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2006-05-17 14:48David Sim [idm] Alex Smoke - Paradolia
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2006-05-17 14:48David SimI occassionally bitch about the lack of reviews / people enthusing about stuff that they'v
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[idm] Alex Smoke - Paradolia
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I occassionally bitch about the lack of reviews / people enthusing about stuff that they've heard posted to IDMl, and then fail to do anything about it. So here's a token effort. I picked this one up earlier in the year, and have dug it out again. recently. It's very nice. It's not strictly IDM (it's probably tech-house or something, with a few downtempo moments) but it really hits a lot of the same buttons - imagine the looping melodies of chimes, bleeps and melancholy pads from IDM grafted on to gently jacking beats. The downtempo tracks, meanwhile, move into the same sort of space that Merck's acts were exploring a few years ago, minus the overt hip hop influences. Both sorts do the job quite nicely. It's not quite all-killer no-filler - a couple of tracks feel like they're going through the motions - but there are a lot of gems, and the whole thing flows together very nicley. All in all, it's well worth picking up. Dave -- "And then what do they do?" "Er, quadratic equations mostly, sir. Fiendishly difficult ones by all accounts." This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org