(idm) Fluoroscopic Kid review

From daniel
Sent Thu, Jul 29th 1999, 05:47

Artist:  Fluoroscopic Kid
Title:  Soft Drink Jihad
Label:  Sonic Therapy (http://www.sonictherapy.com)


soft drink jihad (str-003)

a1 soft drink jihad - Kid F.

An odd poppish guitar number.  I normally do not listen to music like this
so I will refrain from reviewing.   That sounds harsh but it isn't.  Just
not good a reviewing stuff I am not into.

a2 hekla's bout (hrvatski re-queue)

Think industrial.  Think Hip Hop.  Think quick cuts.  This is what Dummy
Run would sound like if they were a lot calmer (or on prozak).  A fun dark
track.  Some sounds recognizable from the original.

a3 codec's caffeinated mix : remix and additional prod by r.galbraith

Like the beats on this one.  Nice use of reverb and atmosphere.  Cool
little noises come and go.  Very clean sounding to.  Which is unusal these
days.  Once again a dark feel.  Inspired from the original with perhaps
the beat used as source.  No other obvious samples to my ears.

b1 if.cthen.else mix

loooooow bass.  Made my sub happy.  For some reason I think funky sounding
plug research style techno.  I like.  Song definitely keeps my attention.
Easily the best remix on the 12 inch.  I gotta get the full length by
them.   


b2 ftdr_nkj (remix by cathars)

starts out like Pan Sonic but then disentegrates (rapidly) into glitches
and oval like atmosphere.  The sounds used are compelling and not just an
exercise in being obscure.  When music like this is done right it is
stunning.  And this was done right.



-daniel
Head Monkey
Mad Monkey Records
http://monkey.eliteware.com