Well... I like Confield, and I haven't listened to anything by Speedy J,
but I have to agree with on the new Underworld album. To be honest, I
was a bit pesimistic about them being able to pull off another decent
album after Mr Emerson left. What got me is that a lot of the press
talks about how they've moved away from the dancefloor with this album.
If anything, I would say the reverse is true.
I wasn't that impressed with Beaucoup Fish, but it defnitely had it's
moments (particularly the live versions on everything everything) and it
had the trademark underworld sound... 2nd Toughest remains on my desert
island list.
I downloaded it, but I've deleted it already. Maybe it'll grow on me
when it's inevitably thrashed on the radio, but I can't see it...
Richard
Albers, Brian wrote:
quoted 28 lines When's it gonna stop? When are artists who I formerly loved gonna stop>When's it gonna stop? When are artists who I formerly loved gonna stop
>putting out terrible albums?
>
>First it was Autechre going complete abstract wankery with Confield, then
>Jack Dangers puts out that EP with nothing but his B material, then Speedy J
>puts out a cd of some of the most un-brave sequence of loops after a career
>of producing nothing but brave music, and now Underworld.
>
>Their new cd A Hundred Days Off may or may not be out in stores yet. Either
>way, it's crap. It seems they got all the good music out of 'em in their
>past three albums. This new one is all all total Euro-cheese disco techno
>shit that you expect to hear at a shopping mall. Gone are all the hard, dark
>edges and all the hookiness of Beaucoup Fish, gone is the journey through
>the songs of Second Toughest...and Dubnobass..., gone are all the textures,
>gone are all the interesting bits.
>
>I suppose in a live context some of these songs will be fun. On cd they fall
>flat, especially the couple of really slow "groovy" downtempo numbers.
>
>If you like their early 12"s for JBO (the MMM Skyscraper... one with 4
>versions, the Rez 12"), then you might like the new album. For me, it's sad
>to say, but the album is worthless.
>
>What's next- will Gridlock put out an album of all 12 bar blues standards?
>Will Not Breathing go reggae?
>
>
>
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