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+------ Brother Alphabet wrote:

quoted 19 lines Greets!

> > Greets! > > Has there been any traffic about 'BT' around here? > > I was checking this disc out - kind of half heartedly when I realized that > it was not as much fluff as I thought it was - In thinking it was the next > 'Robert Miles' I sort of disregarded it as serious digs, but as I began to > pay attention somewhere in the second disc I began to be amazed - First at > the fact that Tori Amos redefines 'lyrical techno' far over the heads of > predecessors such as Sunscreem or OpusIII - and then the guy throws on > an extended melody/mix, then a 43 minute track, and then 'Divinity' > finishes the disc off - leaving me going DAMN! Let's just hear that AGAIN! > > Where did this guy come from, how has he gotten Tori Amos into the > project, and what other than this 'Ima' double CD does he have released so > far? > > I hope seriously that I am not standing here in the dark about this guy.

+------ I listened to the first disc of this twofer in a store which had a listening station. I am glad you have reviewed the second disk which intrigued me but I couldn't listen to because they only had the first disc in the magazine. BT, or Brian Transeu, does sound a little bit like Robert Miles on the first disc. I guess that is a compliment or a complaint depending on whether you like Miles or not. Both he and BT I imagine are proponents of "popular" ambient/techno. I suspect there are some that would like to keep this music more esoteric in order for it to be of more value to the select few. Note the threads about Rolling Stone and Tower's Pulse magazine on trying to reach wider audiences. This is not a criticism but an observation since I want to be as exclusionary as anyone else that has an inside track on something which is enhanced by it's almost secretive adherents. Oh well, I guess, I am for it now! This weekend I bought Tangerine Dream's "Collection" which is a compilation of their earlier work. It is really quite impressive when one considers that it was recorded 20+ years ago. I also bought Underworld's "Toughest in the Infants" which I think is quite exceptional. I bought it based solely on a single track from a 1995 NME "singles of the week" compilation. It is a real toetapper. The mention of Tori Amos brings me to a very caustic review of her work in a recent New Musical Express. They absolutely trashed a dance remix EP of "Professional Widow". The only musical criticism they could muster is CD cover of her breast feeding a piglet! What a bunch of fucking cretins. Tori Amos, Bjork and Saint Etienne have been prolific and interesting front runners in turning their tunes into dance oriented offerings. There is music I like and music I don't like. The music I don't like is not necessarily bad or crap! Alec McKay

On 25 Jan 1997 22:30 -0600 (-1100), Brian Davis wrote to me:

quoted 5 lines I think the difference between Tori and Bjork/St. Etienne is that

> I think the difference between Tori and Bjork/St. Etienne is that > the later tend to work with more experimental/interesting dance artists > while Ms. Amos tends to work with BORING(IMHO) house people.... > (BT achieving only a 8 on my personal annoy-o-meter; as opposed to the > usual Amos dance remixes which easily rate 10s)

I can't stress enough just how good the Rabbit in the Moon remix of BT's Tori Amos collaboration. It's a breathtaking trance epic worthy many spins. I'm pleased that something productive came out of their collaboration. tanzmusik "sinsekai" (rising high) Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson --------------------------------------------------------------------- aw-teck'r (autechre) "Everything you Know is Wrong" For reviews, interviews, art & trash http://www.on-it.net/~aaron/ aaron@defiant.on-it.net

On 26 Jan 1997 19:46 -0500 (-1000), LOgre wrote to me:

quoted 2 lines I have a stupid question.. Is Rabbit in the Moon another band? I keep

> I have a stupid question.. Is Rabbit in the Moon another band? I keep > seeing remixes with that same name

yep. Rabbit in the Moon is a separate entity. Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson --------------------------------------------------------------------- aw-teck'r (autechre) "Everything you Know is Wrong" For reviews, interviews, art & trash http://www.on-it.net/~aaron/ aaron@defiant.on-it.net

In a message dated 25/01/97 19:10:22, you write:

quoted 4 lines The mention of Tori Amos brings me to a very caustic review of her work

> The mention of Tori Amos brings me to a very caustic review of her work > in a recent New Musical Express. They absolutely trashed a dance remix EP > of "Professional Widow". The only musical criticism they could muster is > CD cover of her breast feeding a piglet! What a bunch of fucking cretins.

Oh, don't start with this one. This is truly a shit and awful record, and if it ever gets to number one in the US like it has here, you too will be driven to despair by this truly mind-emptying piece of garbage. To think she (or her label) had the good sense to use Carl Craig in the past, next they'll be using Technohead as remixers. On Now? Hornet - u-Ziq