From R. Lim Sent Tue, Aug 31st 1999, 06:02
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Drusca wrote: > Well, I think fsck is a masterpiece, but Hotel Paral.lel is pretty damn > great too. It's probably the best record on Mego. There are definitely > similarities in the types of sounds used, but H.P. tends to be more > static & droney and uses the occasional melody (!). I think Fennesz's > masterpiece is the "Fennesz Plays" single though. That one's a must. I second most of the above (though I don't necessarily think Hotel || lives up to the hype, a shortcoming that "Plays" renders pretty moot). However, if Hotel Parallel is "probably the best record on Mego," what does that make "Fennesz Plays"? Chopped liver? Anyway, even though Fennesz and Farmers Manual are often spoken of in the same breath, I think the need to compulsively compare them is only slightly more useful as comparing Aphex Twin and Autechre because they were both on Warp. Personally, I think that Seefeel affinity is a more telling indicator of whether a seat awaits you on the Fennesz Express. -rob