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From:
Alan M. Parry
To:
Matthew J. Lehrer
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Date:
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 08:22:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Review of Autechre, STC, and Mark Broom in NYC
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On Sun, 10 Mar 1996, Matthew J. Lehrer wrote:
quoted 7 lines Autechre came on - very sparse gear-wise. Their music, however, was> > Autechre came on - very sparse gear-wise. Their music, however, was > brilliant. About 40 minutes of up-tempo, mid-tempo, and down-tempo alien > funk, with very dark, moody edges. My only complaints were that their > sound was not a very "live" one. They were twiddling knobs, but the songs > sounded far too perfect - almost as if they were coming straight off of > (dare I say it?) DAT.
Just to quickly put an end to that, there was no DAT. All they had was a sampler, sequencer, mixer, and a Roland R8. I should have photos of it all up by the end of the week. Full review ahead.. :: Alan M. Parry :: fluid@hyperreal.com :: <finger me for PGP key> :: http://hyperreal.com/~fluid