Interesting - the packaging of the slipcase and wallets is very similar to
the Autechre EPs 1991-2002 set that came out years ago. I'm glad to see CD
releases are still being made.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:29 PM Dave at EAR/Rational Music <
ear.rational@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 26 lines I wholeheartedly second this recommendation! It’s rare, I mean RARE that I
> I wholeheartedly second this recommendation! It’s rare, I mean RARE that I
> get excited about new releases these days, but this recommendation is spot
> on.
>
> Dave
>
> On Apr 9, 2021, at 1:27 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You can look it up on other sites but I prefer bandcamp:
> https://seefeel.bandcamp.com/album/rupt-and-flex-1994-96-1
> (link to all the platforms: https://warp.ffm.to/rupt-flex)
>
> Since this is 2021 and Seefeel's heyday was before some IDM list
> subscribers were born, here's why this is important. For me personally,
> the AFX remixes on "Pure,Impure" were the gateway drug to what's currently
> known as IDM.
>
> Generally though, Seefeel had a completely fresh take on rock music. They
> were nominally part of the Creation Records shoegazer thing, along with My
> Bloody Valentine, but they were well out beyond MBV in terms of sound.
> It's hard to even describe how fresh this sounded at the time: A weird
> mismatch of post-rock, isolationist ambient and dub, they also had really
> good songs and a unique approach to structure and repetition.
>
>
>