quoted 3 lines Freaky Chakra - Lowdown Motivator CD (Astralwerks)>Freaky Chakra - Lowdown Motivator CD (Astralwerks)
> There is much to dislike about Freaky Chakra's debut album:
>liberal use of trite, canned percussion effects,
er, like what exactly? it all sounds pretty unique to me.
quoted 1 line showboat guitar wanking>showboat guitar wanking
the use of guitar is actually pretty minimal.
quoted 1 line the hackneyed "Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven,">the hackneyed "Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven,"
hackneyed?!? as far as i'm aware, the definition of hackneyed is
"something that has been done before." if you've got a line on more stuff
like "Budded", i want to know about it.
quoted 1 line epic overproduction>epic overproduction
i suppose if you're used to listening to something like aphex twin that
suddenly encountering a well-recorded and professionally produced LP can be
quite a shock.
quoted 2 lines However, patient listeners will gradually learn to appreciate the>However, patient listeners will gradually learn to appreciate the
>infectious energy and rich textures of the album's first two tunes.
huh. i liked 'em right off the bat.
quoted 3 lines Both>Both
>demonstrate that Freaky Chakra's formula can work with the proper
>attention to detail.
this is just a sick statement. you have no idea how daum works - the guy
is a fanatic. i can honestly say that i've never been pushed harder as a
musician, sound programmer and engineer than when i worked with him. we
did about a gazillion takes of the tracks i worked on precisely because of
his attention to detail. i'd say "that was fine." he'd say "no it wasn't,
we can do better, let's start over." he's driven.
you may not like "peace fixation" (actually i prefer the funk mix to the
album mix) but to casually claim that he's just throwing these things out
there is ridiculous.
quoted 3 lines Inventive use of unconventional percussion, vocal>Inventive use of unconventional percussion, vocal
>samples and colorfully crafted trebly oscillation buoy "Multiphasic
>Invoculator" into the lively syncopated dub of "Big Aura."
well gee thanks. (another example of attention to detail: we mixed big
aura over and over because the echoplex "just wasn't quite right" each
time...)
quoted 3 lines Lowdown>Lowdown
>Motivator is unlikely to inspire your mind, but it may become a good
>friend of your feet.
personally i think it's the rare combination of dance music that works
equally well as listening fodder and dancing fodder. there's TONS of
sounds in there but they're never so cluttered that it becomes a noisy mess
on a loud system. that sort of balancing act is quite rare and very
difficult to pull off.
anyway, i read this review to daum. his reaction was "tell this guy that
me and mike kandel are gonna fly out there and sit on him while we play him
grateful dead and lynyrd skynyrd records."
Jon Drukman
jsd@cyborganic.com
I can tell you're cool because your water costs more than your beer.