From nick Sent Fri, May 7th 1999, 11:37
From nick Sent Fri, May 7th 1999, 11:37
> the latest hardwax list describes the new Mouse On Mars single as > "superb tricky and freestyling organic sounding electronica ," which > gets me excited, but then says "w/ a jungle approach," which > doesn't. can somebody give me a sense of the accuracy of that > description? i don't know how far to believe hardwax, especially > since they TIP!'d the almost-entirely-without-merit push button > objects ep on skam. This description isn't at all bad actually. I think it's a great record. The last few releases from MoM and Lithops have been towards the abstract intricate soundscapes with a lot of nice squelchiness but not all that rhythmic. This one sounds like a return to the sound of 'Autoditacker' in complexity and tempo but with some of the more experimental leanings of their previous Sonig releases. Summary: the new 12" is no more d'n'b than parts of 'autoditacker' so if you liked that, you'll probably enjoy this. Does anyone else think that maybe the last few Sonig releases have been MoM releasing stuff that Too Pure wouldn't put out and that only now are we beginning to see the stuff that was made since 'autoditacker'? I mean, 'Glim', which is the final track on the 'Glam' LP is also the final track on 'cache coeur naif'. 'Cache coeur naif' preceeded 'autoditacker' so maybe 'Glam' is from the same period. 'Instrumentals' and 'uni umit' are probably even older. But who cares? Nick p.s. The MoM remix of Pram is a bit disappointing.