Re: (idm) third eye foundation

From Kent Williams
Sent Sun, Jun 7th 1998, 23:18

On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Baby Diddy wrote:

> Does anyone know anything about the original of the Third Eye Foundation
> track "KS Kollective" which is remixed on their split 12" (FatCat FAT006)?
> How does it compare to the remix?

I dunno. I've got the full lengths, and I like 'em but I tend to put them
on and listen without actually noticing which track is which.
> 
> Also, question to those with this - is it my copy or has it been mastered
> from a pretty rough piece of vinyl?
> 
Most of the 3rd eye stuff is recorded on 8 track cassette and then mixed
down to DAT. Consequently it's not going to sound really crispy clean.
This is a conscious choice -- the lo-fi aesthetic.  He wants all those
overdubbed guitars to mush together into a wall of sound.