artist : bochum welt
title : module 2
label : replhex
catalouge : cat042cd
summary : melodic, beat-y, and clean music that makes me think
'electronic.'
why, why, why does such a wonderful cd have such hideous packaging?
i know it's supposed to be campy, but this cd deserves better.
most of the tracks are fairly mid-tempo pieces, with logical
progressions... nothing too terribly abstract here, just great
to listen to. that's not to say it's simple, this has a lot of
depth, particularly in the use of particular sounds which would
seem out of place or cheezy in other contexts. i don't have the
familiarity with the gear to identify what's originating all of
those sounds, unfortunately. :)
i can only use simple words to describe this release: melodic,
clean, dynamic. i liked it almost immediately, and haven't grown
tired of it. almost every track on here makes me smile. i can sort
of see where it has a slight retro edge to it, which perhaps the
packaging is referential to.
one weird thing i notice is that there are some strange extremely
high portions which i wonder if were intended, particularly in
track 3, "paph." they're the kind of thing you might not even hear
if your speakers don't have a great enough range. just odd.
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