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1999-05-11 15:48bacchanal>>reviews of the speedy j fax release? Here's just a track by track breakdown, maybe someb

From:: bacchanal <cmc1@email.ecaard.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 11 May 1999 10:48:36 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX review

quoted 1 line reviews of the speedy j fax release?

>>reviews of the speedy j fax release?

Here's just a track by track breakdown, maybe somebody else can expand on it. 1: Starts off with a soft, floaty tone for the first two minutes or so, various other elements are brought in and out for the rest of the track: nice bass tones, some high pitched tones, watery effects, etc. It's all about harmony. 2: Resonant synth noises...kind of dolphin-sounding, and a bit of a claustriphobic vibe. 3: Deep smooth bass and a moody keyboard line. It's slightly reminicent of Ae's "Yulquen," but better. Two minutes in, some nice chords appear, upping the melancholy factor a whole lot. 4: Short track, 3:41 of an "I-can-die-happy-now" sort of melody. Very pretty. 5: Similar to track 2, resonant pulses w/some background droning. 6: Opposite of track 5, resonant droning w/some background pulses. Semi-spooky harmonies. 7: Structured synths. Eleven minutes in, the main theme begins to gradually slow down, and by the time the track is over at 17 minutes, the individual notes have become pleasant, barely-there drones. In certain ways, this track reminds me of Cage's "Four Walls" This is a really nice album, nothing "groundbreaking" (whatever that means these days), but comfortable and enjoyable in its own way. Comparisons to SAWII are obvious, and this album is very similar, but more polished and with less of the occasional creepiness that shows up occasionally in the former. Highly recommended. -chris

1999-05-12 05:03laermOn Tue, 11 May 1999, bacchanal wrote: > Comparisons to SAWII are obvious, and this album i

From:: laerm <laerm@voicenet.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 12 May 1999 01:03:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX review
Reply to:: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX review

On Tue, 11 May 1999, bacchanal wrote:

quoted 3 lines Comparisons to SAWII are obvious, and this album is very similar, but

> Comparisons to SAWII are obvious, and this album is very similar, but > more polished and with less of the occasional creepiness that shows up > occasionally in the former. Highly recommended.

any recommendations on similar releases with more-than-occasional creepiness? dark ambient is nice, but when it comes from the standard dark and scary guys, it gets boring and predictable. SAWII's dark bits are real nice cuz aphex is not of the dark-and-spooky camp. same goes for biosphere. * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# some roads are only seen at night/ghost roads - nothing but neon signs but some nights the neon gas gets free/and turns into walking dead like me icq:5562209

1999-05-12 05:33Aaron S MichelsonExcerpts from mail: 12-May-99 Re: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX r.. by laerm@voicenet.com > any re

From:: Aaron S Michelson <asm2+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To:: laerm <laerm@voicenet.com>, <idm@Hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 12 May 1999 01:33:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX review
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Excerpts from mail: 12-May-99 Re: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX r.. by laerm@voicenet.com

quoted 5 lines any recommendations on similar releases with more-than-occasional

> any recommendations on similar releases with more-than-occasional > creepiness? dark ambient is nice, but when it comes from the standard dark > and scary guys, it gets boring and predictable. SAWII's dark bits are real > nice cuz aphex is not of the dark-and-spooky camp. same goes for > biosphere.

Global Communication - 76:14 Reload - A Collection of Short Stories Definitely have their dark, creepy moments..... Aaron

1999-05-12 15:24Tomas Jirku>Global Communication - 76:14 >Reload - A Collection of Short Stories > >Definitely have t

From:: Tomas Jirku <tomas@yirku.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 12 May 1999 11:24:57 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) Jochem Paap FAX review

quoted 4 lines Global Communication - 76:14

>Global Communication - 76:14 >Reload - A Collection of Short Stories > >Definitely have their dark, creepy moments.....

if it's dark and creepy that you're going for, look no further than Thomas Koner (of porter ricks fame) and his many releases on Mille Plateux. ahhh, so minimal and so beautiful. tomas

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