Re: (idm) add n to x

From nick
Sent Fri, Nov 20th 1998, 17:40

> i just discovered i'm falling in love with 'on the wires of our
> nerves' album by add n to x (SAT 010-LP). what else have they
> done?

1) They're signed to Mute now. Have released 'little rocks in the 
sun' which is an excellent 11 min. track - starts out quite 
pleasantly, moves into darker d'n'b-type territory before 
building noisily to the end (the vinyl's hexagonal which is quite 
cool). No great change in direction from 'on the wires...'.

2) They have also done a remix for st. etienne to be found on 'bad 
photographer' - very good indeed. Not a trace of St. ettienne on it 
(not always a good thing) but quite lovely.

3) Remix of one of the tracks on 'Root' - the Thurston Moore remix 
project. It's essentially an exhillerating build up of analogue noise 
which really only serves to contrast the more structured tracks on 
the album. These are few and far between but, surprisingly, Blur 
manage to come up with an ace little number!

> 'gray body, green gun' is ace stuff! the cover art is neat
> too: the two guys in the band delivering a moog rogue from their
> messed up female member. can't be easy being pregnant with a
> machine like that, can it?

Don't start this again - it caused quite a stir with some of the 
humourless types on the list last time this came up (particularly 
those who didn't realise the girl was in the band - if my memory 
serves me).

Nick