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>> 4th world most played 21.11.96: >> Plod Aircheck Cassette

and Franz added: e> I heard this was a real goodie... ;) Now that you mention it. I've been awfully negligent about reviewing or hyping things lately. Anyways. I got this tape too, and also I lucky enough to have one with the added bonus track 'fuzzy knight'. According to the inlay 'Aircheck' is Plod's second demo cassette, their first one 'Pni' was released under their a.k.a. LhIX. I've played the tape many times now, which is unusual for me as playing tapes is not one of my favourite passtimes. The opening number 'Aircheck' immediately captivated my attention. Analogue sounds, beats and tears ... I LOVE it. A bit distorted here and there but then I'm no sound purist. (one of my fav indie guitarbands 'Flying Saucer Attack' are meant to be recorded over the top) The second track '<-L' is definitely my favourite. It's supposed to be a tribute to an old boyroomcompanion (Commodore C-64), but to me it sounds like it should have been dedicated to early morning bathroom rituals. The synth first sounds like someone brushing his teeth, this effect being confirmed by a sample of one of those hot air things to dry your hands with in public conveniences. Nice catchy melodies, dry, dry beats ... the giggles. I'm ready to face the world once again. Taiga's opening sounds make me go 'oh wow' .... a feeling remeniscent of the feeling I got when first listening to JEGA. (Had to get that one in again) Anyways. I'm not doing a track by track review. I get distracted by the music playing anyhow. The melodies are good, the acid sounds take me away, but mostly the beats are doing it for me. Always different, some dry and harsh, some really fat, and then the mu-ziq style tearing squelchy ones ... (squelching seems very fitting for a group named Plod). Enough. I want to listen to the music again. You all should! Just get eggschell@ts.umu.se to send you a demo, so you can hear for yourself why this tape has me in it's grip. Autechre, AFX, mu-ziq, Richie Hawtin, JEGA .... Helen OnNow: Plod - Aircheck

quoted 5 lines Plod Aircheck Cassette

>>> Plod Aircheck Cassette > >Now that you mention it. I've been awfully negligent about reviewing or hyping >things lately. Anyways. I got this tape too, and also I lucky enough to have >one with the added bonus track 'fuzzy knight'.

Hey, *extremely* lucky! Only ten copies have the extra track. They come in blue cover as opposed to the usual yellow one.

quoted 3 lines According to the inlay

>According to the inlay >'Aircheck' is Plod's second demo cassette, their first one 'Pni' was released >under their a.k.a. LhIX.

That's true, they had to change their name because it was already in use. Their first demo is pretty similar to their second.

quoted 3 lines The opening number 'Aircheck' immediately captivated my attention. Analogue

>The opening number 'Aircheck' immediately captivated my attention. Analogue >sounds, beats and tears ... I LOVE it. A bit distorted here and there but then >I'm no sound purist.

The clavis could have been louder, too.

quoted 2 lines The second track '<-L' is definitely my favourite. It's supposed to be a

>The second track '<-L' is definitely my favourite. It's supposed to be a >tribute to an old boyroomcompanion (Commodore C-64)

Hey, why didn't I think of that! So many times I've been typing "<-L" while loading games...

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>but to me it sounds like >it should have been dedicated to early morning bathroom rituals. The synth >first sounds like someone brushing his teeth, this effect being confirmed by a >sample of one of those hot air things to dry your hands with in public >conveniences.

Actually, it's supposed to be a sewing machine.

quoted 2 lines Taiga's opening sounds make me go 'oh wow' .... a feeling remeniscent of th

>Taiga's opening sounds make me go 'oh wow' .... a feeling remeniscent of the >feeling I got when first listening to JEGA. (Had to get that one in again)

"Taiga" is my favourite.

quoted 3 lines Enough. I want to listen to the music again. You all should! Just get

>Enough. I want to listen to the music again. You all should! Just get >eggschell@ts.umu.se to send you a demo, so you can hear for yourself why this >tape has me in it's grip. Autechre, AFX, mu-ziq, Richie Hawtin, JEGA ....

