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quoted 1 line Anyone care to comment?

>Anyone care to comment?

Will get one of my votes for IDM album of the year, no question. Dave Walker and Teep like it too.

quoted 1 line No vox, I hope?

>No vox, I hope?

Most of the first disc has vocals. The second disc doesn't. The only bad track on the whole thing is "Wishful Thinking" which doesn't fit the album at all. The string arrangements on the first disc are superb. The drum programming on the second disc is incredibly intricate. 10/10. Highest recommendation. This was the only music I played in my car for two months after I got it. Anyone have any comments on the "Starchasers" singles? Am I the only one who's figured out the ciphers in the sleevenotes? C. -- Chris.Hilker (cspot@hyperreal.org)

Chris.Hilker (cspot@hyperreal.org) said:

quoted 3 lines Will get one of my votes for IDM album of the year, no question. Dave

>Will get one of my votes for IDM album of the year, no question. Dave >Walker and Teep like it too. >

King Britt had also highly recommended this album to me, hence my question, as I haven't heard anything beyond the one track on the FutureMusic CD, which was quite good (and instrumental).

quoted 3 lines No vox, I hope?

>>No vox, I hope? > >Most of the first disc has vocals.

Thank you for the info, Chris. What kind of vox, then? Rap? Divas? Prefer my jungle straight up, no diva mixers. 3

Che wrote:

quoted 2 lines Does this mean that a 40minute track like "Blue Room" wouldn't track? Or

> Does this mean that a 40minute track like "Blue Room" wouldn't track? Or > does it have to be split across 2 singles?

As I recall, the very reason for the length of the "Blue Room" single was to poke fun at the silliness and arbitrariness of the UK chart rules. As time goes on, it seems the singles rules become ever sillier and _more_ arbitrary. I recall reading that this latest move was allegedly intended to reduce the number of dance singles on the charts, as those are the ones most likely to featur extensive remixes and long track lengths. -d.w.

Zenon wrote:

quoted 1 line Anyone care to comment?

>Anyone care to comment?

I'm waiting for the US domestic version, which should be out next month. The import copies I'm seeing are way overpriced. Chris Hilker wrote:

quoted 1 line Anyone have any comments on the "Starchasers" singles?

>Anyone have any comments on the "Starchasers" singles?

In the meantime, I bought the 2nd "Star Chaser" single, which has mixes by Photek, DJ Spinna, & Shawn J Period. The Photek mix is pretty minimal - vocals, percussion that never reaches d&b intensity, a short organ chord stab that's used percussively not melodically, and subtle synth whooshes. The snare is more of a side stick than a snare. Makes me want to hear the original so I can figure out what he did. The Spinna mix sounds like one of my mid-70's thrift store soul records - very straightforward bass & beat w/ mellow synth noodlings on top. The Period remix is of "The Action", and is a laidback rap track w/ a synth solo towards the end. Sorry, didn't buy the 1st "Star Chaser" because one track was the album version, and the mix by 4Hero had the word "Vocal" in the title so I passed on it.

quoted 1 line Am I the only one who's figured out the ciphers in the sleevenotes?

>Am I the only one who's figured out the ciphers in the sleevenotes?

It looks like a simple substitution cipher, which is easy to break by decoding the short words and working from there. I remember in 4th grade these girls thought they'd protect the notes they passed by encoding them w/ a substitution cipher. They were really pissed that it took me 5 minutes to decode one of their notes. To tell you the truth I don't pay much attention to liner notes, so I haven't bothered to crack this one. On a side note, I've spotted a disturbing trend. The Star Chaser singles are both really short - the one I bought is 16 minutes. Last month I seem to remember Kier of The Dog Squad expressed regret at having to reduce the latest Black Dog single to 20 minutes to allow it to chart. It seems whatever bunch of idiots is in charge of the charts in the UK has reduced the allowable length of a single to 20 minutes. So CD buyers can look forward to paying more per minute of music. Sounds like a conspiracy by the majors, and the independents have to play along if they hope to chart (very important for most records). Fucking greedhead assholes. I really enjoyed those singles that were as long as a typical Kraftwerk album - they made CDs cost effective. Does this mean that a 40minute track like "Blue Room" wouldn't track? Or does it have to be split across 2 singles? Che