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From:
Stephen Kelly
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Date:
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 03:20:46 PDT
Subject:
(IDM-r) prion - ep - polyp
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<19980803032200.11301.qmail@hyperreal.org>
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idm-rev.9808.gz
artist-prion, title-ep, format-cd-r, label-polyp something for fans of skam, v/vm, mas, etc. track one - features lo-fi sounds set against mournful strings and subtle breakbeats. prion seem to have got the knack of making you want the songs to last a lot longer, bit like bytes era black dog. really cheeky use of eighties sounds in this and the other tracks. track two - old school breaks distort over the industrial undercurrent of this track, not dissimilar to the recent gescom remix of push button objects, but much harder/faster. don't be put off by the t'pau sample. track three - sort of short interlude, live recording (by the sound of it) of the beginning of track four over which someone is heard to say "it sounds shit to me" then track four begins. track four - easily the best track on the ep. a remix/reworking of a propaganda tune from long ago. the vocals are compressed and wrapped in very distorted breakbeats. the strings are sinister and really give this track it's edge. if you liked mask2 then this is definately up your street. track five - track four ends like it began, it switches to a live recording, this time same person is heard to say "it still sounds shit". i think it's only available mail order in the uk, like previous polyp releases, but it's definately worth the effort. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com