Hi there list peoples! Review for you.
Last night, Sunday the 18th of April, Frigid (excellent electronic
chill-out type club in Sydney) was treated to a live performance from
Thug, aka Tim Koch from Adelaide. Tim would be known to people from his
track on the Lucky Kitchen comp Blip, Bleep (or is it Bleep, Blip? Not
in front of me right now... Great comp.)
Last night he was launching his new album on Aural Industries (= AI, new
Sydney electronic label, run by another listmember, John
turbo@zip.com.au). The quality of the music was fantastic, well
in-keeping with similar international artists. Not sure what comparisons
could be made, but perhaps a slighty less drum'n'bass-y Jake Mandell
(although some of the beats were a bit d'n'b), slighty less ambient SKAM
type stuff, older Rephlex or Warp (yes, such as the AI series) and so
on. The melodies and harmonies were spot-on, and the beats never too
repetitive or simple. A good mixture of the weirded-out experimental
with a more accessible sound. It's music that obviously took an effort
to produce, and therefore rewards the listener. In other words, just
what I look for in good music ;)
When Thug's album ("Isolated Rhythm Chock") becomes available from the
mail-order places (S://kimo etc) I highly recommend it.
Peter.
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your brain cells dance" -Michael Karoli of Can, quoted in Wire mag.