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1999-08-05 20:57Philip SherburneOK, I'm going to ask the following, and I'm probably going to start another God-awful Aute

From:: Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:57:20 -0700
Subject:: (idm) MaS -- Swap?

OK, I'm going to ask the following, and I'm probably going to start another God-awful Autechre-imitators thread, which I really DON'T mean to do. But fuck it. How is the Swap 12"? Is it *any* different from any other recent MaS 12"s? I tend to buy them out of habit, even though they don't often do much for me. But I've been listening to the Aemic 10" a bit lately, and it's got its moments. So as far as Swap goes: redeeming virtues? Or more of the same? Sorry I had to reopen this can of worms, phil

1999-08-10 12:03Jeff Davis <pHlow>On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:57:20 -0700 , Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com> said: >OK, I'm going

From:: Jeff Davis <pHlow> <pHlow@earthlink.net>
To:: Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com>
Cc:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:03:49 GMT
Subject:: Re: (idm) MaS -- Swap?
Reply to:: (idm) MaS -- Swap?

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:57:20 -0700 , Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com> said:

quoted 12 lines OK, I'm going to ask the following, and I'm probably going to start another

>OK, I'm going to ask the following, and I'm probably going to start another >God-awful Autechre-imitators thread, which I really DON'T mean to do. But >fuck it. > >How is the Swap 12"? Is it *any* different from any other recent MaS 12"s? >I tend to buy them out of habit, even though they don't often do much for >me. But I've been listening to the Aemic 10" a bit lately, and it's got its >moments. So as far as Swap goes: redeeming virtues? Or more of the same? > >Sorry I had to reopen this can of worms, >phil >

full review @ http://www.urbansounds.com/home/styles/electro/swap-untitled.html summary: good, groovy, if not totally groundbreaking, autechronica. enjoyable, but doesn't stray too far from the centerline. i gave it a 7 out of 10. np: to rococco rot: telema peeeeeeeeece, -- Jeff Davis pHlow@earthlink.net fn:216.533.6303 fx:216.266.2310 text:2165336303@mobile.att.net pHlow.linx: home.earthlink.net/~phlow/ Bochum Welt: www.bochumwelt.com Rotator Locator: hyperreal.org/music/rotator/

1999-08-05 21:10david turgeon> How is the Swap 12"? Is it *any* different from any other recent MaS 12"s? > I tend to b

From:: david turgeon <david@evolutiontech.com>
To:: Philip Sherburne <philip@ask.com>
Cc:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 17:10:48 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) MaS -- Swap?

quoted 4 lines How is the Swap 12"? Is it *any* different from any other recent MaS 12"s?

> How is the Swap 12"? Is it *any* different from any other recent MaS 12"s? > I tend to buy them out of habit, even though they don't often do much for > me. But I've been listening to the Aemic 10" a bit lately, and it's got its > moments. So as far as Swap goes: redeeming virtues? Or more of the same?

i have both the aemic 10" & the swap 12" & i like both almost equally. what the swap lacks in melody the aemic has, & what the aemic lacks in edge the swap has. swap is more distorted, there is less layering. the sound is altogether rawer. compared to the recent while 12", this is definitely in the funkstorung/mas vein, but it's still a pleasant listen. track a2 has been playing on my turntable quite a lot recently. i would say buy it unless you're really jaded with the genre. personally i don't like much of what i heard on skam but i'm really getting into musik aus strom & funkstorung. (that may surprise some after my 'funny' post on fng vs ae, but as much as autechre seem to veer into boredomland with each successive release, funkstorung has done it the other way around to me. obviously your mileage may vary.) -- david

Re: (idm) MaS -- Swap?