On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, William D. VanLoo wrote:
quoted 3 lines It was mentioned here a couple days ago that the Ni Ten.../Hidden Camera> It was mentioned here a couple days ago that the Ni Ten.../Hidden Camera
> EPs were going to be re-released as a set by Astralwerks, so you may want
> to wait...
Yes yes... I'm surprised no one's made specific mention of KJZ on the
Hidden Camera EP). I was finally able to pick it up a few months ago, and
while the intricacy of the title track is most impressive, it's KJZ that
blew me away (and still does). Cymbals, tons of 'em, chopped up to
varying degrees, syncopated as hell with light drum-fill work in the
background over a HUGE, punchy double-bass whose notes are offset by a
beat so that sometimes you're not sure where the downbeat is--but not for
long, and your head starts moving in earnest again. It's all glued
together with space-agey synth chords, which apparently some people think
are a cliche, but here they add just the right amount of spaciousness.
It's the *beat*, though--its components are totally non-standard, but it
gets under your skin and stays there. Well, mine, anyway-- I've never
heard anything like it.
Cheers! J
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