From cl Sent Thu, Nov 19th 1998, 02:11
From cl Sent Thu, Nov 19th 1998, 02:11
ok, here is a more verbose, and hopefully more accurate review of some new stuff- the stranger(v/vm?)-pthalo 07 7 tracks/33 min track1-the wind is blowing cold across the moor ambient noise/drone. reminds me of the afx track analogue bubblebath 3 found on ab3 and trance europe express 1.(if you like the afx track, get this cd now) track2-over the moor, im on the moor some percussion on this one, not really a proper beat however. more layers of heavy reverbed, distorted synths/strings. last minute or so is just layers of noise. very nice. track3-the mists are rising quieter, some samples of a choral arrangement, perhaps latin? not upfront, but balanced nicely with some sparse, dark layers. disintegrates to white noise. spooky. track4-let me be void still the white noise continues in to this track until about 2:30 when an overdriven, distorted bass comes in with some scraping and clicking. what machines would sound like driven to exhaustion and left to run by themselves. track5-some people need the heroes waves of noise that increase in volume over the first several minutes. claustrophobic. last two minutes reverse the process. track6-like a happy child lost in a sudden dream whining and soaring tones over kindler and gentler noises. not happy, but less dark than the previous. track7-ill be seeing you very familiar traces of v/vm here. lots of white noise with an old scratchy sample of what else but "ill be seeing you". bing crosby? fades back into white noise. nice ending. if you like dark, dare i say industrial soundscapes, this is a great pickup. colongib-kfat(kracfive)004/kfat003(promo) 7 tracks-untitled/4 tracks-untitled got a promo of these two upcoming releases. more rythmically complex than the pacman v colongib (kfat001) which reminded me of the olden days when afx had crunchy beats and uziq had sweet melodies. (although he still does). even one listen has shown more varied sounds( a very live sounding bass on track 4)and busier rhythms(the occasional spastic break) . as my girlfriend would say, more beeps. there also seems to be a softer edge to the kick drums which allows these other elements to come through more clearly. its nice to be able to pick out and concetrate on the different aspects of these tracks. the last four tracks which make up kfat003 also show a more intricate rhythms and have a little ae/mas influence. it skips the meandering synth lines and presents the beats and clicks upfront. the last track, in a blind taste test, would keep up with any of the big boys in england or germany. keep a watch on this label. (not a paid endorsement) cl