From Lance C McGannon Sent Sun, Nov 15th 1998, 18:02
From Lance C McGannon Sent Sun, Nov 15th 1998, 18:02
At 09:41 AM 11/15/98 +0200, you wrote: >>From S//Kimo's list: > >BRENNAN, MAX: Alien To Whom? CD (SUBLIME). $19.50=20 >RESTOCK Max Brennan releases his debut album on Sublime=20 >records after two splendid EPs. =20 > >I enjoy Fretless AZM & Universal Being etc - has anybody heard=20 >this release yet? Comments / reviews? > Here's my previous recoreview... . Max Brennan: Alien To Whom? 2x12" (Sublime)=20 Max Brennan, aka Fretless AZM & Maxwell House, delivers this superb album of= uniquely jazzy house & electronica all with odd arrangements, time= signatures and tempo changes. This one features eight tracks, all of which= are excellent. My particular favorites are the a2, b1, c1, and d2. The a2= starts with a nice jazzy melody, adds some shuffle percussion, a groovy= baseline, and some spacey synths. Max then adds some light funky acoustic= guitar to finish out the track. The b1 features a funky flittered baseline= over crisp jazzy percussion and several intertwined synthlines. Halfway= into the track Max really starts going off & funky on the baseline. The c1,= which i've played on the inaudible show several times, starts with a funky= synth & baseline then quickly goes into a looped base & percussive loop= then switches back to the original funky synth & baseline with a little= light guitar & synth solos over the top. The d2 starts with a mutated synth= melody then quicky adds jazzy percussion and a latin-sounding piano loop.= Later comes another distorted synthline. Midway through the track starts in= with an entirely new synth weird lines and adds some guitar & horns. After= a minute the original melodies & piano loop drop in to accent the horns.= Again on this album Max Brennan excels at combining jazz, funk, house &= electronica with his own unique style. Fans of artists like Morgan Geist,= Daniel Ibbotson, or Clatterbox will enjoy this one. 8/10