From david turgeon Sent Thu, Sep 23rd 1999, 15:54
From david turgeon Sent Thu, Sep 23rd 1999, 15:54
> I was lucky enough to get the N Willscher/Zammuto > 3-cdr release last week and i have been mesmerized by > it ever since. This is easily one of the top demo/cdr > releases i've received this year tied with the Pimmon > & Warmdesk/Pellerin demo releases. i'll chime in although i've only gotten this triple set tuesday & have only throughly listened to disc 3, which is perhaps the most accessible. the _sound_ of this cd-r is fantastic: minimal (in layering & timbre, but definitely not in structure), hissy, but not crunchy. it's all very calm & soothing. what i've been most impressed with is how the beats were all some sort of really subdued, muffed, elusive drum n bass, the sort of which i've never heard before. you almost have to make it out yourself. this thing also features one of the nicer packaging i've seen recently -- pleasingly cryptic, also. another great thing is that it doesn't sound like mr. zammuto is trying to school you or impress you with his abstractdom -- the music is quite abstract but at the same time, the process makes enough sense that you can enjoy it even if you're not into hardcore abstract stuff. plus, the programming itself is ace. all in all, this is excellent. i'll say more when i listen to it throughly, but well, this thing is definitely worth talking about so why not start the ball now. -- david