The longer I'm on this list, the smarter I get - in spite of myself. I
know that if some artist or band has any recorded material committed to
wax, well, Lazlo owns it or has seen it. I know that if a good record of
any idm variety has made its way into the great state of Utah, Pete
Ashdown has heard it - even if his reviews are few and far between.
And I know that in spite of his "grumpy" bursts, Jon Drukman can pick a
winner a mile away. Case in point: the self-titled debut (?) by Young
American Primitive.
Jon's mentioned this record several times over the past several months as
being fantastic, etc., etc., and while I usually make mental notes to pick
up, or at least track down what he recommends, I wasn't even looking for
YAP as I was browsing the somewhat-"local" record store I frequent when
I'm in Detroit. The cover art - an array of satellite dishes - caught my
eye first; then the name, then the $8 price. I could do no wrong buying this.
I'm sure there's a Drukman-penned review of this record out there
somewhere on hyperreal. Find it, read it, believe the hype, and locate
this disc. It's not Aphex-hard or u-Ziq-weird, but it's good, solid,
intelligent dance music. Well worth the drive time to find.
Dave
ps. Relevant to all the AstralWerks stuff: Has anyone used their mail
order they advertise in their magazine ads? I'm thinking I want the
domestic disc of _u-Ziq vs. the Auteurs_ and the 777 double release.
On Now: The hum of the air conditioners in the machine room.
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