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From:
R. Lim
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Date:
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 19:48:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Miki Yui
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Lance @ Inaudible wrote:
quoted 5 lines (> (http://www.twics.com/~ysdrunka/paku/). There > was a fair amount of chatter about this Miki Yui > cd when it came out in late August. Most people > agree that it is right up there in quality & style > with 1/Tau's monumental Hikuioto cd.
I think the Miki Yui disc has its charms, but I doubt it would have occured to me to compare it to 1/Tau were it not for the rumored connection between the two. Miki Yui is so unassuming and unforced that it comes off as being a compendium of field recordings than the more (evidently) composed Hikuioto. Which I prefer anyway (but not on principle). If you're looking for something in the general style of Miki Yui with even more body-wracking presence than 1/Tau, check out the unbelievably great "Extract from field recording archive #1" CD from Toshiya Tsunoda. His MO for this release is the placement of microphones in/on particularly large objects (often found around shipping docks). These mics pick up the almost subliminal rumblings of the environment (people walking by, machinery, boats) and make them larger-than-life. At some points, they emit such massive waves of droning ebb/flow that you just may think about packing some Dramamine for archive #2. -rob --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org