From: "M Mercer" <vletrmx@hotmail.com>
quoted 3 lines Safety Scissors: "Parts Water" (Plug Research) From
> Safety Scissors: "Parts Water" (Plug Research) From
> what I know this is the only Safety Scissors release
> available on CD.
Yep, that's right.
quoted 3 lines SS is pretty much stripped down tech-house sounding > stuff, with some more downtempo m
> SS is pretty much stripped down tech-house sounding > stuff, with some more downtempo moments. "Parts
> Water" crosses over between these sounds
> continuously over the course of its duration.
Hmm... I dunno, I think his sound has a bit more going on than just that. There're live guitar parts, all kinds of clunky percussion bits (a la Herbert/Doctor Rockit) and the vocals you mention.
I wrote a review of three Plug Research releases for Igloomag.com ... here's what I wrote about 'Parts Water':
The only Safety Scissors stuff I had heard prior to 'Parts Water' was his EP on Force Tracks, which I'd describe as fairly typical of that label: dubbed out tech-house. This album, then, came as quite a surprise. It begins with "Two Letter U's", a swinging thing with a slow groove pushed forward by stabs of what may have once been a horn section. The feel is fairly driving, but constantly falling back to a scattering of digitally mauled sounds. As the track develops a jokey organ solo bursts out of nowhere, followed by a vocal part that sounds more like a recording of a slightly disappointed drainpipe.
Not quite what I was expecting, I have to say. I had been told that Safety Scissors sings on this, and plays some guitar, but I wasn't really ready for the light-hearted mash up that constitutes most of Parts Water. The tech elements I was anticipating are there, particularly on the full blown song "Stormy Weather" and the instrumental dub out "Before(Less)", but they are only a relatively small part of the whole proceedings.
While loads of fun, a lot of the tracks on Parts Water sound a little awkward and lacking in a mood that pulls the interesting elements together. Probably for this very reason, I found the vocal tracks to be the most successful on the whole. If you are not one for words in your music, then steer clear.
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Since I wrote that review in November I've listened to the album maybe 5 times, if that's useful info to know.
Michael
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