The existence of the RDJ track, "Aphex Airlines," has already been
mentioned. It is very much unlike anything he's released in the past, to
my knowledge anyways. It's a beatless, noizy track, kinda like what I
understand earlier Zoviet France to sound like. He plays with the
extremely high frequencies *and* extremely low frequencies at the same
time, which makes it very difficult to keep your bearings. It's grating at
times, but it does shift around a bit and it does hold your interest. It
clocks in at 6:18. I love it, personally, but it doesn't really fit in
with the topic of this list.
The Seefeel track is very minimal, even for them. Imagine something from
_Quique_, slow it down a bit, and remove the quitar. There you go. I like
it, but not as much as their other stuff. It's called "Lief."
This pair of CDs highlights those darker, more unpleasant aspects of
ambient music. There are a couple of noizy tracks, but most are just
unhappy and disorienting. Fun for the whole family. :-) Virgin AMBT 4,
7243 8 39810 2 1.
Other artists on the comp are: KK Null/Jim Plotkin, Jim O'Rourke, Ice,
Raoul Bjo:rkenheim, Zoviet France, Labradford, Techno Animal, Paul
Schu:tze, Scorn, Disco Inferno, Total, Nijiumu, AMM, 'O'Rang, E.A.R., Sufi
(from AR Kane), David Toop/Max Eastley, Main, Final, Lull, and Thomas
Ko:ner.
- Adam J Weitzman
INDIVIDUAL, Inc.
weitzman@individual.com