From flesh-coloured anti-aircraft alarm Sent Thu, Jan 14th 1999, 15:14
From flesh-coloured anti-aircraft alarm Sent Thu, Jan 14th 1999, 15:14
moshi-moshi. i am intrigued by the fishcake compilation of icelandic electronic - the best description i've gotten is "sahko vs. heroin house." can anyone elaborate? is it generally gritty/organic a la chain reaction, or more synthetic and dull like mike ink? not that it really matters, i'll probably buy the damn thing anyway. bought recently the arovane, chris de luca and metic _sixto novaton_ 12". arovane i found disappointing - edging too much towards autechre territory with the complex rhythms and chopped melodies and not enough of the DEEP atmosphere of the first 12". still _great_ mind you, just could've been way more expressive/impressive. i was pleasantly surprised by the de luca - very nice melodies without that video game/kraftwerk crap going on. not blindingly original, but good - much better than fungstorunk, i think. simple, but effective rhythms compared to that stuff. metic - ah! - takes me back to when rephlex was a decent label that had a reason to exist. crunchy beats, a heaping tablespoon of distortion, some surprises, a little funk, a sense of humor. my only complaint is that the vinyl was pretty noisy on my (sealed) copy. dunno if this is their glitch or it happened in transit to the record store. of course, now that i've been listening to brinkmann and pole so often, i tend to integrate external noise into the music without thinking about it; this is good when you have a half-assed turntable like mine. also got gal costa's s/t 1969 album - fat-ass psychedelic tropicalist stuff, mixing samba, fuzz guitar, studio trickery and gal's lovely voice. not that anyone on this list would care about it. "yo, scratchie!" "what you want, k.c.?" "creativity... a little originality." [gr] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com