genesis writes:
quoted 5 lines right out and buy the Abduction LP by Eat Static. This can be found on>right out and buy the Abduction LP by Eat Static. This can be found on
>Planet Dog Records out of England. This LP has the finest tunes I've heard
>in a great long time.
>
> Has anyone else heard this? Wow.
yes i reviewed it for IDM in issue 1.3 of my review series.
here it is again:
Eat Static - Abduction
Planet Dog BARK CD 001
132 7:21 Prana
136 6:29 Gulf Breeze
142 6:46 Kalika
118 8:39 Splitting World
134 6:41 Kinetic Flow
142 8:13 Forgotten Rites
102 7:56 Abduction
138 6:07 Intruder
130 6:29 Xenomorph
135 6:07 Inner Peace
I nearly shit a brick when this disc commenced with yet another sample
of Terence McKenna. Please God, I prayed, cause all the recordings of
this man's voice to be erased immediately. Fortunately, it was only a
3 second sample and there are NO MORE anywhere else on the disc! (Tim
Leary, Gen P-Orridge, McKenna - if I never hear these voices on record
ever again, I will be VERY happy.) Even more fortunately, the music
on this disc is really incredible. "Prana" is a wonderful bouncy
techno tune with some lovely analog squelches. "Abduction" is a
gorgeous trip, with a long ambient intro leading into a memorable and
pretty melody. This is quality stuff! One thing I should mention is
that the songs actually *go places*! Yes, they have direction, rather
than being 8 minutes worth of loops. Right on. And despite the
prevalence of high tempi, the songs are absolutely NOT typical
headbanging hardcore.
Summary: Solid album of intelligent listening music - danceable and
highly melodic. 9/10.