From s.f.w.d. Sent Tue, Oct 27th 1998, 04:50
From s.f.w.d. Sent Tue, Oct 27th 1998, 04:50
psuedo-reviews: influx: razorblades n' icecream:: (x-sight) james bernard never gets mention here and its bugging me hard. the influx 12" was pretty damn good and the side effects release was nothing short of excellent... this follows suit, being a departure in style from both the above, but maintaining quality... Admittedly I was worried after the not-so-hot imo remix of atomic babies 'get up', but with this new release he come through in a *big* way... moody (bad term, but no idea how else to word it) melodies that strike you almost the same way aphex twin's on does, expect unlike aphex twin, the entire release is consistantly good. doesn't base itself around the beats, the melodies and the synths playing on in the background do all the talking. a few tracks get a bit noisy, but soundwise its pretty tame compared to alot of the stuff coming out and getting talk on the list, but its excellent in its own right. hopefull= y someone better at reviews will cover this to do it justice :) if you happe= n to see it and pass it up over the goofy artwork (sorry to bernard if this = was his !!!) do yourself a favor and ignore it, its all good and serious where it matters most :) low res: approximate love boat:: (plug research) just when i thought that 'freeform jazz gone electronic' phrase pinned down phthalocyanine down perfectly and fit no one better, in comes the new low res. holy shit. some real heavy funky bits in here, and some noise... somewhat along the lines of the recent phthalo release, but much better, much more refined with many more quiet areas to be found within... whereas i sort of thought that the phthalo release had this wild renegade out of control sound, this release is perfect. everything sounds perfectly placed. this is an absolute must have and will definate be one of my favorite releases of the year... porter ricks: biokinetics:: (chain reaction) everything that lance m., kid606, j tar and half of the rest of the list sai about this is true. not minimal in the sense that the plastikman consumed release was minimal. alot going on for something always referred to as that (minimal) more psuedo reviews on the way (kk null/disc, cex, phthalocyanine, EoE, Ice, xxxx@xxxxx.xxx icq_12645306 http://www.sonic.net/~brap/ coming sooner than later: sfwd0004 - pre-mil=B7len=B7ni=B7um soundscapes 12" our future has never been so frightening: http://williamshatner.com/