(idm) re: Oval

From KaisrSolze
Sent Sat, Dec 6th 1997, 00:34

>>News on the Oval front=0A>>The new album, Dok, is Popp's experiments wi=
th sounds found by=0A>>Christophe Charles, crowd noise and bells and vari=
ous other things.=0A>=0A>What label? When will this be released?=0A=0AAll=
 the stuff i mentioned is coming out on thrill jockey, at least in the US=
=0A(actually, the MoM single may be europe only release).  I think the Ov=
al is=0Acoming out in January, but I could easily be wrong.  =0A=09On a f=
ew listens, the "Twift" MoM signle sounds really excellent=974 tracks,=0A=
each around 4 minutes long.  The original mix of twift is great, sounds=
=0Asomething like bentley rhythm Ace if BRA were really able to pull off =
the=0Aeffect they're shooting for=97i.e. goofy, lotsa different sounds, s=
ome squelchy=0Athings that almost sound like horns, a squarepusheresque f=
ungle breakdown=0Amidway through, and lots of ideas per square inch.  Rev=
iew forthcoming...=0A=09And the Oval is really quiet, ambientish on first=
 listen, but not bad.=0A=0ASam=0A