At 05:09 PM 3/2/2000 -0600, you wrote:
quoted 16 lines ...the sounds represented on> >
> > ...the sounds represented on
> > Traceroute come across as harsh grating seemingly
> > random bursts of white noise that was interesting
> > for a fleeting few seconds and painful to listen to
> > for the remainder of the album.
>
>That's pretty much the way I imagined it would sound, actually :)
>There's something to be said for pure systems music as a starting
>point, but what's more interesting to me is when the systems music is
>used a just a starting point. Just don't give me the raw shit unless
>it's magically excellent.
>
>I guess Oval is sort of a decent example of this - their stuff is
>based on some seemingly simple systems (skipping CDs), but it's been
>refined way past just clicks & skips.
Unfortunately the Traceroute lp sounds completely raw. The
electronic data-noise isnt just a starting point, it is the only
sound/noise on this album. Keep in mind i'm a big fan of wildly
experimental music but this was just too much for even my ears
to take. Brash noise with a capital oi.
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