Re: (idm) l'usine recommended

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Sent Tue, Aug 24th 1999, 20:27

the following is a recommendation for the l'usine CD from a guy on IDM, plus
my follow-up dick sucking party :)  it's good to see that people are getting
turned on to it, especially strangers (actually, Hess is an old-skool
ambient lister, and i imagine that he's been on IDM just as long. . .)

                                                        -jeff  (L'USINE ARMY)

p.s.  isophlux is a stupid word, dontchathink?



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>As if my seal-of-approval meant anything to you...
>
>Okay...  I am not very good at writing music reviews, so I am not going to
>try.  But, I just have to mention this release from Isophlux records
>(because I have not seen any word of it here since it came out).  Anyway,
>for beats, MELODY and fun, you should check it out.  Nice description,
>huh?  Now you see why I don't write record reviews... :)
>
>I don't think www.isophlux.com has any audio snippets, but they should.

yup, i posted a mini-review a week or two ago on this disc.  it's really
nice, and i'm not just saying that because he's my ex-roommate and he
namechecked me on the insert :)  again, the music is tonic for those who
lament the melodylessness (?) of recent IDM output.  

it also has to be the most aurally punishing CD i've heard in a while, and i
don't mean simply distorto-aggro either:  l'usine is all about giving the
tweeters a workout right up to the specified limits of your loudspeakers.  

i think i made mention of this before, but the next isophlux (protocol) will
feature a l'usine remix on the flip.  jeff mailed me a CDR of this track,
and it's a strange one:  glitchy dnb-informed weirdness underneath a
gorgeous ambient soundtrack.

too bad the isophlux site is so criminally underdeveloped (dead links
a-go-go). . .some RA would be very nice.

                                                -jeff

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