From Zenon M. Feszczak Sent Tue, Jul 21st 1998, 16:25
From Zenon M. Feszczak Sent Tue, Jul 21st 1998, 16:25
>I don't know enough about this release - but recently borrowed a >CD-R of a Jensen-Barbieri EP containing 4 tracks, titled Karn : >Seed. Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn are all former members of Japan. The album title is "Seed". Much other excellent material from these cats and collabs with others. Start with their record label, Medium: http://www.demon.co.uk/medium-prod/Medium.html Definitely hear the older material on Sylvian's solo albums, with Holger Czukay, Jon Hassell, David Torn, Robert Fripp, and many others. David Sylvian page: http://www.demon.co.uk/medium-prod/Medium.html Quite a range of music, from the pure ambience of "Gone to Earth" to the Crimsonish hard funk of the Sylvian/Fripp album. To bring this back into idm territory, FSoL did a remix of Sylvian/Fripp's "Darshan". Also, the " Changing Hands" record is a collaboration in which Jansen and Barbieri sent source material to Takemura to remix and edit, granting full creative freedom. The artists didn't meet. The results are quite beautiful - ambience and moody melodies over rhythms given the grit and cut treatment. Recommended. 3