To: Tony Evans <tony@chemeng.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: Global communication review in `The Wire' plus Snivilisation
[slagging of Global Comms. 76:14 deleted]
quoted 3 lines Does anybody want to disagree with this? A friend whose opinions I>Does anybody want to disagree with this? A friend whose opinions I
>trust basically had the same taste in his mouth after listening to
>this. Is it really that bad?
Well, I really like it so there! Seriously, I got this and Snivilisation
on Monday and it must be said that it's Snivilisation which has blown me
away - 76:14's very nice but it just doesn't go anywhere particularly
(see under Namlook, P.) However, put it on late at night, roll up a biggy
and lie back and you'll find it's very pleasureable :)
Snivilisation - well, this is something else. Orbital lose the plot big-time
and leap out of the 'IDM' ghetto (ie chuntering sequencers and bleeps) into
something rather scarier - 15 min. of atonality and female vocals over mad
breakbeats on Are We Here, minimalist Nymanesque piano on Kein Trink Wasser,
strange sub-Orbian gurglings on I Wish I Had Duck's Feet, thrashy Crass
punk guitar bits on ??? (memory loss - what's that :)
It's very I but not so much D; like some of the best bits of Black Dog, you
probably need several more feet than I've got to dance to it - but what the
hell. It's well worth getting, anyway (couldn't you tell from the tone of
this review), 'cos it shows where the genre's going (I hope.)
Cheers
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