From Hrvatski Sent Fri, Jul 2nd 1999, 08:43
From Hrvatski Sent Fri, Jul 2nd 1999, 08:43
>"Scope" finally came in the mail today from CDnow. >This is really interesting, (Read "Not sure if i like it, but pretty sure >i'll listen a lot to try to figure this out"). I think i like "Funfair" >more so far. That earlier Tom Millar review "NOBUKAZU TAKEMURA MAKES A >RECORD -a play in fifteen minutes" was actually right on the money. I think that should read, "NOBUKAZU TAKEMURA MAKES A RECORD in fifteen minutes" One thing that completely burns me on this whole Takemura thing is how no one seems to mention either "Child & Magic" or "Milano: Music for issey Miyake Men by Naoki Takizawa", both of which REEK of pure effort & straddle the whole Terry Riley/holy minimalism angle pretty unbelievably. "Child & Magic" is definitely one for the IDM set, those familiar child-like voices & melodies, but it also features some more out-side stuff like prepared piano bits, break-squiggle & drones, all in some sort of unbelievable fidelity. So what if these records cost more, THEY'RE AMAZING. 'Scope' sounds like (& rumours have it, IS) a contract filler. The whole transaction (albeit played out in m'mind) probably went something like: Bettina: John McEntire & Jim O'Rourke say you're good. They also told me that Oval and Mouse on Mars are good, and now I like both of them. Please give me an album. Takemura: OK (ruffles around old DAT's, ala Aphex), I've found it. >Lots of it sounds like alternate mixes of "Funfair." >Ex: "Icefall" off Scope vs. "The Cradle of the Light" off Funfair. >Takemura's definitely gone a bit further in the Oval/skippy/clicky direction. Case in point. >I've also recently picked up the "Child's View Remix" album and "For >Tomorrow" single, from back when he did "Krush"y-Acid Jazz/Hiphop. >Wondering what his old fans think of this new stuff. His old stuff, like "Child's View", "Child's View Remix" and even the Audio Sports records (which feature, among others, Yamatsuka Eye from the Boredoms, and at least one mix by Otomo Yoshihide) are definitely rooted in the Mo'Wax downtempo school, IMHO they're all a bit standard (other than Audio Sports) & are completely unrelated to current activity. >I'm wondering if there's anything in between these two phases, like his >remixes for United Future Org and Roni Size. "Kepler" sounds kindof like >these, very glockenspiely. The "Child and Magic" album maybe? The Japanese version of Tortoise's 'TNT' comes with a bonus track, a 10-minute remix of "TNT". He also did a mix for Coldcut & for the Dylan Group.... PS- Just got back from seeing Richie Hawtin/Plastikman on Decks, FX & 909. Really inspiring show, it's kind of unbelievable that ANYTHING could be so well received by such a diverse group of folks (candy ravers, student types, hippies & old men/women, cage dancers, goths, regular club folk & intellectuals, all dancing (to some extent)). He had this amazing mixer (I think it was a JVC) with all of these built in DSP's (flange, pitch, delay, distortion, sharp EQ, filter, etc...), has anyone seen this model? I'd be curious to know more about it... Anyways, his exile to Canada is over, highly reccomend seeing him when he hits yr town... -Våt ____________________ Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge PO BOX 382864. Cambridge, MA 02238 http://www.tiac.net/users/sheket/index.html