Hello everybody,
Here are reviews of some new CDs i recently bought. The first ones
are 2 new Warp releases and the recycled Plastikman CD.
WAP 44CD - Autechre - Basscad,EP (Basscadetmxs) - Warp records
CD single
tracks: 0,01 Bcdtmx 410 secs
0,02 Beaumonthannanttwomx 493 secs
0,03 Seefeelmx 410 secs
0,04 Tazmx 416 secs
0,05 Basscadubmx 584 secs
This is the CD version of a 3x10" boxed singleset. Missing on this CD
are: Basscadoublemx & Beaumont Hannant's 12/4cadetmx.
This is a collection of some remixes of Basscadet (as you might have
guessed already), a track off 'Incunabula'. The first thing i thought
when i saw this record was: why didn't they release some new tracks
instead of recycling ;-) this track again. The original was already
on 'Artificial Intelligence I' almost one and a half year ago!
Well, the first remix is a bit boring really so we skip to the second
remix which is by Beaumont Hannant. Mr. Hannant, who already released
some _brilliant_ records himself (expect a new CD called
'Texturology' very soon!), uses only the wavesequence of the original
and adds an Aphex-stylee beat and a beautiful strings melody. It's a bit
empty but it works.
The third remix is by Richard James' friends Seefeel, a guitar-band.
(what's a guitar i hear you ask). This remix is quite ironic: a guitarband
remixing an electronic band, it used to be the other way around. Seefeel
also use the wavesequence and not much else of the original. It's got the
typical Seefeel 'long-distance' guitar-sounds with lots of reverb 'n' delay.
Unfortunatly it's a bit too long while too little happens.
0,04 Is IMHO together with together with 0,02 the best reworking of
'Basscadet'. The rhythmtrack is a kind of distorted 'Black Dog'-style
rhythm and again we hear some beautiful strings.
Track 5 is a dub version as the title already suggests. It's the most
'ambient' track on this CD. It's very nice for about 3 and a half
minutes.
A message for all the Dutch Autechre-fans: Wednesday they'll play at the
Mazzo in Amsterdam.
WAP 45CD - Seefeel - Starethrough EP - Warp
CD single
tracks: Starethrough 7m22
Air-eyes 5m31
Spangle 7m15
Lux1 4m26
This is the first release of Seefeel on Warp. It's also the first
release on Warp with guitars on _all_ the tracks.
I must say i didn't really expect very much from this, but it's
actually quite good. Seefeel make a kind of ambient music with
guitars and some samples. They already released 2 (?) EPs and a
full-length (?) CD. Richard James (who?) remixed one of their tracks
and he even DJed at their live-shows, but i guess you know this
already.
I especially like track 1, which has a slight reggae-feel to it, and
track 4, which almost could have been on SAWII. If you close your
eyes while listening to it, you'll expect to be on some distant planet
when you open them again. The other two tracks are very good too, but
track 3 is just a bit too long.
Although Seefeel use guitars, it's not strange to see them on Warp.
Their sounds are so processed with reverb and delay they don't even
sound like guitars anymore sometimes. A nice and dreamy EP.
Both Warp CDs again have beautiful sleeve-designs by The Designers
Republic again.
NoMu 30 - Plastikman - Recycled Plastik - Novamote records
CD-EP
tracks: Krakpot
Elektrostatik
Spaz
Gak Remix
Naturalistik
Spastik
Wellllll, a lot has been said about this already on idm, so i'll keep
this review short. I must say i quite like the Plastikman-releases thus
far. I really enjoy the hypnotic and very percussive work-outs of Ritchie
Hawtin, They're great for dancing _and_ listening. The Atmosphere in the
tracks is really good.
But, as has been said before, the 2 new songs on this CD are not
Plastikman's best. I guess they were some leftovers Novamute could't
resist to release. It's nice to have the other tracks on CD though.
All right. This were my first ever reviews. I hope you enjoyed them.
If you have comments, please mail them to me.
Thank you and goodbye.
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The Netherlands ! !
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