Review: Gescom - Sounds of Machines our parents used
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Like with Garbage, I didn't know what to make of this EP at first. There was
lots going on in the tracks except for the last one but nothing jumped out of
the music and slapped me in the face, until about the third listen. One side has
just one track and is quite long, probably my favourite on the EP. It has lovely
drum programming which combines brilliantly with the haunting chord changes and
original noises. This track definitely benefits from being listened to in the
dark.
The other side starts with another excellent tune. Autechre/Gescom are probably
my favourite group because of the way their tracks sound so complicated but fit
together so neatly. This track uses many different parts to make up the melody
and they combine really well. Not quite as dark as the previous track.
The last one is much slower and less hectic. I haven't come to like this one
half as much as the others but I am sure it will grow on me.
This is my most valued work by Autechre/Gescom at the moment but this is
strongly influenced by it beng new. Can anyone read any of the writing on the
cover apart from what is in the subject of this message? I even had to ask the
shop assistant if it was a Gescom release, and he said that all morning they had
been puzzling out who the EP was by.
-Ed