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Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:02:25 PST
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Re: (idm) weak afx
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On Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:29:35 -0500 grav@juno.com (chris r graves) writes:
quoted 8 lines the AFX is pretty weak, it>>the AFX is pretty weak, it >>doesn't sound anything >>like what he's been turning >>out lately, nor does it >>sound like older material. > >oh, well that definitely explains >why it must be pretty weak, eh?
Here's some of my impressions. The Mealtime comp on the whole is quite good, with the live Jega, Mould, Mu-ziq remixes, Point Blank, and yes...the Horse Opera tracks coming in on the top of the heap for me. The Aphex track, however, I feel to be one of the weaker tracks on the comp. It seems to rely on several rather cliche'd samples (such as a funk guitar riff and a rather stale drum break) to drive the track forward. All in all, it ends up being a rather boring stab at a genre that many consider to be getting tired as it is. Despite the Aphex track though, I gotta admit that I really love the comp, and I'm still lovin' that drill shtuff... --brian rachielles idm review archive: www.geocities.com/paris/metro/9160/idm.htm audio on kcsb fm santa barbara intelligent techno/dnb: www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/club/4980