Gee, I'm surprised that nobody's posted a review of SAW II yet... I know
a handful of you out there have the promos, but nobody's speaking up!
Well, I guess I'll have to take the initiative. Here's a tracklisting
(basically just times, the press kit didn't include the pictures) and a
review will follow once I've fully digested the work for the ninth time...
Aphex Twin:#4-45482 (Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2)
1. 7:22
2. 6:27
3. 7:35
4. 8:50
5: 3:26
6: 8:42
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1. 5:01
2. 6:47
3. 9:48
4. 7:09
5. 2:38
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1. 7:17
2. 7:54
3. 5:30
4. 4:39
5. 2:01
6. 7:13
7. 5:51
8. 4:06
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1. 7:03
2. 7:24
3. 11:21
4. 5:39
General review: This thing is massive... Quite a bit of it sounds like
"On", and there's significant use of vocal bits and echoed piano.
Generally, the whole thing is *very* minimal, not as whacked-out as RDJ's
Rephlex stuff tends to be. If you want to get a feel for what it's like,
have a listen to Quino-Phec some 22 times... Many of the tracks make use
of just one sound, and emotionally the album has a very melancholy feel.
There's one track with any percussion to speak of, and it feels like
Quoth except it churns rather than pounds. Reminds one of Eno in many
places, and seems to represent a certain maturity on Richard's part
(although these were probably recorded when he was, oh, five :) )
US persons buy it March 22 without delay. Save your pennies now.
Track-by-track comes later when I have time, unless someone else wants to
jump in...
Peace,
Matt
<(hcy)>