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From:
Arjun Mendiratta
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Thu, 21 Aug 1997 01:51:24 -0700 (PDT)
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(idm) Reviews
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here's some reviews for y'all. though i don't know if that's quite relevant these days...;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul W. Teebrooke..OWE002..Otherworld Mr. Teebrooke is going somewhere. With talent to spare, he forges two tracks of incredibly complex Detroit-inspired machine music. Witness the genius in its raw uncut form in this uncomprising 12" of abstract techno. Strictly for the head. 9/10 Endemic Void/Elixir..EVE001..EVES Some fresh breaks on display here, as well as live instrumentation, although not much is done with either. The AAA side, entitled Chronos, is where the goods are; an understated dark vibe prevails throughout, with horns in the right places, a haunting piano riff, and strings over the top. The flip side is more of a slinky jazz-lite affair with some delicious live improvisatory sax. Overall, pleasant but not very groundbreaking. 6/10 Mouse on Mars..Cache Couer Naif..Thrill Jockey/Too Pure Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab spins little French nothings over the signature Mouse on Mars sound: intergalactic whizzes and whirs bathed in gentle arcs of feedback and deep, dubby bass. Funkier than Iaora Tahiti, this entire EP is a gem. 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -arjun http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~arjun