Re: (idm) OMD/China Crisis

From solenoid
Sent Fri, Feb 26th 1999, 20:18

> >In a similar direction, look into China Crisis.  They, too, became slick
> >and irrelevant with time.  But their first album _Difficult Shapes and
> >Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain_ is a wonderful,
> >mellow, and rather melancholy synth-pop record. 

Anyone into IDM should listen carefully to the b-side of "Scream Down..."
12" from '82, a track called "Cucumber..(something)" that is in 5/4 and
has a strange melody.  Not sure what led them to make this track, but I'd
sure like to pick through a midi file of it.  "African and White" (esp 12"
remix '82) has great percussion and exotic arrangement of synths.

> intelligent also.  Takes me back.  New Gold Dream anyone?
Eh, the instrumentals maybe, as I can't stand the arena-rock that crept
into SMinds after their quirky years.  I don't think having Herbie Hancock
on that lp really helped.

solenoid