From daniel Sent Tue, Jun 30th 1998, 07:40
From daniel Sent Tue, Jun 30th 1998, 07:40
Haven't seen anyone discuss this, so I thought I would mention it. Recently picked up they dylan group - reinterpeted. Features the following remixers: number one dog him we squelch nobukazu takemura bundy k brown pleaser bob brass mice parade The CD starts off with a droning ambient track <mixed by number one dog> that is at once haunting and intriguing. From there the CD moves into the relaxed dark downtempo arena. Each track becomes a progression of styles. The We remix is downtempo with a dub flare <and a hint of drum and bass>. >From there we move into cut up hip hop with odd vocal snipets <squelch remix>. Finalizing the downtempo theme is nobukazu takemura. His track is full of drum machine sputterings and odd patterns. Though it has elements of drill and bass it is much more refined and crafted. The rest of the CD takes on a post rock feel which works out quite nicely. No cliche's are present in the post rock meanderings. A side note must be made about the fact that the vibraphone is used quite a bit. However, the remixers at times mutate it into something completely different. In the end you are left with a very relaxed and compelling CD. Essential. The following info on the dylan group was lifted from www.forcedexposure.com: A duo comprised of Dylan Cristy (vibraphones, percussion), and Adam Pierce (drums, bass, vibraphones), The Dylan Group might successfully claim that their music is like no other active group or artist today. With the vibraphones as the melodic centerpiece, this record travels from the experimental breakbeat/jungle-influenced trance to improvised ambience to hip-hop grooves and then some. There are even some pretty classy covers: Aphex Twin's 'We Are The Music Makers,' one of the most memorable tunes off his first record; John Cage's '4:33,' a nod to one of the true experimentalists; and Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'The Girl From Ipanema' a Latin-jazz/lounge classic. -daniel n.p. Tetsu Inoue - Psycho-acoustic