From Sean Cooper Sent Wed, Aug 5th 1998, 19:42
From Sean Cooper Sent Wed, Aug 5th 1998, 19:42
> . Lithops: Turbino 7" (Static Caravan Records) > This is the sickly limited ep by Mouse on Mars member > . . . . . . . . This is my first Lithops record but if > they're all this good then it certainly won't be my last. > 8/10 lance- yes, get both lps. from what i know of your tastes you'll like _didot_ best, but if you like all of the 7-inch, you'll like both. the first record, _uni umit_, is out soon domestic through jim o'rourke's moikai label. > Yeah, both of those Lithops LPs are impeccable, a bit more out-there > rhythmically than MoM but all in all, the same fuzzy/creaky/twisty effects > that get me every time. The new MoM LP seems to be a smidge disappointing, > though -- I've just listened to one side so far, and it didn't really make > an impression. ack! you'll know this in greater detail soon enough, john, but i'm thinking _glam_ is the best thing mom have yet released. it has exactly the right balance of movement and pause, and it's stylistically the least derivative of any of their albums. there's nary a gimmick in-tow, and humor and "seriousness" or present in equal measures. there are so many reasons why i've loved the last year or so of music released by andi tom and jan werner, and _glam_ is a concentrated and almost complete and compiling of each and every one. by all means give it another listen, a close one... > makes me think of lithops (the more adventerous, odd side of mouse on > mars) if they were attacked by the schematic crew... > > fucking amazing. not a bad comparison, actually. and the lines are definitely blurring (no pun intended) between mom and lithops...viva koln! sc p.s. since i seem to be in yay-say mode, _chill out_ remains one of the most listened-to albums in my collection. after almost a decade it's *still* utterly enthralling!