From .szalemandre. Sent Wed, Feb 11th 1998, 12:36
From .szalemandre. Sent Wed, Feb 11th 1998, 12:36
>Funny...I've always thought Incunabula was Autechre's worst album. The >tunes are simplistic to the extent of being trivial, the sound is thin, the >sounds are more or less "out of the box" (=boring) and not nearly as >interesting as their later material (which, more or less, I think is close >to fantastic). There's a feeling of disinterestedness (!?) through the >entire CD and it almost hasn't visited my CD-player since I bought it. i see what you're saying about 'out of the box' sounds, kind of like vulva. but much like vulva, it's excellent use of these sounds. it's an early album, they were different musicians then, they had different gear then, they made excellent music still. it's just a matter of gear to tell the truth, as far as what makes incunabula's sound. but i play it a lot, mostly because it's so chill and soft. sometimes weak, but it's understandable. when i first got it i didn't think it was really autechre, but it was a pleasant suprise, like "wow! i didn't know they were capable of this sound, it's really nice." a nice break from their otherwise abrasive material. -eric _____________________________________________________ :: eric sherman xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx :: :: doubtful productions www.doubtful.com ::