That's eggshell@ts.umu.se, not eggschell@ts.umu.se. Invest for the future. Johan. ,,, /'~'\ ( 0 0 ) +----------------------------oOOO--(_)--OOOo----------------------------+ Johan Jaatinen Electronic music maker Anika@Info.LiU.SE Oooo. Radio DJ MU WILL RISE AGAIN .oooO ( ) Vegetarian +-----------------------------( )----) /------------------------------+ \ ( (_/ \_)

quoted 1 line Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

>Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

Yes. It's actually very nice, more ambientish and less funky than their previous output ("Aircheck" and "Pni" demo tapes). My favoutite tracks are "Choutette" and "Dilly-builder", they are the kind of songs that will make you feel glad when you're in a bad mood. On the whole it is a very glad demo with flowers on the cover and all. Their most original work so far I suppose. It's hard to point out anything concrete that hasn't been done before, but if you think more about it then the song structures are pretty original since they don't just base everything on loops like many contemporary IDM artists do. Check out the upcoming interview with Plod on Radio Edit if you can. (I guess only one of you can. :)) Any other comments on it? I know there are several people that have it... Oh, if you want the tape then it's available for free-ish from eggshell@ts.umu.se or plod@ts.umu.se, if there are any copies left. Cheers, Johan. ,,, /'~'\ ( 0 0 ) +----------------------------oOOO--(_)--OOOo----------------------------+ Johan Jaatinen Electronic musician Anika@Info.LiU.SE Oooo. Radio DJ MU WILL RISE AGAIN .oooO ( ) Vegetarian +-----------------------------( )----) /------------------------------+ \ ( (_/ \_)

quoted 1 line Any other comments on it? I know there are several people that have it...

> Any other comments on it? I know there are several people that have it...

Oh yeah it's really fucking good, I've been listening to it quite alot in my car. Really nice stuff, as good as anything I've been listening too. Skam should be calling you two geezers any day now :) And don't be so modest Johan, that Mr. Blip and Mr. Blop tape is sounding really good as well. You IDM musicians are a pretty sorted lot. (<- please forgive my use of aphexisms.) Speaking of which, I got my copy of the Aphex Twin heroes remix today. Beatless, all strings...who would have thought? Just wanted to make the spotters jealous... _____ / ,-,_) /,_) (/ RESH Live & Direct from the G-Spot, Orange County, California, USA http://www1.linkonline.net/fresh/fresh.htm

quoted 1 line Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

>> Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

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> (Johan) > Any other comments on it? I know there are several people that > have it...

This sure is one great tape. Listen to it once and think "Hey, I've heard this before". Listen to it twice and think "Hey, this is not bad". Listen to it five times and think "Wow, this is really good stuff". Then make a tape full of only Dilly Builder and put it on auto reverse :) This sure is a tape I would like to have on CD. The ambient parts coexists nicely with the rhythmic parts. The symbiosis is wonderful. This band is going to be big.

quoted 2 lines Check out the upcoming interview with Plod on Radio Edit if you

> Check out the upcoming interview with Plod on Radio Edit if you > can. (I guess only one of you can. :))

Of course I will. ;)

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> (Gonzi) > And don't be so modest Johan, that Mr. Blip and Mr. Blop tape is > sounding really good as well.

Make another tape full of only Harmony of Machines and put that on auto reverse as well. (No, not at the same time! :) Words are not enough to describe neither that song nor Ormulum. Amazing stuff. / Mattias My music? http://www.dtr.isy.liu.se/~mattias/music/music.html -- Mattias Svanstrom | Email: mattias@isy.liu.se Division of Data Transmission | Phone: (+46) 13 28 1350 Department of Electrical Engineering | Fax: (+46) 13 28 1339 Linkoping University, Sweden |

Hi Johan,

quoted 1 line Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

>> Anybody listened to Plod's new demo 'backgammon' yet?

JJ> Yes. It's actually very nice, more ambientish and less JJ> funky than their previous output ("Aircheck" and "Pni" JJ> demo tapes). I've never heard 'Pni', but I've got Aircheck (which I reviewed some time ago). Aircheck sort of grabbed me straight away, but I took some time to get into 'Backgammon'. I don't know exactly why exactly. JJ> My favoutite tracks are "Choutette" and JJ> "Dilly-builder", they are the kind of songs that will JJ> make you feel glad when you're in a bad mood. I've rather taken to 'blot' ... 'dilly-builder' is actually my least favourite track :-) JJ> Oh, if you want the tape then it's available for JJ> free-ish from eggshell@ts.umu.se or plod@ts.umu.se, if JJ> there are any copies left. I got my copy quite a while ago but as I was in a non-writing mood I never got round to reviewing it. Still, I was rather curious to hear other peoples' opinion so I asked in idm ... quite a few positive reactions too! Helen - Reeeeeeloadddddd ... OnNow: Slowdive - Pygmalion

