From Simon Walley Sent Tue, Jun 23rd 1998, 09:24
From Simon Walley Sent Tue, Jun 23rd 1998, 09:24
>From: Richard Barnett <xxxxxxxx@xxx-xx.xxx> >Subject: (idm) Micro-review: Warp night @ Meltdown 98 > >and on the way in there were people handing out WAP100 keyrings, stickers, & >sweets, and postcards for the new Autechre album. These are actually lush stickers as well. Peel off the back. >Secondly -- possibly due to the first factor -- I didn't recognise a single >track (though I noticed a familiar chord sequence, and some of the rhythm >from "Clipper"). This is usual for Ae - they only play stuff thats been released extremely rarely. Adam will let us know if they've played any released stuff live before (I think possibly they have) cos he's seen them live more times than I've had hot dinners. Or something. >That's not to say I didn't enjoy the set -- just that I expected something >very different. Pieces were long, and used the rhythmic mutation of >"Chiastic Slide"; they were ultra-complex, often loud and discordant, and >always interesting. Are all their live sets like this? Yes. Usually. Ae live rock. >From: xxxxxx@xxx-xxx-xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx (siliconvortex) >Subject: Re: (idm) The 'I' in 'IDM' > >well, what have i heard recently? mask 4... pretty much drivel >except for one great, great track which is probably gescom.. worth >the price for that alone, one of the best tracks i've heard this year. Which one do you reckon is the Gescom one Stuart? >wap 100... what a terrible disappointment. this seriously sounds >like a collection of half-done demo tracks, the stuff they've picked >up from the cutting room floor. faring relatively well are BOC and >autechre, though their contributions are still below standard. BoC possibly, the Ae I think is better than some of the stuff on the LP. >the >sqr/afx track is dreadfully boring. Its a bit disappointing just cos it could've been mad as fuck. Ah well. >mark bell is stuck in the year 1994, Heh - I love this track. Hard, shuffly grooves. >and the rest all go through the motions. i can scarcely summon the >energy to type anything about the two lone swordsmen's track. It is pretty shocking - does nothing for the comp. or indeed Warp. I'll reserve judgement on them until their new material gets released but this is a weak start. >From: "Heatsink" <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx.xx> >Subject: Re: (idm) Micro-review: Warp night @ Meltdown 98 Hey Mr. Sink :) >I found Broadcast to be fairly mundane indie-rock with some "kitsch" (ie >crap) >keyboard noodlings on top. Quite forgettable - and why on earth are they on >Warp? Rob (Warp co-owner) really likes them. A good enough reason for putting their stuff out on Warp I'd imagine :) || [CiM] || xxx_@xxxxxxx.xxx || - ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com