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From:
Ben Coffer
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Date:
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 19:42:47 +0100
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Re: (idm) chill out
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In message <199808051704.SAA28942@gateway1.sema.co.uk>, WARD Giles <Giles.WARD@sema.co.uk> writes
quoted 9 lines On 05 August 1998 15:17, Jeremy J Graham wrote:>On 05 August 1998 15:17, Jeremy J Graham wrote: >> As somewhat of a late-comer to the ambient thing, could someone tell me >> something? Is KLF's "Chill Out" a really awesome beatless ambient album >> or is it more beat-oriented ambient? > >Mainly beatless, though it does get going in places... Loads of slide >guitar, some fellow shouting about Mojo, train noises, Elvis, Acker Bilk's >'Stranger on the shore', the Radio 1 Rock Show featuring Tommy Vance, bits >of the KLF chart singles, sheep and other noises I can't quite remember.
Hmmm how about most important of all...those rather lush chords of 808 state's Pacific State which appear out of nowhere at one point. Reaaaaaally nice...:) -- Ben Coffer http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/