Re: (idm) recommendations on Monolake & others

From Irene McC
Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 13:55

On 14 Oct 99, Aronne J Merrelli wrote re: (idm) recommendations 
on Monolake &:

> review of Monolake's 
> 'Gobi the Desert' : 
> 
>                "...Unlike past Monolake
>                releases, which used samples of chirping crickets and
>                whirring crowds as the raw materials for rhythmic
>                exercises, "Gobi" is beatless, and conjures its massive..."
>
Still plenty chirping crickets on Gobi.
 
> So, what Monolake stuff features this kind of stuff ? 

All of it.  Get Hong Kong and most definitely the more recent 
Interstate.  F*ing MAGIC !  Not footstomping floorfillers, for sure, 
but just beautifully evocative organic atmospheres.

And while you're about it, you may also enjoy Dettinger's Intershop 
(funny, just noticed the similarity of titles : Inter /state+shop)

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