From grey Sent Tue, Jul 28th 1998, 01:18
From grey Sent Tue, Jul 28th 1998, 01:18
i'll preface this by saying i went to the record store today
(looking for the new autechre, of which the last copy had been snatched
up - feh!) and bought a bunch of stuff i'd never heard, just for the
hell of it. not all of it turned out to be very idm-ish, but i thought
i'd review it anyway, just for the heck of it. More to come. The best
so far is the Saucer 12".
artist : mono blanco
title : peak/rock the house
label : sm:)e
cat : sm-9073-0
format : green 10"
summary : house-ish good stuff
the a-side is 'peak', which has pretty straightforward beats and breaks,
with a nice accent of 303 and other squelchy sounds, as well as various
samples thrown in. undoubtedly a good dancefloor track, but usually
not my idea of 'listening' music. something i might put on to clean
the house to.
the b-side is 'rock the house', which is a big junglier, but has some
nice distorted fun thrown in, guitar-like things, piano... overall,
quite nice. once again, not generally my thing, but definitely good
in a certain mood.
artist : saucer
title : wurmtrip/dreizehn
label : karaoke kalk
cat : karaoke kalk 3
format : 12"
summary : dark drum and bass much to my liking
a: wurmtrip
drum minus the bass, with an ethereal whine throughout... which is to
say, I can't really do this justice with a description.
b: dreizehn
this is so textured, i really enjoyed it. quite dark, really, though
not without a few really lovely washes. a sinister air, and it only
gets more dense and darker as it goes on. by far my favourite of the
two tracks.
artist : steve tang
title : windy city/devout/cadence
label : emphasis
cat : emphasis001
format : 12" vinyl
summary : nothing new here
windy city:
this does, indeed, sound... well, windy. nice winds. slight melody
to go with the drums. kinda minimal. not much to say.
devout:
more drums, more melody. nothing that strikes me.
cadence:
by far the most interesting track on the 12, though i have to say,
not by a lot.
artist : freaky chakra
title : year2000
label : astralwerks
cat : asw6288
format : 12"
summary : 3 tracks on the lp? huh. i wish i had realized this. :)
year 2000:
i already liked this track. kinda warped beaty thing, with some weird
vocals. makes me think of a drunken soundtrack to a new years party.
i think the sample is from total recall, anyone know?
dreams:
also good. also already liked.
platform:
also good. already liked.
year2000 (love from san francisco mix):
a more housey mix. feh.
ok, now i'm dog tired so i'll sleep.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
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