From KaisrSolze Sent Fri, Apr 10th 1998, 06:20
From KaisrSolze Sent Fri, Apr 10th 1998, 06:20
Sorry for the repost... aol ate part of the message. hope this is better Well, I know this won't suffice for the true spotters on the list, but th= is is=0Awhat i know off the top of my head. check www.multipolyomni.com = and=0Awww.asphodel.com for more info. they have an info list, but it rar= ely sends=0Aout any info. =09We aka multipolyomni=3DOlive, Lloop, Once11 =09I really love As Is, one of my top albums of last year. It flows amaz= ingly=0Awell, and somehow manages to be arty without being pretentious at= all. Of all=0Athe "illbient" arty wank in NYC, We is one of the few gro= ups which is able to=0Areally put it all together and make it work. Illb= ient pays a lot of lip=0Aservice to throwing together music from all over= the world, high and low=0Aculture, into one stew. Usually, it sounds li= ke muck. On As is, We is able=0Ato move from great jungle, to triphop, t= o world music samples, to really arty=0Aexperimentation, with a real beau= ty and coherence that I haven't heard in many=0Aother albums. You can da= nce to it, you can chill to it, you can appreciate=0Athe individual song = or the entire album... It just works on so many levels =97=0Aif you snee= r at DJ Spooky's liner note theorizing, you'll be happy when you=0Ahear w= hat We does with backwards samples or notes bouncing between speakers =97= =0Ait's art that is effective in execution as it is in conception. =09They're also graphic/industrial designers, who have done a lot of art= =0Ainstallations as well, which may explain a lot of the arty elements in= their=0Amusic. I've heard they've done a lot of multimedia art as part o= f their live=0Ashows... =09They're on Incusions in Illbient (Asphodel), and Crooklyn Dub Consorti= um=0Acompilations, doing stuff more dubby/noisy than on As Is. They also = do a=0Alothey have a limited (to 1000?) picture disc, Antenna Tool and Di= e Sessions,=0Aor something like that, out on Asphodel. I think Olive has= also collaborated=0Aon Liminal Lounge (Knitting factory Works), which I = haven't heard. Conclusion.... BUY AS IS.... Out Sam hope aol doesn't fuck up the formatting on this. apologies in advance=0A