At 12:17 PM 6/25/96, Pete Ashdown wrote:
quoted 3 lines Not necessarily. Will Sin had his head screwed on straight for the first
>Not necessarily. Will Sin had his head screwed on straight for the first
>release of "En-Tact" which, if you're lucky enough to find it, hasn't been
>raked over by Colin and Mr. C.
this thread made me go back and relisten to all that old stuff i've got
lying around...
What's Going Down is pretty useless, from an IDM standpoint, being mostly
indie-guitar-rock stuff with drum machine beats. Some nice tunes if you
can overcome indie-phobia momentarily (i still can... BUT FOR HOW LONG???)
In Gorbachev We Trust i liked a lot in its day but it hasn't aged that
well. "mdmazing" - is that supposed to be a lyric? ouch. Jesus Loves
Amerika will always have a spot in my heart though.
PHORWARD is actually my favorite Shamen disc. It has some great
instrumental dance stuff with electro beats and acid 303 squiggles. The
pop songs aren't even too bad.
Import En-Tact. I do not share Ashdown's enthusiasm for this one,
actually. The only thing on it that i *really* dig is the super-long "Evil
Is Even" (criminally butchered for the domestic, no doubt). At least the
domestic En-Tact has remixes by William Orbit, Renegade Soundwave, and Meat
Beat Manifesto all in one easy to handle package (oh, and Orbital, if
you're into those dudes). However, neither of these discs are that
special. At this point, they were beginning the quick slide into
horribleness that was really pounded home with Boss Drum. I once managed
to remix that entire album into a six minute track that was mostly
listenable. I think Chris Hilker got to hear it before I wiped the master
tape. I will never voluntarily listen to anything from post-Entact Shamen.
speaking of old farts... the new Severed Heads disc is great for anybody
with a sense of humor about dance music...
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