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From:
Kent Williams
To:
intelligent dance
Date:
Fri, 24 May 1996 11:39:55 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
(idm) MINI-REVIEW: Muziq 'Bluff Limbo'
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I'm not going to go over the ground already plowed by alan parry's review of almost 2 years ago when the original 1000 copy vinyl release occurred. You can go back and read it yourself: http://hyperreal.com/music/artists/mu_ziq/review/bluff One thing about the irregularity of the Rephlex release schedule is that certain records turn up as if unpacked from a time capsule. Things move very quick in the IDM world, and what was once a bolt of lightning out of the blue now shows up as regularly as the 'A' Train at the Port Authority. And yet, what gets you about 'Bluff Limbo' is not the stylistic affectations muZiq is famous for (the distorted drums, the weird little DX100 sproings and burbles), it's the melodies, and the way that the pieces here hold together as compositions. The beatless pieces presented on Bluff Limbo are absolutely staggering to me in their beauty, more deserving by far of the orchestral treatment than Icct Hedral by Aphex Twin. Fact is, many of the things muZiq/Slaz has released since then simply don't equal the level of artistry present on Bluff Limbo. While I love the Slazenger material, and like several of the tracks on In Pine Effect, Mr. Mike needs to maybe take a step back and see, now that he has the time and money to do whatever he wants, if there's a way to put as much care and feeling into his music as he did on BLuffLimbo are absolutely staggering to me in their beauty, more deserving by far of the orchestral treatment than Icct Hedral by Aphex Twin. Fact is, many of the things muZiq/Slaz has released since then simply don't equal the level of artistry present on Bluff Limbo. While I love the Slazenger material, and like several of the tracks on In Pine Effect, Mr. Mike needs to maybe take a step back and see, now that he has the time and money to do whatever he wants, if there's a way to put as much care and feeling into his music as he did on Bluff. At any rate, if you subscribe to this list and you've not gotten your copy yet, rush right out. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check the lame home page http://soli.inav.net/~kent/ Kent Williams kent@inav.net CADSI 2651 Crosspark Road Coralville IA 52241 (319) 338 6053 (home) (319) 626 6700 x 219 (work) (319) 626 3489 (fax)