tough and funky "Block Rockin' Beats," Underworld's Kraftwerk-like "Pearl's Girl," the dream-sweet Eurodisco of Aphex Twin's "Girl/Boy Song," and Orbital's "The Box." Animal cries bubble from Photek's hard-house "Ni Ten Ichi Ryu"; a distant diva's voice transcends the bittersweet glimmer of Goldie's "Inner City Life." Crystal Method's "Busy Child" builds isolated streaks of rap and beats into a triumph of trip-hop. In all these deconstructions there is a deep idealism, a faith that strict obedience to form will conquer the void. Here, it does.