jan.
thanks so much...indeed it was my first time to EU and also i did take many
pictures too....not sure about the "twinkling eyes" though =]
GM
quoted 57 lines From: "Jan!" <j.moesen@student.unimaas.nl>
>From: "Jan!" <j.moesen@student.unimaas.nl>
>To: "Greg::Malcolm ." <gemalcolm@hotmail.com>
>CC: idm-l <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] belgian lister help me out?
>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:10:33 +0100
>
>>http://www.urbanmag.be/reboot01072001/html/super/artindex.html?rubriek=muziek
>
>>click on the KRAAK3 festival review...it's in flemish and unfortunately
>>i don't speak it...
>Flemish = Dutch, so people from the Netherlands could help you too.
>Anyway, I've got an exam on Monday, so I'll only translate the bit about
>Twine :-) Go on you native speakers, come out of your shells!
>
> >Het Amerikaans tweetal van Twine was voor het eerst in Europa en dat
> >was duidelijk te merken. Met haast kinderlijk enthousiasme maakten ze
> >gedurende de hele dag foto's van alles wat enigszins bewoog en ze
> >stonden bij haast ieder concert met pretlichtjes in de ogen mee te
> >knikken.
>The American duo "Twine" made their first appearance in Europe, and one
>could sure tell. With an almost childlike enthousiasm they took pictures
>of anything that moved even slightly, and with each concert they were
>nodding along with twinkling eyes.
>
> >Zelf moeten ze in muzikaal opzicht in ieder geval niet onderdoen voor
> >hun collega's: het vorig jaar verschenen Circulation (op Komplott) is
> >een meesterlijke exploratie van geluiden en structuren, dat zowel
> >ge?nspireerd is door de experimentele elektronica lichting als door de
> >elektro-akoestische composities van Stockhausen en co., een doordacht
> >en organisch spel van akoestische en elektronische klanken, ongrijpbare
> >stemgeluiden en ambientsferen.
>When it comes to music, they certainly don't have [erm - buggy
>translation :-] to be second to their colleagues: Circulation (which
>came out on Komplott last year) is a brilliant exploration of sounds and
>structures, inspired both by the experimental electronica and the
>electro-acoustic compositions of Stockhausen and alike; a
>well-considered and organic game of acoustic and electronic sounds,
>intangible vocals and ambient atmospheres.
>
> >Dit jaar verschijnt er nieuw werk op labels als Bip-Hop en Hefty en we
> >konden er alvast een voorsmaakje van proeven. Eerste vaststelling:
> >beats! Terwijl die op Circulation bijna consequent vermeden werden, was
> >hun live-set doordrongen van gemuteerde en abstracte beats, die het
> >geheel weliswaar wat meer punch bezorgden maar tegelijkertijd de
> >subtiliteiten inperkten. Wat resteerde was een sterke set glitch, die
> >echter de innovatieve architectuur, die hun plaat zo overrompelend
> >maakte, ontbeerde. Maar toch: krachtig en veelbelovend. Te ontdekken!
>This year, there's new work coming out on labels like Bip-Hop and Hefty,
>and we already got a sneak preview [at the festival]. First conclusion:
>beats! Whereas on Circulation they were almost consequently avoided,
>their live set was full of mutated and abstract beats, that indeed gave
>the whole a bit more punch but at the same time limited the subtleties.
>What was left was a strong set of glitch, though lacking the innovative
>architecture that made their album so overwhelming. Yet still: powerful
>and promising. Yours to discover!
>
>
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