From martin burbridge Sent Mon, Jun 14th 1999, 19:49
From martin burbridge Sent Mon, Jun 14th 1999, 19:49
david turgeon wrote: > Scot G wrote: > > Saw a new pitchcadet cd in the local store the other day. I > believe it was > > Yunx. Can anyone give me a description of what this might sound like? > > was it in a gray/metallic handmade cover? if so, it's the 5-song yunx > s/t ep cd-r, of which only 100 copies have been made. i have it, & it's > quite good although not groundbreaking or anything. i guess the usual > comment is "reminescent of black dog". i would say it's very much in > the vein of most classic artificial intelligence-era warp stuff, except > with more complex song structures rather than just build-ups. doesn't > go very far as experimentation goes, but it's a solid release nonetheless. had to make a quick comment, to beef up the (possibly dammning) faint praise from david, even though i mostly agree w/ it, esp its similarity to ai(ii) and continuing in the old-skool idm vein of bola, and other pitchcadet releases et al. however it takes those elements and adds v. subtle touches of drill'n'bass as an underlying percussive pattering effect rather than the usual loud drums battering yer head associated w/ that genre. also the hesitent building melodies are as top notch as i've found in this area, clean and simple, never getting too muso or proggy. all underpinned w/ some slinky bass and touches of syncopated funk and electro. no part really overwhelms or takes control though. on the strength of this i got the other pitchcadet releases by m-tec and accelera dek, and while both fine, the yunx ep's the one i find the most enjoyable, for the simple reason that i can't get the tunes out of my head. i usually like the more experimental end of the range, but then i'm also a sucker for pop music. -martin