From Mark Stevens Sent Sun, Apr 25th 1999, 18:07
From Mark Stevens Sent Sun, Apr 25th 1999, 18:07
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:38:24 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >However, on its own musical merit, I think it's a bit overrated. "Flow >Coma" and "Narcossa" are exceptional, but the other 5 cuts are not nearly >as thrilling, and taken as a whole, the album doesn't belong in any trophy >cases. The album's probably had more attention heaped upon it simply because it's been pretty damn rare up until now. I was lucky enough to find a copy back in 1990. Having been used to '90' and 'Quadrastate', 'Newbuild' definitely sounded a bit odd. But over the years it's quickly become obvious that it's had a huge influence on many of today's artists, such as RDJ, Autechre and Squarepusher. If we really want to talk about innovative 808 State albums, then we need to focus on 'Quadrastate'. On this album, every cut is pretty darned excellent. It's a perfect blend of Chicago-influenced techno, Headhunters/Thrust/Sextant-period Herbie Hancock and UK house. -- /\/)ark headspin - http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/