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At 11:39 AM 3/2/2000, you wrote:

quoted 5 lines Anyone heard the record 'Traceroute' by USBS.

>Anyone heard the record 'Traceroute' by USBS. >I read the liner notes in the store today. It seems >that a couple of Swedish characters have recorded >a bunch of network traffic and converted it into >soundfiles. What's it sound like?

Yes, I checked this one out last month. I usually love everything that Ash International does and I also work with networks & internet connect every day so those types of 'semi-organised noise bursts' are familiar to me. But the sounds represented on Traceroute come across as harsh grating seemingly random bursts of white noise that was interesting for a fleeting few seconds and painful to listen to for the remainder of the album. Maybe I just havent given the release enough time to sink in but if first impressions say anything, mine say 'approach this release with caution.' -->-Lance--- lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 10 lines It seems

> >It seems > >that a couple of Swedish characters have recorded > >a bunch of network traffic and converted it into > >soundfiles. What's it sound like? > > ...the sounds represented on > Traceroute come across as harsh grating seemingly > random bursts of white noise that was interesting > for a fleeting few seconds and painful to listen to > for the remainder of the album.

That's pretty much the way I imagined it would sound, actually :) There's something to be said for pure systems music as a starting point, but what's more interesting to me is when the systems music is used a just a starting point. Whether this means refinement through processing, setting up a more specific system so the output is aesthetically please, whatever, just don't give me the raw shit unless it's magically excellent. I guess Oval is sort of a decent example of this - their stuff is based on some seemingly simple systems (skipping CDs), but it's been refined way past just clicks & skips. Bill / dj marathon -- AppNet MidWest Interactive [formerly Sigma6] / http://www.appnet.com now available: http://techno.ca/cognition/show598.htm always on: http://www.chromedecay.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

At 05:09 PM 3/2/2000 -0600, you wrote:

quoted 16 lines ...the sounds represented on

> > > > ...the sounds represented on > > Traceroute come across as harsh grating seemingly > > random bursts of white noise that was interesting > > for a fleeting few seconds and painful to listen to > > for the remainder of the album. > >That's pretty much the way I imagined it would sound, actually :) >There's something to be said for pure systems music as a starting >point, but what's more interesting to me is when the systems music is >used a just a starting point. Just don't give me the raw shit unless >it's magically excellent. > >I guess Oval is sort of a decent example of this - their stuff is >based on some seemingly simple systems (skipping CDs), but it's been >refined way past just clicks & skips.

Unfortunately the Traceroute lp sounds completely raw. The electronic data-noise isnt just a starting point, it is the only sound/noise on this album. Keep in mind i'm a big fan of wildly experimental music but this was just too much for even my ears to take. Brash noise with a capital oi. -->-Lance--- lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

The record is the starting point. *c William VanLoo wrote:

quoted 34 lines It seems

> > >It seems > > >that a couple of Swedish characters have recorded > > >a bunch of network traffic and converted it into > > >soundfiles. What's it sound like? > > > > ...the sounds represented on > > Traceroute come across as harsh grating seemingly > > random bursts of white noise that was interesting > > for a fleeting few seconds and painful to listen to > > for the remainder of the album. > > That's pretty much the way I imagined it would sound, actually :) > > There's something to be said for pure systems music as a starting > point, but what's more interesting to me is when the systems music is > used a just a starting point. Whether this means refinement through > processing, setting up a more specific system so the output is > aesthetically please, whatever, just don't give me the raw shit unless > it's magically excellent. > > I guess Oval is sort of a decent example of this - their stuff is > based on some seemingly simple systems (skipping CDs), but it's been > refined way past just clicks & skips. > > Bill / dj marathon > -- > AppNet MidWest Interactive [formerly Sigma6] / http://www.appnet.com > > now available: http://techno.ca/cognition/show598.htm > always on: http://www.chromedecay.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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