On Tue, 20 Sep 1994 andrewj@tplrd.tpl.oz.au wrote:
quoted 5 lines On Mon, 19 Sep 1994 9:25:28 -0500 (CDT), BRAD SHELTON wrote...
> On Mon, 19 Sep 1994 9:25:28 -0500 (CDT), BRAD SHELTON wrote...
>
> > Many styles represented, but all seem to have been recorded and mixed
> >in the main cargo hold of some monolithic construct in geo-synchronous
> >orbit over Hope, Iowa or something. If you know what I mean.
I happen to think this is a _good_ thing.
quoted 5 lines I think I do. My copy sounds odd for a CD. The levels are fairly low and
> I think I do. My copy sounds odd for a CD. The levels are fairly low and
> the whole thing sounds rather muffled, apart from the odd hi-hat. Didn't
> they clean their tape heads before mastering this? I like it lots, but I'm
> a little cheesed with the quality. I hope (Iowa?) the Global Comms disc
> sounds cleaner.
One of my favorite things about this CD is the alien, oppressive aura
it's got, something I think is enhanced by the warm layer of fuzz over
the top of it (in the same way that Sonic Youth's _Evol_ and _Sister_ are
more affecting than their "cleaner" work).
But that's just one bald guy's opinion...
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