From D.J.Butler Sent Thu, Sep 30th 1999, 16:41
From D.J.Butler Sent Thu, Sep 30th 1999, 16:41
This reminds me - I picked up a copy of Melody Maker the other week and I think it was this release (it was definately a Stewart Walker release) that got an absolute slagging! It was the first time I'd read MM in a while and it reminded me just how much they like their music to come from 'proper' bands with real sell-able faces. I threw the mag away pretty quick so don't remember details, but other similar experimental electronic releases seemed to be coming under heavy fire. I'll save my money in future and buy a bacon butty or something instead... Dan Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent williams [SMTP:xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx] > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 4:30 PM > To: 313 list; iduhntuhbelluhbiguhbent duhbance muhbusuhbic > Subject: (313) Stewart Walker "Stabiles" > > Stewart Walker's "Stabiles" (force inc/mille plateaux/tektite) is a must > have, if you have any interest at all in the dubby, chill end of the > techno spectrum. > > The Stabiles, like the sculptures that inspired them, are pieces that > explore balance, tension, and space. At first listen you hear the > repetition indicative of their minimal nature, but as you listen again > the gradual morph and build technique yields a different impression -- > one of travel through a large architectural space. The repeating elements > are like columns holding up the roof, and the changing elements are > the shifting context as you walk around the space. > > To make more concrete references, Stabiles is inspired by, but does not > imitate, the minimalism of Theorem, the Concept series, and Thomas > Brinkmann. > You can hear echos of the Basic Channel sound as well, but Stewart has > constructed something here that stands by itself, and stands up to > repeated > listenings. Contemplative, chill, and resolutely minimal. > > Definitely a must buy!