From Irene McC Sent Wed, Nov 11th 1998, 19:47
So ::: what's up with Mixmaster Morris? He seems to feel the need to motormouth all over his latest release. WHY? Such a a pity, because the actual *music* is really nice, but he talks nu-age hippie pop-psychology twaddle all over the top - "You, yes YOU, are the energy of the world" (from Fish Dances) Is this really necessary? The lyrical content imposes a line of thought or vision all over my private journey through the soundscape and crowds my headspace. I wish I could filter it out and just allow my mind to wander, without being pulled back verbally. Also it limits itself linguistically, rather than allow the music to stand on its own and flow freely. "This universe that we live in is only a speck of dust and all the specks of dust in this universe that we know contain minute universes forever and ever ... " Pass the glowsticks ... I *