On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Drusca wrote:
quoted 5 lines Well, I think fsck is a masterpiece, but Hotel Paral.lel is pretty damn> Well, I think fsck is a masterpiece, but Hotel Paral.lel is pretty damn
> great too. It's probably the best record on Mego. There are definitely
> similarities in the types of sounds used, but H.P. tends to be more
> static & droney and uses the occasional melody (!). I think Fennesz's
> masterpiece is the "Fennesz Plays" single though. That one's a must.
I second most of the above (though I don't necessarily think Hotel ||
lives up to the hype, a shortcoming that "Plays" renders pretty moot).
However, if Hotel Parallel is "probably the best record on Mego," what
does that make "Fennesz Plays"? Chopped liver?
Anyway, even though Fennesz and Farmers Manual are often spoken of in the
same breath, I think the need to compulsively compare them is only
slightly more useful as comparing Aphex Twin and Autechre because they
were both on Warp. Personally, I think that Seefeel affinity is a more
telling indicator of whether a seat awaits you on the Fennesz Express.
-rob