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1995-08-25 16:00ron smallContrary to what several people have written about Slazenger, it is quite an amazing disc.

From:: ron small <ron@devi.rtvf.nwu.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 11:00:33 -0500
Subject:: Jake

Contrary to what several people have written about Slazenger, it is quite an amazing disc. The sound is big and brash, and it's got polyrhythms to spare. It's got the noises that some call cheezy, but Mr. Paradinas seems to enjoy. I like 'em too. I am eagerly aniticipating the deluge of more of this 'fodder' that seems to be imminently approaching. Best Regards, ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Ron Small Rational Graphics Inc Chicago, USA ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

1995-08-25 20:41Dave ManningOn Fri, 25 Aug 1995, ron small wrote: > It's got the noises that some call cheezy, but Mr.

From:: Dave Manning <dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu>
To:: ron small <ron@devi.rtvf.nwu.edu>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 15:41:39 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: Jake
Reply to:: Jake

On Fri, 25 Aug 1995, ron small wrote:

quoted 3 lines It's got the noises that some call cheezy, but Mr. Paradinas seems to enjoy.

> It's got the noises that some call cheezy, but Mr. Paradinas seems to enjoy. > I like 'em too. I am eagerly aniticipating the deluge of more of this > 'fodder' that seems to be imminently approaching.

I think "cheezy" works for a lot of people that might find "Burnt Sienna" just a tad bit obnoxious. _Makesaracket_ has all the crossover potential in the world - even some of my less IDM-oriented coworkers have been bouncing around to "Megaphonk". It's going to be a good autumn for music fans. Dave .------------------------------------------dave.manning@dreamland.unomaha.edu | "There is no other reality dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu | but our own...." dmanning@synergy.net .-------------------------------------------- dgmanning@aol.com

1995-08-25 16:47Kent WilliamsOn Aug 25, 11:00am, ron small wrote: > Subject: Jake > Contrary to what several people hav

From:: Kent Williams <cadsi.com!kent@elvis.cadsi.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 11:47:08 -0500
Subject:: Re: Jake

On Aug 25, 11:00am, ron small wrote:

quoted 3 lines Subject: Jake

> Subject: Jake > Contrary to what several people have written about Slazenger, it is > quite an amazing disc.

As much as I respect the opinions of the naysayers on Makesaracket, I have to say this may be the disk of the year for me so far.

quoted 2 lines It's got the noises that some call cheezy,

> It's got the noises that some call cheezy, > but Mr. Paradinas seems to enjoy. I like 'em too.

My great-aunt Idonna, who lives in Arcadia, used to have a Poodle called Gigi, and whose stereo came with a set of Longines Symphonette records, has a wicked collection of bongo, cha cha, and hawaiian cheese disks. One summer I was stuck at her house and worked through them. That stuff is the source material for a whole movement of nouvo-cocktail music from groups like Combustible Edison here in the US, and it appears that Mr. Mike has dipped into that motherlode of weirdness for this disk. That goofy organ intro to Megaphonk? imagine hearing it in an Orange County topless bar, where my Aunt Alice, her of the lime green stretch pants and Karen Carpenter fixation, played cocktail jazz for years. I guess what appeals to me about it is that in some weird, disgusting way, this Velveeta Iceberg is the roots music that turned me into a teenage drug addict, and I can't help but love it.

quoted 3 lines I am eagerly aniticipating the deluge of more of this 'fodder' that

> I am eagerly aniticipating the deluge of more of this 'fodder' that > seems to be imminently approaching. >

It sounds like MP has made the rounds with his shoebox of DATS, and wants to flood the market. Good on 'im. -- "I AM PROBABLY THE LAMEST CHARACTER EVER KNOWN TO MANKIND, THE HUMAN RACE, OR THE WORLD IN GENERAL. EVEN IF YOU SHIPPED ME OFF TO JUPITER, I'D KILL OFF ALL THE ALIENS BECAUSE THEY'D DIE OF EXPOSURE TO LAMENESS." - Scott Koladich, in a fit of abnegation. kent.williams@cadsi.com [Kent Williams/CADSI/2651 Crosspark Rd/Coralville IA 52241/(319)626-6700]

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