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jknee@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
On 30 Oct 1995 AJSOLOMON@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU wrote:
quoted 2 lines hi,> hi,
> now playing: Intermix, if you don't have it, you should.
I have it! If you are refering to the first, self-titled cd that is.
This cd is sooooooooo underrated. Maybe because it was released on
Third Mind, a borderline techo-industrial *shudder* label.
And being that this is Leeb/Fuhlber, Intermix has a hint of industrial
black eyeliner to it. Sure, it uses obvious samples (Hellraiser...)
and rhythm tracks long since tired out. But, what I always liked
about this cd, was that most of the songs have melodies that build
and build......real emotion. And instead of just randomly throwing those
samples around haphazardly, they incorporate them in a way that melds the
hip-hop, techno, and industrial sounds they create. The glue that holds
the songs together, not just for flashyness. I appreciate the subtleties of
Autechre and Seefeel, but Intermix's appeal lies in their washes of synth
and cathcy bass-lines. Not subtle at all, but not cheesy or generic
either. Their second cd, well that's another story. It's quite
easy to tell that the first Intermix cd predates the whole AI series,
but I find it to be head and shoulders above the whole Messiah/Lords
of Acid/Eon genre of techno. It's definately well worth a listen
for those who are understandably skeptical..........