On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Arthur Purvis wrote:
quoted 1 line Some of these are old but whatever. I acquired them all recently.
> Some of these are old but whatever. I acquired them all recently.
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quoted 3 lines that awful carl craig innerzone orchestra record which is, well, awful.
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> that awful carl craig innerzone orchestra record which is, well, awful.
> Really, really offensively awful.
You know I thought the same thing when I first got it. I was like, what
the hell is this? I had the innerzone orchestra remixes of bug in the
bass bin (which were fantastic) but the album did not sound like those.
Programmed is a difficult album to listen to. There isn't any messed up
dsp effects or odd programming; it is just difficult. So the other day I
finally sat down with it and played it out on my home stereo (instead of
in my car). And I found myself liking it. In the end, the album is an
enigma. It is jazz, it is techno, it is something else. But now it works
for me. A difficult album with normal sounds.
Lastly, the album had a lot of hype. I don't think it lives up to that
but it is a nice attempt to fuse different genres.
in short it is a grower...
your mileage may (and will) vary...
-daniel: Head Monkey: Mad Monkey Records:
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