On Sat, 26 Oct 1996 Pixel8ion@aol.com wrote:
quoted 1 line BTW - I just saw Spring Heel Jack at the New Music Cafe here in NYC.> BTW - I just saw Spring Heel Jack at the New Music Cafe here in NYC.
Damn - wish they'd come to these parts.
quoted 3 lines Please> Please
> gimme a bit more info. I was impressed, they threw DOWN last night, but is
> their recorded work just as strong?
I think so. I just managed to snag a copy of "There Are STrings", their
first album from last year. THis is one of those albums that make me
wonder how everyone on this list could be so fucking busy talking about
Aphex's shoe size that they could completely overlook it. I think it's
brilliant, with the exception of "Lee Perry Part One", which sounds like a
sample of a 50's/60's RotN'Roll tune turned into hideous D&B (oddly enough
they released a single of this, hoping I suppose to cash in on the track's
"gimmick" quality). Luckily my CD player can remember to skip over it and
trick me into believing the album is perfect. Its not all D&B, there are
some slower trax that defy categorization; I'd call them "ambient dub" for
lack of a better label.
Their next album, "68 Million Shades", is even better, but more strongly
D&B in nature. The "Suspensions EP" isn't as strong, but worth having.
I believe they've released a few other singles, including "Oceola" and
"Versions". There's also a track on "Macro Dub Infection", which is a
pretty cool introduction to a lot of different recording D&B, Dub, and
Noise artists.
Che