From Jason J. Tar Sent Mon, Apr 6th 1998, 23:56
From Jason J. Tar Sent Mon, Apr 6th 1998, 23:56
>any comments on Aphasia ?
>I've been listening to an unreleased CDR of them for months!
>They have a history to them, I believe.
>
I have _Stereoisomerism_ on Korm Plastics. (A subdivision of Staalplaat
that is devoted to selling bands with little/no history at cheap prices so
they can get some exposure. Unfortunately those prices haven't shown up in
the States, where they sell for about the same as any Staalplaat release,
but you can direct order them for very cheap. 1cd=20 gilders including
shipping, 5cds for 75 gilders...I don't remember what a gilder is, but I do
remember that you could thus get 5 cds for very cheap in terms of US
dollars. Nice idea to help out new bands...it'd be nice if more labels did
this!)
The back cover has a lot of information on the artist. Aphasia is Richard
Johnson, but with sound contributions from others (on this album, sound was
contributed by Brume, Toy Bizarr, and Dachise). According to this he also
has out 3 cassettes and 2 split cds. (I think one is a split with Brume,
but I'm not overly sure.) It is quite the mixture of noise, concrete, and
jungle all in one disc. (The sound sources on this cd range from juno 60
and a multi-moog to frogs, stones, and barbed wire.) My only problem is
that it goes from super quiet to super loud in matter of moments, so if you
put it at a comfortable level you miss half the sound. ...but comfort
never was of much concern to those in the work of "noise"...was it?
[the noise and concrete elements of the disc are more prevalent than the
jungle/techno portions!]
Nice though, especially if you order it direct and get the cheap price.
[Otherwise, you can get it at a reasonable price from Manifold Records or
Soleilmoon.]
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Jason J. Tar
Vampire Rodent Productions
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