From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 05:51
From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Jul 9th 1998, 05:51
At 09:38 PM 7/8/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi, I just re-subbed onto idm-digest after a three-week break. I was in >Tokyo, and saw the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack CD, either from the >movie or the PSX game. This was released last year, I think. Could >someone (Lance?) send me a review of the CD? > There are actually three versions of the Ghost In the Shell comp. There are ultra-limited 2xCD and 2xLP - both of which have exclusive tracks. Then there is the non-limited single cd. The review below is of the 2xCD. Enjoy! The following review is from Recoreviews, pt 11, originally posted 8/6/97. . Ghost in the Shell: v/a 2xCD (Sony-Japan) This is the techno soundtrack to the Japanese Sony Playstation game/anime movie "Ghost in the Shell." But, for the most part, this isn't your typical comp cheesy video game tracks. This comp contains new/ previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Claude Young, Derrick May, The Advent Joey Beltram, Dave Angel, and Scan X among others. I was luck enough to get the limited-edition 2xCD which doubled the number of unreleased material for my listening pleasure. Highlights are Claude's two Brother From Another Planet tracks which sound like vintage claude; the two May tracks which sound like a mix of Icon and The Beginning; both Advent tracks, one hard techno pounder the other a mid-tempo groover; and the Takkyu Ishino millsian groover. With 21 tracks in all there are bound to be a few filler tracks like the CJ Bolland, Hardfloor and Westbam tracks but the un- released gems from the big guns makes this comp well worth the purchase. This is supposedly another one of those Japan-only releases so it's time to get on the phone to the orient. 9/10 > >Also I was psyched to find out Rei Harakami was playing live while I was >there, only to discover that he was playing at a club in several-hours-away >Osaka. :( > That is a real disappointment. Rei Harakami's recent album on Sublime called Unrest will be one of my top 10 releases on 1998. I'm sure seeing him live would be almost as amazing as the album! -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states