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From:
Josh Davison
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idm
Date:
Sun, 14 May 2000 13:27:01 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] bola:mauver & squarepusher: music is rotted one note
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i think mauver is definitely top notch, especially like the rhymes on side 1a -- definitely some very original production styles involved music is a rotted one note definitely has its moments, probably about 75% of the way there but at times i think TJ has just opted to do a bit of a piss take, not that it doesn't sound great even when he's taking it. the subsequent ep's all shine to me though ... i think it's a great thing for an artist to be able to reinvent their style whenever they want, and it's definitely indicative of the integrity of record labels like Warp that they would permit one of their star acts to take such a veering left turn ... at the same time I think nobody drops the beats like squarepusher so it's good to see him return to the more dance-oriented styles on Selection 16. Although I wish he had stayed a bit more left-field in the vein of Maximum Priest ... there are a couple tracks on there that merge his more dancey style with sounds that you won't find on any other dance record (mic'd drum kits, weird non-Akai approved loops, etc.). That said, Dedicated Loop is the HOTTEST track i've heard from TJ in forever and it's no wonder you hear it on the BBC during commercial breaks... when an artist of Jenkinson's skill goes experimental and veers off the track for a while, it can only add to the pallette that they bring to their craft, i think this is definitely evidenced by both Maximum Priest and Selection 16. josh -- String Theory Ultra Audio Dimension http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/
quoted 8 lines i've figured out why some of you don't like these releases OR>> i've figured out why some of you don't like these releases OR >> can't accept the directions. >> >> it's because some of you people want to put musicians into plastic >> bags and you honestly do want to listen to Bola: Soup XVII >> and Squarepusher: Hard Normal Daddy XI >> >> now, why is this?
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