From pHlow Sent Tue, Jun 29th 1999, 12:35
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:44:41 -0400, "Lance @ Inaudible" <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> said: >At 03:40 PM 6/25/99 -0500, you wrote: >> >>Recently got my copy of Mandell's "Drifting" CDR. Since I've seen little >>discussion about it on the list, I was curious as to what other people's >>thoughts on it were? >> > >Drifting? isnt it called Healing? regardless, >i really enjoy it and have used it as a dj >tool on a recent inaudible show. For those >who havent heard it yet, it's a 1-track 74 >minute piece of deep gurgling experimental >ambience which very much reminded me >of the Juno Reactor/Orb - Luciana album (the >only Juno Reactor record i still own). For >those expecting Mandel material akin to >his lucky kitchen or worm interface releases, >you may want to listen to this one first. But >for those who enjoy very deep subtle >experimental ambient stuff, this cd is >excellent! be warned, this release is VERY subtle and minimal, a glacial beating heart mantra with some cool but very subdued stuff going on in the background of the chanting pulse. even the liner notes describe the piece as "sounds to listen by" , not "music to listen to". quality stuff, but definitely way ambient, and nothing like any of jake's other releases to date. should be a pretty cool set of 12 once they're all out, but you may have to listen to 'healing' several times to convince yourself it's not repetitive. peeeeeece, -- Jeff Davis xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx fn:216.533.6303 fx:216.266.2310 text:xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx pHlow.linx: home.earthlink.net/~phlow/ Bochum Welt: www.bochumwelt.com Rotator Locator: hyperreal.org/music/rotator/