Quoting omz <omz23@speakeasy.net>:
quoted 25 lines does anyone have any recommendations for other> > > > does anyone have any recommendations for other
> >> > artists or tracks that might do me right in this
> >> > vein?
> >>
> >> Mood-wise, I hear some similarity in Electric Birds' 'Strata Frames'
> >> and maybe even the 'Ele' / 'Entain' by Vladislav Delay. But I don't
> >> think anyone really has that housey feel that Jan Jelinek gets in there
> >> with the more ambient and conceptual aspects.
> >
> >I think the Delay comparison/recommendation is very apt.
> >
> >My opinion about the Jelinek record differs from what I've heard the
> >majority of people say. I picked it up after all the praise I saw, even
> >from people whose tastes I trust, but wasn't impressed. I actually got rid
> >of it. I'd much rather listen to Delay's records, who I thought it sounded
> >very similar to. I thought it had too much of what I call a "fashion
> >boutique house" feel, the kind of stuff they'd play at like an Armani
> >store or sumthin. That kind of music where the harmony is just static
> >minor seventh chords modulating up and down really annoys me. It's the
> >ultimate cliche when dance music people try to sound "jazzy".
>
> I would have to agree-I was none too impressed with this record,
> especially after hearing all the praise of it. Vladislav Delay runs
> circles around this material IMO. And his Luomo project is a perfect
> example of how to do house music right...
I find Jelinek's releases under the Farben moniker more enjoyable
than his 'loop finding jazz' stuff.
As for Luomo, Delay certainly got the house groove thang going, but
I had difficulty getting over/around/through the cheesy vocals.
alan/beyond...sound
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