Brought it to work with me -- had a chance to listen to it during my lunch
break.
Well, the first track "souff souff" is pretty good. A bit long and noodly
in some places, but I definitely hear the RDJ/HAB influence (samples?).
"Friendly aside" is just beats -- no real development. "Dig Deep Bin" is
a wonderfully dark, brooding piece that reminds me a lot of Autechre with
its military darkness. The final piece, "Jujasm," is playful minimalism --
whoever wrote this takes a great, full string sample and plays it at
different speeds to the simple underlying beat.
As to who it is who wrote this, my opinion is that it is a mix of RDJ,
Autechre, Paradinas, and Vibert tracks. The styles between all songs are
too different -- I don't get that coherent feel I get from listening to
each artist separately. Moreover, the inscribed note "Another Porky Prime
Cut" on the A side can be found also on the 10" Green Indicator record and
on the SKA007 Gescom release. Whoever (perhaps plural) who did the latter
records probably had some influence on this release.
Alex Reynolds
polygon@jhu.edu
http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~polygon/