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Re: (idm) Dos Tracks :)

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1999-06-02 11:07Michael Upton (idm) Dos Tracks :)
1999-06-02 19:09William Van Loo Re: (idm) Dos Tracks :)
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1999-06-02 11:07Michael UptonI just picked up the latest Atom Heart offering on Rather Interesting. My initial impressi
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Michael Upton
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Wed, 02 Jun 1999 12:07:42 +0100
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(idm) Dos Tracks :)
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I just picked up the latest Atom Heart offering on Rather Interesting. My initial impression is that Dos Tracks :) is a more dry, discrete kind of sound than on any of the other RI releases I've heard. I'll admit I was rather surprised, as it reminds me a lot more of Mego and other "mainstream" (heehee) digital manipulation than I would expect from Atom Heart. As with Mego stuff (and in line with his own comments on them!) I find it all a bit technical, more like exercises than music with any feeling. I am gonna stick at it, because I've only recently got into RI releases in general, but this is the first time I've picked one up and not been immediately blown away. Anyone else have any comments? Oh yeah, I did hear that album of covers (Pop Artificiele?) which was loads of fun, but not really the kind of thing I would shell out for. Michael Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com
1999-06-02 19:09William Van Loo> My initial impression is that Dos Tracks :) is a more dry, discrete kind of sound than o
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William Van Loo
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Michael Upton
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Date:
Wed, 02 Jun 1999 15:09:40 -0400
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Re: (idm) Dos Tracks :)
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quoted 3 lines My initial impression is that Dos Tracks :) is a more dry, discrete kind of sound than on > My initial impression is that Dos Tracks :) is a more dry, discrete kind of sound than on any of the other RI releases I've heard. I'll admit I was rather surprised, as it reminds me a lot more of Mego and other "mainstream" (heehee) digital manipulation than I would expect from Atom Heart. As with Mego stuff (and in line with his own comments on them!) I find it all a bit technical, more like exercises than music with any feeling. > > I am gonna stick at it, because I've only recently got into RI releases in general, but this is the first time I've picked one up and not been immediately blown away. Anyone else have any comments?
My thoughts on Dos Tracks :) (yes, the smiley is part of the title): I like it, very much. I wish it were available on vinyl. I think it sort of sits somewhere between Richie Hawtin's Concept material and Mike Ink's Profan stuff, especially the M:I:5 digital cut-up ish. I had the opportunity to listen to it both on headphones and in the car. I liked both - headphones showed the intricate detail that AH likes to put into his material, and the car was great for that "bump it loud" kind of thing. If I only had a subwoofer in the trunk I'd have been grinning ear-to-ear...as it was, some of the low-end was missing (and wow, is it ever there), but it was fun regardless. Cheers, Bill -- Sigma6 Interactive Media / http://www.sigma6.com dj marathon: june 2 - Solar @ Blind Pig, Ann Arbor june 11 - Motor Detroit - in the Big Room