From daniel Sent Mon, Jun 22nd 1998, 19:03
From daniel Sent Mon, Jun 22nd 1998, 19:03
Here is a review I wrote for a local paper: Steve Stoll The Blunted Boy Wonder Novamute Repetition is a natural part of music but it plays a much more dominant role in techno. It is this repetition that can lull you into a zone and make you move your feet. The trick is to make music that can encompass this without becoming redundant. Steve Stoll has managed to do this while also giving you something to ponder. His music propels you forward and makes you open your eyes. There is a lot going on here; on the most basic level you have a driving beat but, backing that is a collage of percussion and synth work. These heavy rhythms are sequenced and looped to create a hypnotizing effect. Perhaps it is the way the sounds seem to always be changing while remaing the same that the repetition doesn't grow stale. Stoll heralds from New York and this fact is evident in the way that Stoll shapes classic Detroit techno into something new. If he is to be believed, this is the sound of New York's club culture at three in the morning. That is not to say that this is just a CD for people who like to groove. It is a CD for anyone who wants to get lost in the beat. -daniel