From Lance Sent Wed, Oct 18th 2000, 04:58
. SND: stdiosnd types cd/2xlp (Mille Plateaux) PRESS WRITEUP -- One of mille plateaux's most popular acts of 1999 return with their highly anticipated second full length called 'stdiosnd types.' This follows last year's quintessential release 'Makesnd Cassette,' a phenomenal example of interface design in music that earned them a nomination for album of the year by the prestigious Ars Electronica committee. Residing in Sheffield, UK, Mat Steel and Mark Fell continue to develop the aesthetic and conceptual anatomy of 'Makesnd Cassette,' focusing on virtuality, machinish and digitality by giving and introduction in minimalism of the 21st Century. 'stdiosnd types' is both more traditional and more abstract than their first album, aiming to reach further in each direction than ever before. In doing so, it highlights features from both the early US techno scene and contemporary digital compositions. Here, each tradition is used as a template, throught which snd trace lines of mutual opposition. By reducing musical components to a minimum, snd aim to address what exists in the bargin between the listenable and unlistenable. In this respect, their music articulates a dislike of the artistic environment they ahve inherited and resists the inward pull of the genre within which they are often placed. So, put on your headphones and listen to one of 2000's most captivating minimalist releases. LANCE WRITEUP -- SND take a break from their more rhythmic looped approach to minimalism on this new album in favor of a much subtler down- tempo pace. SND utilize all the sounds that you grew to love on their past releases but arrange them this time in almost a loungy minimal electronica style. Stdiosnd Types features a really nice twist to the SND sound and a style i dont recall hearing before. Is it jazzy microsound with warmth? Is is miminal lounge glitch? Whatever you want to call it, it's highly recommend and will be on my Tops List of 2k. RELEASE INFOS: . SND: stdiosnd types cd/2xlp (Mille Plateaux) Tracks: - 00009 a.1 - 00020 a - Track 15.1 - 00039 d.6 - Track 12.4 - 0001 7 a.1 - 00005 re vers on C - Track 19 - t nk el m n.a ff - 00018 ild end ng - 00016 a.5 - untitled - 00004 a.3 - 00002 cords.1 - 00030 d.5 - 00024 b.2 - 00036 a Release date: 11/15/00 Hope this helps! -->-Lance--- xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states