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1997-03-25 02:03Greg Earlejohn/i'mallergictomyShiftkey/bergmayer wrote: > What is with Powerpill, anyway? How old wa

From:: Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 18:03:28 -0800
Subject:: (idm) Re: fs/t rare-ish AFX track

john/i'mallergictomyShiftkey/bergmayer wrote:

quoted 4 lines What is with Powerpill, anyway? How old was RDJ when he did the Pac-Man

> What is with Powerpill, anyway? How old was RDJ when he did the Pac-Man > song? I have the record coming to me, for which I paid way too much, and > I just got the Only For The Headstrong CD. I was expecting really bad > grinding noise Techno, but what I got was really bad House/Rave/something.

The original Powerpill 12" is great, with some mixes containing really booming bass. It used to remind me of Meat Beat's "Helter Skelter" in some ways, rhythmically. A friend got the "Only For The Headstrong" Vol .2 CD and we listened to the version on there and it was far worse than the stuff on the original 12"; watered down and basically lame. I suspect you'll like the 12" a *lot* better than the "Only For The Headstrong" compilation track. In other news: since MMM chided us about still talking about Orbital and The Prodigy, I'll mention something different: Riz Maslen's Neotropic album ("15 Levels of Magnification") is an absolute Must Buy. What a phenominal record this is. Stylistically varied, slammin' tracks, multi-layered, lots going on, and in general a true "Caution: Brain At Work" release. Fabulous. - Greg

1997-03-25 18:46random junkOn 25-Mar-97 Greg Earle wrote: >In other news: since MMM chided us about still talking abo

From:: random junk <jsd@gamespot.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 10:46:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: RE: (idm) Re: fs/t rare-ish AFX track
Reply to:: (idm) Re: fs/t rare-ish AFX track

On 25-Mar-97 Greg Earle wrote:

quoted 5 lines In other news: since MMM chided us about still talking about Orbital and

>In other news: since MMM chided us about still talking about Orbital and >The Prodigy, I'll mention something different: Riz Maslen's Neotropic album >("15 Levels of Magnification") is an absolute Must Buy. What a phenominal >record this is. Stylistically varied, slammin' tracks, multi-layered, lots >going on, and in general a true "Caution: Brain At Work" release. Fabulous.

you know, i really *respect* this album - it's intensely well done. clever. musical. well-produced. sonically excellent in every respect. but it just doesn't *move* me at all! it's so obviously a personal vision of a sonic world, i feel like i should really dig it, but it just washes over me and leaves me utterly cold. oh well, i still listen to it a lot. maybe someday i will *feel* it as well. Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- System Administrator SpotMedia Communications

RE: (idm) Re: fs/t rare-ish AFX track