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From:
David K. Collins
To:
Jeffrey Kihn
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Date:
Fri, 23 Sep 1994 01:34:58 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: Delerium/Woob/Extreme
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On Thu, 22 Sep 1994, Jeffrey Kihn wrote:
quoted 2 lines Was curious enough to give the new Delerium a test spin, and not to> > Was curious enough to give the new Delerium a test spin, and not to
quoted 4 lines paroxyms of joy, and generally good beats. BUT, the beats are all> paroxyms of joy, and generally good beats. BUT, the beats are all > lifted quite obviously from your favorite bands (FSOL, Orb, Enigma, > etc.), the voices are doubtless all from world music CDUs (except for > a dandy, angelic live vocalist), and that Front Line Assembly industrial
I heard the (I think) previous album, the one with Saturn on the cover... I was so annoyed for it sounds like Bill just trying to cash in on the Ambient thing. I mean, 2001/HAL 9000 samples? I thought that the Shamen exhausted that one back in 1989.(Actually, they did it brilliantly "phorward"). And lots of (by that time) typical space samples. Sampling liberally from Vangelis' 1492 soundtrack didn't help in the originality department. This short new album description leaves me wondering if he creates anything of his own. I haven't heard any of the Oliver Leeb stuff, but I would guess that it sounds like someone else with technoed Front Line Assembly bits garnished overtop. But this is my opinion and is not a judgement call on you buying the album or liking it. c-ya chris clarke