quoted 9 lines From: Ethan Clauset <eclauset@webslingerZ.com>
>From: Ethan Clauset <eclauset@webslingerZ.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] smash tv
>Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 17:15:06 -0400 (EDT)
>
>anyone heard the new 12" ?? unfortunately I thought that song was the
>worst thing on their recent full-length... up there with the safety
>scissors "puddle" song for embarrassing & unnecessary vocal tracks.. just
>wondering if it fares any better with the remix treatment..
interesting... the only safety scissors tracks that really held my interest
on the plug research full-length were the ones you disliked so much. the
rest of it was ok too, but these were the most interesting because they
strayed from the formula the most.... it's the fact that his voice is not
the best that makes it work for me though :-)
i am listening to the smash TV 12" right now for the first time. the A1
won't thrill you no doubt because it's the same version on the
full-length... but the modeselektor remix is pretty interesting. it's a
slightly more IDM-influenced reworking, less dancefloor... and the vocals
are played down a lot, less integral to the track. the vocals are dominant
on the other 2 versions on the flip, and barbara morgenstern actually adds
(presumably her own) female vocals to it. it's an interesting variation but
entirely successful... however, this was again one of my favorite tracks on
the Smash TV disc... so i enjoyed it throughout more or less. The
Modeselektor mix is the best, with the Grom B1 mix coming in close 2nd. i'm
actually sort of surprised you like Smash TV much at all if you dislike the
vocoder vocal treatments, only because it seemed like such a regular thing
on that album, every other track practically. ("I Love You Now" remains one
of my favorite BPitch selections!) Actually the Electrified CD is one of the
most interesting additions to the whole new wave electro crossover thing,
really strange sounds, weird vocal treatments, etc., without completely
retreading what's gone before, or rather instead creating something that
sounds to my ears genuinely new.
And as a final aside, the Modeselektor 12" (In Loving Memory) which just
came out a few weeks ago is excellent!
matt
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