From Lance Sent Sun, Jul 30th 2000, 02:16
. Geeez 'N' Gosh: my life with jesus cd (Mille Plateaux) Press writeup: For those of you who know Atom Heart know that he stands for surprises -= whether it be covering versions of pop classics, his recent latin covers of= Kraftwerk songs, pornographic hip hop sung in Spanish, psychedelic ambient= music or Japanese pop, Atom Heart has brought toegether a world of= magnificent oddities unlike any other composer. Now you are confronted with= an album that confesses the deep connection of it's creator: "My Life With= Jesus." Like so many other productions we know from Mr. Heart, this release= basically provokes a questionmark of remarkable size. These questionmarks= are ATom Heart's way to communicate to the listener... throwing or leading= him/her into a realm of reference codes, styles, truths, fallacies,= emulated or simulated realities. Now, you may have understood, that "My= Life With Jesus" is not a record "abou" somebody's life with Jesus, neither= is it a religious record at all... as Atom Heart's "XXX" album's not really= "about" pornography. In fact like so many of his releases, this is not an= album "about" anything at all. "My Life With Jesus" is a questionmark, by= touching another code amongst thousands, Atom Heart is simply asking= questions so basic as - can this be authentical? Like so many times fusing= fringe aesthetics as well as alledgedly "well known" stereotypes, we are= left confusted about "what is real." "My Life With Jesus" represents an evolutionary step in the progression= where the unessentialist sounds that were magnified on "Clicks & Cuts" and= the funky soul and grooves of House Music have collided. We are at the= beginning of a powerful and unforgettable face, that heralds a revolution= of club music for the coming years. Time for Clickhouse. Lance summary: Atom Heart creates eight tracks of dubby, quirky, clicks & cuts-styled deep= experimental house (somewhat like a housier DOS TRACKS sound) and combines= that with male and female vocals - ranging from vocoders to soul divas -= about various religious aspects. The vocal usage varies from nothing to= full lyrics but they are typically used sparingly. Once again Atom Heart= has created a "unique" listening experience which is more musicically= appealing than lyrically. Release infos: . Geeez 'N' Gosh: my life with jesus cd (Mille Plateaux) Tracks: - salvation - i believe in Jesus - gotta pray - geeez 4 - soul of mine - jesus knows - talk with God - calling Jesus -->-Lance--- xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states