awesoma_powa@hotmail.com wonders:
<but...does anyone know what the hell mannequin lung sounds like?
everytime i go to the record store, their LP gets all up in my face like
"buy me, muhfuh!" and i'm all like "i don't KNOW you, man." and what
about solvent? hep me!>
Lance's reviews are certainly in the archives but if you just read the one
he posted today about the Emanated comp. you won't be too far off the
sensibility of Solvent - the self-titled CD (Suction 003) juxtaposes fairly
crunchy, sometimes complex rhythm/percussion action with more ethereal,
melodic keyboards plus enough space-noise/sequencer junk to keep it from
being too pretty (unlike Bola - hem-hem!) - it's actually a bit grittier
than the Emanated stuff which means (I'm guessing from your posts) it will
suit you fine.
As for Mannequin Lung and "i don't KNOW" - you should KNOW Plug Research
because it's hard to name an American label with a comparable track record
- M. Lung are also melodic and rhythmically mesmerizing - quite repetitive,
probably pretty Detroit-influenced to many ears and probably the reigning
American answer to Chain Reaction ("silly, weak and tired and most of all,
a stranger" - oops!).
Bob