Picked up this release yesterday as well and was presently surprised.
quoted 1 line MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO - jack does his first full strength jungle track.> MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO - jack does his first full strength jungle track.
This is a quite decent mix - I was expecting to hear an MBM track with
amen in it at some point, and he does a decent job of arranging it.
Hope the upcoming MBM remix disc is along these lines as well.
quoted 1 line PLUG - wow, a really excellent luke vibert mix here. lots of squelchy> PLUG - wow, a really excellent luke vibert mix here. lots of squelchy
This track does have some cool beats in it (the static-tinged ones), but
it really doesn't go anywhere, kind of like a lot of the 'Drum and Bass
for Papa' tracks. Still a good mix though.
quoted 4 lines NINE INCH NAILS - yes, this is the version trent did with my> NINE INCH NAILS - yes, this is the version trent did with my
> ex-music-co-conspirator keith, and it is slamming. builds from
> minimal distorto drums to jungle to pounding wall of... uh.. stuff,
> with this excellent metallic bass sound underneath.
I have to agree with Jon here, this is a nice track - at least the first
parts of it. The industrial-sounding part of the track annoys me, but
the beginning and amen portion are excellent. Here's why: the
AFX-sounding bit at the beginning keeps on going when the amen comes
in. This gives the track a sort of rhythmic "anchor" while the hardstep
breaks play off of the momentum of the background beat. This is what
makes Squarepusher's 'Conumber' enjoyable. Bravo!
quoted 1 line THE ORB - for once an orb remix that actually bears some kind of> THE ORB - for once an orb remix that actually bears some kind of
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quoted 1 line kinda like a demented techno version of tom waits.>kinda like a demented techno version of tom waits.
Now that's an idea - Tom Waits doing electronic music. I'd love to hear
that!
GD