From Dave Segal Sent Wed, Jun 30th 1999, 15:34
From Dave Segal Sent Wed, Jun 30th 1999, 15:34
This may resolve the mystery of who's behind Bodenstandig 2000. Ripped from Other Music's weekly new-releases update. Bodenstandig 2000 "Maxi German Rave Blast Hits 3" (Rephlex) CD/LP $23.99/$23.99 Richard James (aka Aphex Twin, AFX, Gak, Caustic Window, etc.) answers Frank Zappa's rhetorical question "Does humor belong in music?" with a resounding "Da!". Yet another anonymous side project, Bodenstandig 2000 unleashes 18 tracks of cheesy Casio-pop and distorted rave anthems sprinkled with bizarre German dialogue. In anyone else's hand, this joke wouldn't be very entertaining. But James manages to pull it off with schlager-esque charm. Even so, this one may be best left for hardcore Aphex/Rephlex fans only. Dave Segal Managing Editor/Alternative Press Reviews/BPM/Reissue Redux/Origins Of Cool Secret Ions on WCSB Thursdays 9-11PM EST www.wcsb.org np: rashied ali/louie belogenis- rings of saturn [knitting factory]