From david turgeon Sent Mon, May 17th 1999, 19:18
From david turgeon Sent Mon, May 17th 1999, 19:18
> Hey all. I would greatly appreciate any > comments/flames/recommendations etc. on the following releases. More > importantly, are some of these releases on the ultrarare tip? (I know > that some of them are not). i'll throw in a few words for the releases i've heard (or own): > Bogdan Raczynski- Boku Mo Wakaran i like it a lot, but some may find it boring/all-of-the-same, drill n bass by numbers. the sound of it is very enjoyable & not pretentious one bit, so that makes up for any afx-ripoff complaints this record may get. only problem: it's expensive as hell, because it's rephlex. there are only 1000 copies of the cd & 1000 of the vinyl so you may want to pick up either one, if you're nervous about them disappearing in the next week (though i doubt that'd happen so fast.) > BlipBloop: Soundtracks For Imaginary Videogames some of the tracks are amazing (colongib, hrvatski v blitter) & make me glad i have the cd, there are some known names who turn out interesting if not great tracks (mandell, v/vm, etc.) & all in all the concept works. lots of failed experiments, however, but the lucky kitchen-brand homemade feel it has more or less makes up for it. it's a little rare (i think there's less than 1000 copies pressed) but quite easy to find, although i think only napkin printed copies remain. > 0161 compilation (Skam) lots of good, some forgettable, but all in all an enjoyable mix of skam-like electronics & v/vm-like noise madness. it has quite an all-star cast: gescom, bola, jega, plus the v/vm crew (don't ask me who's who though!) & pitchcadet kids yunx & datathief, to name the most obvious. i think it's worth having if only for the range of sounds found within. pretty easy to find these days. > Global Goon- Cradle of History if you like afx's cheesiest moments, this is for you. i personally liked a lot of it, it has a lot of borderline silly tracks which are so good you can forgive the off-the-wallness. the vocal loops can get a bit tedious (a friend of mine mentioned the art of noise upon hearing them) but all in all this is quite a great thing to listen to. here again though, the rephlex price tag is the one turn-off i can think of. i've seen it a couple places, so i doubt it's considered rare. hope this helped. -- david turgeon at http://www.notype.com