My 10 cents on Alec,
A friend gave me 'Generation Star Wars' because he knew I was into 'that
distorted shit'. I was pleasantly surprised. Upon the first listen,
RDJ came to mind. SAW II type ambient plus a few great distorted
tracks. After more plays Alec's unique style came more apparent. A
very diverse chap, this Alec.
After that introduction, I've been buying all of his releases (except
for ATR). 'Low on Ice' is more on a ambient tip but still very good.
As for 'the Destroyer' that one I use to torture my asshole downstairs
neighbors (along with 2 of the Universal indicator GREEN records mixed
together, not beatmatched) They retaliate with showtunes and their
horrible singing. They always loose, wimps...
One other release of his that I haven't seen discussed is 'Hypermodern
Jazz 2000.5'. The first time I heard it, I thought it was crap...months
later I was checking out all the tracks on different speeds and found a
couple of gems among the dog shit. This album is very wacky and if you
can get past the goofy keyboard pounding, has it's moments. It's kind
of like lounge jungle on speed.
Typical Alec Empire track titles:
Walk the Apocalypse
God Told me How to Kiss
Get Some
I'm Goinna Die if I fall Asleep Again
The Unknown Stepdancer
Chilling Through the Lives
Many Bars and No Money
My Funk is Useless
Slowly Falling in Love
Dreaming is a Form of Astrotravel
Is Alec Empire a very happy person? I don't know, but I like his
music...
brock
np: Spacetime Continuum - 'remit recaps'