Hehehe, I got my copy form the big chill!
Yeah, it's amazing...really like...wow.
How do they do it though?! (Wendy, I'm looking at
you!)
--- Helix Tradesman <paelon@hotmail.com> wrote: >
Hadn't seen anyone comment on it yet (although maybe
quoted 59 lines that's because it was
> that's because it was
> just released yesterday), so:
>
> If you hadn't heard the hook for Rewind (or
> Hexstatic for that matter) it's
> that every single song created by them, is modelled
> out of video clips.
> Their work with Coldcut on Timber and Natural
> Rhythms was fantastic (and
> available on the Timber and Atomic Moog 2000 CD
> Singles as quicktime
> videos). Rewind is an album of funky electro breaks
> with crazy samples
> galore. I would hesistate to compare Hex to any
> single artist, as much of
> their stuff is an amalgam of other genres, although
> Coldcut would be the
> obvious choice to draw relations with. Stand out
> audio tracks include
> Communication Breakdown, Deadly Media, Machine Toy
> and Kids Can Dance. Stand
> out videos include Machine Toy, Ninja Tune, Auto,
> and Deadly Media (!!!).
> The downside to the album is that, as with most
> albums, there is very little
> diversity in styles of the tracks, and as much fun
> as electro breaks are for
> 4 tracks, at 12 they wear me down. The audio mix of
> Ninja Tune leaves a
> little to be desired, and sounds like a track I will
> skip on relistens,
> although the video is pimp. Also, at 42 minutes,
> this is one svelt release.
>
> Which leads me to my question: What the hell took so
> long? I saw Hex a bit
> more than a year ago, and I remember seeing probably
> 8 out of the 12 videos,
> and none of the new vids (with the exception of
> Auto) really knock my socks
> off. Also why isn't Hex touring _now_ that the album
> is out? Get 'em out
> there with 3 huge screens and Chris Cunningham vids
> during the set changes
> again. Having Hex open for Coldcut would be
> fantastic.
>
> Anyhow, as far as the remix things go, they're
> decent, but if Ninjas are
> listening the Amon Tobin remix thing on his
> microsite is the best designed
> interface. Give a good keyboard interface to all the
> remix things and
> they'll be great.
>
> Overall Rating: 8/10
>
> Cheers
>
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