Got mine in the mail yesterday. I've had a bit to listen to lately, so I
haven't really given this the time it deserves yet - but I REALLY have
to say that Noah has expanded his vision a great deal from those early
Pacman tapes. I've heard this described as "downtempo", but I think
that's a bit of a misnomer. It sports a bit of a downtempo influence,
but it has too much of a playful/experimental streak running through it
to fit neatly into that slot. This is fun and interesting to hear and
will be a while in my player. Really nice and highly recommended.
Unexpected lush feel every now and then (next to a crunch here and
there) and some very lovely melodies bubbling through this. From his
earlier work, this isn't what I might have expected. Sometimes it's like
a soporific Matmos doing funky analogue synths. Did I "win" this in one
of those "1st X # of people responding in Y time gets one " deals? Yup.
But I'm not returning a favor (i.e.buttkissing) here. I'm saying it
because it's true. This is NOT your average homespun jingle disc. I'm
crossposting because it belongs on both lists in the same way BoC
might. Great packaging, too. Buy some, try some.
jeff
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jeff
"10,000 people all screaming the same thing at the same time are wrong,
even if they're right."
dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..."
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