I have to add myself to the people who have given positive reviews of O' Boy by Plod, it really is a delicious cd, those who would like to live in a world of lush Selected Ambient Works 1-style music can't go wrong here. The five tracks can just be stuck on repeat,both relaxing and engaging at the same time. There is a real development of tracks and a B12/Black Dog method of both building and twisting the melodies used. Often reminds me of the emotional qualities of Cylob but without such abrasiveness. Ae and Aphex influences are certainly here although Plod are maturing and developing a style of their own which I will be keen to watch out for in the future. Dilly Builder, from their last tape (Backgammon) was one of my favourite tracks of last year and this ep/album continues at that level and gets even better. What I particularly like about this music is that it is so damn listenable, Its almost as if Plod are saying that weve gone beyond experimentalis and want to come back to making music we can really listen and engage with. If you dont own a copy try and beg, borrow or steal one - when these guys get a contract you'll be wishing you had one of their early and very rare discs! wp: Plod - O'Boy (twice in one night, whats wrong with me?)

Hey, I've been off the list for several months and now when I get back all talk of this Plod disc. Is there anywhere that one might still obtain it? Or is this one of those Ultra-Limited, no-chance-someone-as-out-of-the-loop-as- you-could-find-it releases?

At 13:54 1998-04-23 EDT, Upaka wrote:

quoted 4 lines Hey, I've been off the list for several months and now when I get back all

>Hey, I've been off the list for several months and now when I get back all >talk of this Plod disc. Is there anywhere that one might still obtain it? Or >is this one of those Ultra-Limited, no-chance-someone-as-out-of-the-loop-as- >you-could-find-it releases?

My bet is to try Modernmusic. modernmusic2@earthlink.net They're the only dealer that will ever carry the disc. Bye, Fe. inf: 908285 | F. ENMARK | SWEDEN = ) = =-= = pop: http://gargamel.com/plod -/ - - - ] www: http://gargamel.com/frankie = =.. =-= = .

Hello. I thought the Plod track on Worm's alt.frequencies3 was pretty groovy. Anyone know of any other work he's done, or is likely to release in the near future? -- /\/)ark headspin - http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

At 10:42 PM 3/19/99 +0000, you wrote:

quoted 5 lines I thought the Plod track on Worm's alt.frequencies3 was pretty groovy.

> >I thought the Plod track on Worm's alt.frequencies3 was pretty groovy. >Anyone know of any other work he's done, or is likely to release in >the near future? >

There are two Plod six-track cassette-only releases called Back Gammon and Aircheck as well as one cdr ep called O'Boy. As you know Plod also appear on the Worm Interface Alt.Frequencies3 comp and are scheduled to release an album in the near future on the same label. For more info check the official Plod website at: http://gargamel.com/plod or e-mail Plod member Franz Enmark at frankie@gargamel.com -->-Lance--- mclance@nacs.net lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

Isn't Franz 1/2 of Plod? He has one or two cdrs out, I believe. He's on the list as well...or was, anyway. I know he's on Whitezone. Franz....you out there? jeff Mark Stevens wrote:

quoted 10 lines Hello.

> Hello. > > I thought the Plod track on Worm's alt.frequencies3 was pretty groovy. > Anyone know of any other work he's done, or is likely to release in > the near future? > > -- > /\/)ark > > headspin - http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

-- jeff ...Great times and noodle salad. dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..." ICQ904008

quoted 8 lines From: "ISDS" <isds@robertsyork.freeserve.co.uk>

>From: "ISDS" <isds@robertsyork.freeserve.co.uk> >Subject: Alternative IDM definitions > >Since the definition 'Intelligent Dance Music' has provoked such, ahem, >debate, (as if it really matters) I suggest we change IDM's meaning to >something more palatable. Possibilities: > >Impressively Difficult Music (a personal favourite)...

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Hello IDMers, I was glad to get beautiful present on my birthday - (may be) the best album of year 2000 - Plod "Pillow Talk". It's a wonderful music filled with warm and grief. (Worm Interface label must be renamed to Warm Interface ;) I don't like a comparison of music, but for those people who like: some influence Autechre "Incunabula" is present. And I think it's very good. ;) Roman NP: Plod "om man blas dom i nosa sa nys dom" (my favorite track!) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

before anyone asks,this comes from plods mailing list newsletter. -------------------snip---------------- got a releasedate for the album: feb 14, valentines day. gives you an idea what it's about. ---------------------------------------------------- PLODABILITY MAILINGLIST. VISIT ---> gargamel.com/plod --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org