From Bob Bannister Sent Thu, Dec 31st 1998, 19:49
From Bob Bannister Sent Thu, Dec 31st 1998, 19:49
> Marc Poirier asked: > Has anyone heard this album (aside from Lance McGannon)? Any critical > opinions of it? I've quite liked what Phthalo has put out so far & > usually get their releases when they come out, but I'm getting tired of > paying $17 for domestic albums with no packaging & burnt to crap, flimsy > CDRs. Does Phthalo possibly have the most outrageously priced releases of > any U.S. label? Anyway, the music though. Anyone heard Robert's album? > After all, he's one of our list members (so I know you've heard it, Rob). It is a CD-R in an edition of 250 with packaging much like Phthalocyanine's "Navy Warship;" - full-length, though, 11 tracks including two collaborations with Qwerty. If you like this kind of stuff, you shouldn't be disappointed; it's abstract electronics, oddly beautiful in spots and heavy on various kinds of rumbling, clicking and hissing noises. Not much in the way of "beats." I'm not as familiar with Farmer's Manual as I'd like to be, but some of it reminds of what I've heard by them - it's aesthetically pretty compatible with the Phthalocyanine releases as well. Bob Bannister