im sorry, but the listening tree and drukqs are by no means the most inspiring releases on warp...why pick aphexs worst album on warp to cite in that arguement....? (sorry i just dont like listening tree - and come on! what about richard d james album...that is inspiring warp stuff....
quoted 102 lines Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:47:36 +0200
> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:47:36 +0200
> From: vektor@oxo-unlimited.com
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] Clark - Totems Flare
>
> There are so many good things I could say about Chris Clark's music that
> this mail could easily turn into a long rant, so I'll just leave it at
> this: I wish I had the patience to put so much attention to minute details
> and also the natural ingenuity in sound sculpting that Chris Clark
> possesses.
>
> His work is the most inspiring stuff that's been released on warp aside
> from tim exile's listening tree since drukqs...
>
> Turning dragon has to be the best one though...
>
> Cheers
> // Veqtor
>
> > Oops, my bad (partially).
> >
> > I was listening to a high-quality VBR MP3, so later I grabbed the actual
> > CD,
> > threw it in the car CD player, and I've never heard such a difference.
> >
> > I still maintain that it's too loud and clips a bit, but I hereby upgrade
> > my
> > opinion from "terrible" to "recommended with reservations" and resolve to
> > switch back to FLAC for my mobile music needs...
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Wendy Branson
> > <speechless1974@gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Hmmm, well I did hear some SERIOUS clipping, especially during Rainbow
> >> Voodoo, which would probably have been one of my favorite tracks
> >> otherwise.
> >> I tried with headphones (the WORST, like having a baseball bat shoved in
> >> your ear), speakers, and car speakers. Did sound best with car
> >> speakers, I
> >> agree.... maybe I'll see if I can find something on the web somewhere...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I did hear this and I actually thought it was amazing. I know what
> >>> you're
> >>> talking about the dynamic range, but I think it grew on me the more i
> >>> heard
> >>> it. I was driving the inland island hiway on vancouver island and had
> >>> it
> >>> cranked with the windows down and it sounded phenomenal.
> >>>
> >>> I am curious if you're hearing what im hearing tho.....
> >>>
> >>> MKid
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 10-Jul-09, at 9:53 AM, Wendy Branson wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Speaking of shouting....
> >>>
> >>> Ok, so has anyone heard this yet? I'm not really familiar with his
> >>> work -
> >>> I
> >>> got it to review for the college radio station where I have a show.
> >>> To me, the recording sounds TERRIBLE - it is twice as loud as it needed
> >>> to
> >>> me and it just sounds ruined. No dynamic range at all. I"m gonna load
> >>> this
> >>> into audacity or something when I get home for shits n' giggles, but I
> >>> already know what I'm going to see. It's one thing if you're a noise
> >>> artist, but this ain't noise, and even most noise has more range than
> >>> this.
> >>> This seems odd to me, since it was reasonably well-composed and had
> >>> potential, as far as I'm concerned.
> >>>
> >>> I've heard a few decent reviews of this from reviewers I trust, so I'm
> >>> wondering if I got a bum CD?
> >>>
> >>> --wendy
> >>>
> >>>
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