quoted 9 lines Repeatae qualities that I like. By this I mean that perfect blend of> >Repeatae qualities that I like. By this I mean that perfect blend of
> >hauntingly beautiful ambient melodies, harsh noises, and driving rhythms.
> >Should I pick up FSOL's Dead Cities next?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> Look for Reloads "A collection of Short Stories". Public Energy no.1 sounds
> very similar to it.
> You might also want to check out Twisted Science "Blown" sweet and violent.
second on the Reload, definitely a good grab. in the crazed vein, though
distinctly different from Ae and Speedy (difference is what were looking
for, right? repitition has to be pretty sublime to be tollerable), you
should check the mego, touch, a musik, mille plateaux, and musik aus strom
labels. cd format might be tight, but there is a lot of treats.
mego's release by general magic and pita, "live and final fridge," is beat
oriented music created by a conspiring kitchen appliance. you'll find
yourself wondering if the light really does go off when the door's closed.
you'll climb inside to find out and end up rotting with all your produce.
it's that good.
on touch, the new farmers manual, 'fsck,' is a mindbending concept map for
electronic music. very blueprint in nature, all sounds seem very distinct
and well placed. tidy but complex, inter-reference rather than
interference. kind of a modernist architects take on the entire genre
of electronic abstraction. their take on thrash metal about midway
through the cd redeem every preteen's fantasies of spurting blood and
rocket launching guitars. those boys bought computers. great. the
rehberg + bauer sounds promising, but i have yet to hear it.
i don't know what a musik has on cd. maybe just the wabi sabi and the
L@n. the holosud 12 is a bit noisier. compact lo-fidelity gems.
mille plateaux has some intense noise. i think the sidewinder "colonized"
was released on mille before being released on virgin. the sidewinder
stuff is pretty heavy, pretty caustic, pretty un-pretty. pluramon's "pick
up canyon" and the "electric ladyland" comps are worth checking out for
some metal twist and buzz. the chrome releases are sweet heaviness, but
alas, except for the already recommended panacea, missing from the digital
realm.
digital hardcore has some acrid heartattack music on the market as well.
check the Atari Teenage Riot for some imperfect interface between
analogue punk and circuitry. the borg, wetware, the displeased sound
your stereo makes when you douse it with a gallon of bile.
vvm's "priveleged frames" is keen if you want the weird edge. the new cd
comp 01161 (right #?) has got some fucked up moments (and i think a track
from someone on the list?). first cut is especially ornery when it hits
the punching bag--about a minute of drillbit beats, modulating
occasionally, at a steady amphetamine bpm. the sound in your head right
before your heart explode.
sorry for the vague reviews--at work without access to the music.
operating purely from a wasted memory.
rw
np--joni mitchell: court and spark (huh? righteous).