On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, CiM wrote:
quoted 1 line B12 : Time Tourist (Warp)> B12 : Time Tourist (Warp)
Finally got a chance to listen to this in the shoppe today. "Cymetry"
floored me, but the verdict is still out on the rest. "Scriptures" already
popped up on _AI2_, the longer mix of "The Silicon Garden" on the
Likemind 12" is, IMHO, better, and "Infinite Lites" appears in a slightly
altered form on B12 14.1. The overall feel is less dancy than
_Electro-Soma_...more of a listening edge to things. Which of course begs
the question, "Do I buy it on CD?"
Well, I'd answer that with a resounding "No!" because, as far as general
design concept/packaging goes, this is one of *the* fucking coolest LPs
ever. There's this totally fab future video-game motif going on, with
puctures of real video-game systems through the ages on the inside of the
gate-fold, a whole "article" taken from some 21st century video-game
publication, and tracks numbered as "levels." Plus, all the original
artwork and layout is *superb.* The little, flimsy CD insert would *not* do
this stuff visual justice. An A+ to Warp and to whoever designed this
sucker. ;)
- Matthew
"I grew up thinking that techno music is actually something that you
can't imagine. That is techno at its best. If you hear something that
you'd never expect to hear - that's techno. If you hear something that
kind of sounds like you've heard it before, then it's not techno."
- Jeff Mills