quoted 6 lines (I have done some web research, but I almost exclusively find simply
> (I have done some web research, but I almost exclusively find simply
> discographies and other mostly objective information; I need something
> more subjective. I would also appreciate being directed toward useful
> sites/archives for this and similar information. For this list, I left
> out anyone for whom I could find sound samples, as they make written
> suggestions on the sounds in question vitually obsolete.)
You know, there used to be something called the Hyperreal review
archives. They've been off line for nearly a year. It was a nice
commodity. I'm sorry they've been ignored for so long.
My Luke Vibert page has a decent review archive, and several
on-line sound samples:
Snapping Fuss/Avantgardism, Dark Matter/Breakbeat Science 1,
Controlling Transmission/United Mutations 3,
All My Fingers (Freaks Remix)/Reedone, Get Your Head Down/Ninjacuts,
Cheesy (Gigolo)/Plug 2
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/9242/
B12. B12. I'm sure everyone on this list has an old, forgotten favorite.
A group whose recordings are rare, special, and hardly listened to. B12
fits that description for me. My first entry into the AI series, if I
recall. B12's music is both cold and warm but not luke. Massive Detroit
influence. _Time Tourist_ was an understated favorite from last year.
You have to go into a B12 recording not expecting to be immediately
satisfied. Some say that _Electrosoma_ wasn't a fully realized work. I
just thought it required more attention. Smooth tunes, and, in my
opinion, the only Warp artist that has ever fulfilled the AI description
of smooth listening music for post-club mornings.
I like Underworld because their music is often abstract. The lyrics fuck
with you as much as the music does. Never cared for _Dubnobass_, apart
from Surfboy, becuase I thought it was tacky. _Secondtoughest_ is a top
notch album. Very moody and has the perfect amount of soul.
Luke Vibert is about to eclipse Dave Brubeck as my favorite musician.
And that's saying alot.
grant.h.horne
http://delta.is.tcu.edu/~ghhorne/