(313) precious moments review

From fix8
Sent Tue, Mar 16th 1999, 10:05

Cari Lekebusch - Precious Moments (DIUPL Sweden)
Swedish producer Cari Lekebusch is renowned for his prolific output of
hard, primarily percussive techno. While I was aware that he has
produced some house records, I hadnt been exposed to them and this 12"
came as somewhat of a shock. A very pleasant shock. While the Diupl logo
resembles very closely the logo of Lekebusch's primary imprint hybrid,
the shades of purple and the picture of a scantily clad waif suggest
important differences in style: a more delicate, slower, melodic and
vocal loop based approach.
 One Moment begins at melodic techno pace with a purpose maker like
indistinguishable vocal loop. The sparse (by lekebuschian standards)
percussion and loop is slowly joined by new layers of vocals, the
occsional cow bell and muted clap. The piece really begins to groove
(yes groove!) with the addition of a short bassline and the melodic
content composed of low octave, long drawn out notes and echoing chords.
The track is remarkable for its restraint and slow build.
Snackan - contains some of the same  samples as 'One Moment' and a
similar organic melody, barely audible vocal textures, and intricate
percussion. The B side of the 12" takes things in a slightly more
abstract direction.
Wipe Your Tears - Distorted and filtered vocal samples echo amongst the
mid-tempo techno beats. A vocodered (in an extreme sense not in a quaint
cher sense) sample of some-one singing 'Wipe the tears from your eyes'
provides the main melody and  focal point of the track, backed by synths
and chords. 
Again - consists of another vocodered lyric loop, chord and synth
melodies delicate 4/4 snares and the occasional bass beat. 
Throughout the 12" Lekebusch crafts sounds, effects and textures to
create the sense of gentle sadness and a subtle funk.  This unusual
blend makes for an intriguing and moving listening experience.