Check this out.... :-)
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Review of 76:14 by Global Communication. (From `The Wire', Aug. 1994)
Global Communication are the duo behind Reload, whose `A collection of
Short Stories' was one of the highlights of last year. With a track
listing paying homage to languages as diverse as "Hebrew", "Japanese"
and "Morsecode" you might expect a similar level of invention from this
current incarnation. Wrong. Content to ape the trademarks of existing
idioms (ie that branch of Ambient which exists as one long electronic
hush), their microchip mimicry layers folk rhythms over lunar
landscapes, doing little more than reflect back our caricature visions
of these exotic, alien territories. File under: urban muzak.
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Ouch!
Later on in the same issue, the same reviewer (Susan Masters) writes
about `Germ' (a subject close to my heart as I know the main-man behind
Germ)...
"... A previous release, "The Black Chair " EP, used trombone and
cardboard tube to augment an electronic free jazz with amusing results,
but the new `Gone' LP (GPR 6 CD/LP) is just plain silly. Like a cartoon
monster taking its first few tottering steps it cheekily drools its way
through a whole swarm of pre-lingual splats and splurges. Even the
titles are jauntily monosyllabic, including such grunting, gurgling
epics as "Blib", "Sap", and "Bot".
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Hmmm, not too complimentary! I rather like `The Black Chair EP', even
though the 12" version isn't as good as the original (which appears on
the CD), but I've only heard 'Bot' from the new LP (whilst it was being
composed ;-] - it's good!!) so I can't really defend it too much....
john..
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