In a message dated 2/11/00 10:45:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
lance@inaudible.com writes:
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DUB 12 (+12.1)
Quench - Chunck ep -12"+limited 7"
Dub presents Quench. The DUB label is getting famous by bringing new
talented artists in the electronica field and again they manage to bring you
some ultra cool electronica by a new name. A great 12" (and limited bonus
7"!!) wich can stand the highest critics. Relaxed advanced beats with
beautyfull sounds and great melodies. The downtempo beats seems to be
inspired by the more forward thinking Hip hop and R&B producers ,and will
impress many with their relaxed but still infentive programing and the
bright atmosphere. Just sit back and enjoy! Future classic!! >>
While I haven't heard this 12", if it sounds anything
like the Quench CD on U-Cover this description is
unbelievably misleading. The Quench CD sounds a lot
like a mix of the worse aspects of Reload's A Collection
of Short Stories and Autechre's Chiastic Slide: the interesting
melodies are completely submerged behind clanks and
harsh metallic scratches (like Q-Bert using bricks, mortar
and hacksaw blades). The beauty (I think) of Ae's work
is that the tracks always snowball: they start small and
just keep accumulating parts that add to all aspects of
the track. Quench's tracks on their CD go somewhere
for about thirty seconds and then change direction, sound
and time sequence entirely. I also mentioned Reload's
classic LP because I think the Quench CD has some of
the same elements in the more industrial sounds and the
dark, anti-human futuristic atmosphere it tries to create,
but I think that unlike Reload they never let the sun shine in
and the atmospheres they create they break just as soon
after so you are never totally drawn into the mix. I absolutely
loved Funckarma's material on DUB, which is why I
find it hard to believe Quench could be the same producers.
Oh well. Hopefully this new Quench 12"+7" will see them
returning to the unbelievably skilled and innovative sound we
remember from the Funckarma 12"s.
Matt
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