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From:
Iain H.
To:
Big M Enterprises
Cc:
idm
Date:
Mon, 31 Mar 97 18:17:25 +0000
Subject:
Re: (idm) Alec Empire
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<859832267.1013176.0@rjune.demon.co.uk>
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quoted 3 lines Thanks for your help. But I was really after something that has a bit>Thanks for your help. But I was really after something that has a bit >of variety from his ambient stuff to the more acidy and then to his >Drum & Bass hectic stuff. Any ideas?
quoted 8 lines Hey,>>Hey, >>I really like 'Generation Star Wars'. It is some really tripped >>out acid, nice complex beats, sometimes harsh, sometimes mellow. A very >>interesting listen. 'Les Etoiles...' is generaly regarded as crap. I do >>not own it but I did sample it at the record store. It is simplistic, >>droney ambient that does not go anywhere for me. Someone on this list >>said of it, "it is a pile of shit compressed flat and made to look like a >>CD". I have not listened to the rest.
quoted 4 lines Can someone give me any idea what I'm in for with the following:>>> Can someone give me any idea what I'm in for with the following: >>> GENERATION STARWARS, HYPERMODERN JAZZ 2000.5, LES ETOILES DES FILLES >>> MORTES, LIMITED EDITIONS 1990-94, LOW ON ICE. >>> Thanks
quoted 1 line Hess M. Hodge>> Hess M. Hodge
I've got to admit that I agree in general with the summation of 'Generation Star Wars' - it is a fine, interesting, listen with some beautiful white noise thrown throughout some 'fairly classic' (..?) techno structures. I can be a real sucker for distorted beats, so it wins with me... and the Death Star CD print sure impresses the ladies. ;) 'Les Etoiles Des Filles Mortes' is a difficult record. The closest reference I can give is that of Oval but, instead of the songs being cut up to give them unique and repetitive structures, the songs seem to have been finished and then destroyed - cut up to hell and distressed. Many people may feel that the time to get to know this record would not be well spent but its shifting feel can provide a backdrop that makes sense of some days. 'Limited Editions 1990-1994' is quite nice but, speaking for myself, I wouldn't necessarily say that it grabbed me, although I am motivated to keep listening to it for some reason. If I hear correctly, the first track ("suEcide") might contain a sample from the theme tune to 'Wonder Woman', and that can't be a bad thing... If, as you seem to indicate above, your tastes are more towards his 'The Destroyer' album then his future releases are probably the things to look out for. 'Low On Ice' may tide you over as it does contain some nice moments verging on jungle but with very stripped down and overall bass heavy structures. The Grand Royal 7" single with "22:24" (a nice but ambient kinda jungle-ish track from 'Low On Ice') and "The Peak" (a version of "When You've Reached Your Peak" from 'The Destroyer') might help to give you the idea. Hope at least some of this helps. Rubyjune.