From Philip Sherburne Sent Sat, May 2nd 1998, 04:42
for anyone who must know, the new mark hollis is achingly beautiful. oddly, i hear elements of tortoise and gastr. i'm soon to be driving cross-country, and i can't wait to have this for those late-night stretches of open road. bonus (almost) idm-content: the new optical vs. matrix 12", "crossfloor"/"datalife" (ad hoc records) is absolutely slammin', one of the more innovative tracks in dancefloor-oriented d'n'b that i've heard in quite a while (granted, this may just mean that i'm not hearing enough new d'n'b). very much in the vein of what simon reynolds has termed "neurofunk," it makes use of a techstep sensibility (without the overbearing drudgery which panacea seems to be slipping into), but tempers it with agile funk. if other ad hoc releases are in this vein, someone let me know. just when i thought i was a little burnt out on d'n'b, this came along. phil np: mark hollis