From Jeffery Cohen Sent Fri, Jul 17th 1998, 05:41
From Jeffery Cohen Sent Fri, Jul 17th 1998, 05:41
Le Car - "Automatic" (Sabotage / Craft)
This is the first Le Car record I've
bought, and it was well worth the $10, for
quantity, and, more importantly, quality
electro. If cars can be a fetish, Le Car has
one really bad.
The sides are divided into Program
A and B, broken up by little futuristic
interludes, titled _____ Auto Attendant.
"Aluminum Rectangles", the first track on
the first side is *booming* nu-school electro,
just busting out of your speaker. Reminded
me of I-F's "Space Invaders. . ." but maybe
because of it's placement in Ferenc's set
(which anyone with even the tiniest bit of
curiosity of electro should check out.)
Simple synth melodies run throughout the
track, and it builds into a huge electro track.
I'm surprised no ones mentioned it, really. .
The next full track has an
arpeggiating sound, for lack of a more
technical description, like a rubber band,
and 3-key synth melody comes into the
picture. A big electro snare starts. This track
is a little repetitive, but still damn good.
Silent Auto Attendant has a
Kraftwerk-like digital melody, with what
sounds like an effected church bell, and
"Attention, Attention" being repeated.
#5 on Program A is Warm Humans,
a funkier, old-school styled electro jam,
sounding like it could have been the
background from a big hit out of the 80's.
20/20, the first cut from Program B,
is some speedy, jumpy electro, with nu-
school synth lines.
After another Auto Attendant, 24
Hours comes through, with a much slower
beat. If you haven't realized it yet, this
makes it apparent that Le Car isn't into one
complex melody, but several simpler ones,
and it works. There's an alternating mood of
sadness, and darkness, with a lighter feel,
but not quite happy. Electro for rainy days,
maybe.
Beau Ideal starts with an intro that
sounds like it should have come from a
tech-step single, minus the 2-step. Dark,
slow electro from the depths of outer space
makes this one up.
Final Auto Attendant closes this fine
12" off with the sounds of an intergalactic
war, or at least one you used play on your
Atari.
Anyone have a Le Car discog, or reviews of
more Le Car stuff?
.jeff / chris.
.do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own
. you may both be wrong .