From Dave Segal Sent Sun, Jun 20th 1999, 19:22
From Dave Segal Sent Sun, Jun 20th 1999, 19:22
>>What music would you recommend that is similar to the >>Chillout? -- Thought-provoking, organic, somber? > >japanese recording artists World Standard. similar to that ambient >country that floats through chillout. never picked up their album myself >because the production wasn't at the level of chillout (and chillout is >enough for me to satisfy any ambientcountry moods i might get into). > >tomas fyi, world standard are led by haruomi hosono, ex-yellow magic orchestra member. he's released many solo albums, but his all-time classic was recorded in 1978 with somebody named hokoo and is called *cochin moon*. it may be the greatest electronic-music album ever [or at least the greatest from the 70s]. the use of sampled voices, the dazzling array of analog synths, the simulated insect and animal sounds, the swirling 360-degree production style all coalesce into an intensely psychedelic listening experience. unfortunately, the record's as rare as gold dust, but it may be available from somebody on GEMM. 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: v/a- antitrade [ash international]