At 09:24 AM 5/2/94 -0700, Steve Loving wrote:
quoted 6 lines Thanks to Luke for recommending Hallucination Engine.>
>Thanks to Luke for recommending Hallucination Engine.
>...
>Not the best purchase I've made in the last few months -- but not the worst
>either! I will be watching for more Material, 'cause I think it is still
>evolving.
I haven't picked up _Hallucination Engine_ yet, but am a long-standing
Material (and Laswell) fan. You might consider going backwards with
Material; the _Seven Souls_ record is a really excellent release, with some
really awesome tunes and some of my favorite Burroughs overdubs. Also
Laswell's Ambient Dub records already mentioned in IDM are really strong,
with the phattest bass sound of any record I own!
Material has been around since the late 70's, and has had many musical
faces. Laswell has consistently taken the band from excellent electric jazz
related fusions into overtly commercial material and back again, so you have
to be somewhat careful with what records you select. Laswell is also
heavily involved with the Axiom label, which is distributing a lot of music
with a global perspective.
Phil Z