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quoted 2 lines AND, BTW, since I have your ear (eye?) is anyone familiar with another

>> AND, BTW, since I have your ear (eye?) is anyone familiar with another >> Thrill Jockey artist, Rome?

quoted 3 lines Been hearing lots about them and just recently picked up their album and

>Been hearing lots about them and just recently picked up their album and >12" - haven't listened yet but supposed to be pretty dubby and not very >idm-y.

I bought their CD after reading a blurb from 4th-world that described it using the words "skeletal drum and bass" in that order. Well, there's no drum-n-bass, but some of drums and, well, some bass. I'm afraid there's no dub either, to my ears. The record starts with some uneven but listenable distorted drones, not unlike Seefeel in texture, but far less polished sound-wise and musically. That lasts for a while before a harmonium comes in, noodling most-aimlessly. When the drums start, they are live-sounding and loosly-played. No true beat is established- rather a cacophony of echoing tom-toms, harmonium, and drone continue till fade. All that doesn't sound bad on paper, but it really does fail to go anywhere. I was really surprised at how little I could find to like about it. The rest of the record follows suit- in all a pretty uneven proposition. Calls to mind a comment someone made in passing not too long ago about Thrill Jockey's sound (throw-away). That having been said, I still own it, and it's useful enough as a source of noise in a mix. Also, one track is mixed by a member of Tortoise, which may interest some. From what I hear on this list, Rome have a compilation appearance or two that are more interesting than their other work- one on Macro Dub Infection 2 maybe. cheers, Brad