From Tsog5000 Sent Fri, Jun 11th 1999, 06:32
From Tsog5000 Sent Fri, Jun 11th 1999, 06:32
Incase you were interested: Baraki =93Colony Laspberry=94 (Worm Interface WI019) Japan=92s Baraki is not just some =93musical novice=94. Classically trained= , he is=20 an accomplished musician, playing guitar, synths, bass and sax (he played sa= x=20 for Mixmaster Morris on his Japanese live dates). With his well recieved=20 western debut on Worm Interface=92s "Alt. Frequencies 3" compilation, Baraki=20 follows up with his first album for the label, =93Colony Laspberry=94. Brutal, yet delicate, imagine huge, blocky, robots dressed like huns or=20 barbarians, standing on a mountain, staring down a valley poised to attack,=20 armed with spiked clubs, swords and chainsaws. Think of their violent charge=20 down the mountain as the beats. Now imagine at the bottom of the mountain i= s=20 a small opening with flowers and butterflys, fragile, rusty robotic children=20 somberly enjoying the the ambiance of their surroundings. This scene=20 represents the melodies. Bring the two scenes together, and you=92ve got a=20 heavy serving of =93Colony Laspberry=94. At certain moments, the robot=20 barbarians plow merciliously through the robot children, at others they toy=20 with the children, playing ring around the rosey while =93accidently=94 ripp= ing=20 their limbs off. =20 Definetly one of my favorite albums of the year. 9/10 (LtDS) out now: e.x.p. issue B featuring interviews with: O.S.T/Rook Valard D'Archangelo Phthalo Records MixMaster Morris Neotropic Low Res Dave Clarke contact xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx for further inquiries