On Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:44:34 -0500, Neal Thomas <nthomas@iisd.ca> said:
quoted 12 lines Picked up the Drexciya double CD on the strength of the EP on Warp. What
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>Picked up the Drexciya double CD on the strength of the EP on Warp. What
>a big mistake (listen before you buy! listen before you buy!). This is a
>simplistic, self-indulgent journey through the clichés of techno.
>Reminds me of some of the old acid house comps I bought (ie: Jack the
>Tab on Wax Trax) that were chock full of 3 minute forays into
>mediocrity. This is musical shovelware.
>
>The good stuff (and there is some) on this double CD could've fit on an
>EP. I guess they wanted to go out with a bang, anticipating their
>breakup..
>
it's amazing how much two peoples' opinions can very (listen before you
slag it off based on an email!! listen before you slag it off based on an
email!!).
at over 30 tracks they can't all be gems, and i don't think they're
intended to be. you have to remember the vintage of SVE03 and the early UR
stuff. this stuff is stripped back for a reason, for smooth laminar pHlow
accross choppy aquatic surfaces. if it's self-indulgent,them sure are some
damn unique cliches....
hey peeeeeece, we're all entitled to our own opinions, i just hope your bed
room is far away from the lardossian coastline........
bang bang dig chi chi AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!
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