From grey Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 11:36
From grey Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 11:36
artist : gescom title : md format : minidisc label : or cat : only3 summary : unlike quite any other, yet. let me first explain the concept. a minidisc (a vaugely obscure format, still) with 88 tracks, interspersed with vingettes of sound. it can be listened to straight through (which i've done exactly once) or put in random mode, and allowed to remix itself. i prefer the latter. there are some haunting, beautiful pieces here. there are some scary, scraping pieces. there are some things that hurt, and some things that hurt in a different way. there are parts that make you want to throw down your headphones and run away. but you never know what's coming. that's part of what's so neat about this. these pieces all complement each other, contrast each other, and support each other. i find this release to be most effective with headphones. it's the sort of thing to listen to when laying in bed, in the dead of night. it's not the sort of thing to listen to at a party. i'm not sure it's even the sort of thing to listen to when you're fully awake. while not merzbow, this is not for the sonicly timid. it is not, on the whole, melodic. it is jarring and striking, and textured and wonderful. - -- xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx.xx http://www.extortion.com - -- "Scribble thoughts flowing freely from the mind, sing in good voice, keep the beat and, above all, accept a glass of wine when it is pressed upon you." - Yoshida Kenko, Essay in Idleness, 1340