Some stuff I've been listening to recently... just posted this to
alt.music.techno... Enjoy
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B12: Electro-Soma - well-defined depth in some places, good track
progression making for easy listening.
Redcell:Stasis - more experimental then their earlier one (Electro-soma), the
b-12 guys approach the delicate border between elegant, involved
compositions and willful self-limitation.
Black Dog Productions: Temple of Transparent Balls - probably the most
completely composed record yet in this genre, not in the least
annoyingly repetitive like "Bytes". Some tracks may suffer from
lack of breathing room; however, clear sound helps channel the
multiple synth lines into a single brain massage.
Aphex Twin: On 2xEP - Amusingly challenges the boundaries of listenability,
but worth listening to nonetheless. The title track + remixes, and
"D-scape"(orig. mix) make further steps towards introducing depth
into Richard's music as some of the Polygon Window stuff ... true,
AB#3 was brilliant in its own right for sheer sonic invention, but
he needs to go somewhere with it. However, if he can bring this
industrial/noisy stuff to the masses then I'm all for it.
Air: S/T One of the virtually beatless Namlook things (just him). At first I
thought it was a bit too derivative of midperiod Tangerine Dream but
realizing since that's not really valid grounds for objection, and I
have no others, I have simply deferred to its beauty.
The Orb: Live 93 - No, I don't think this is crap unlike most people when it
came out. Sure the sound quality suffers, but hey - it's a live
album! Does sound amusingly like Throbbing Gristle circa 1981,
however... What I wanna know is when they're going to write some
_new_ songs.
O Yuki Conjugate: Undercurrents in Dark Water - Not really "techno" by
current standards (more of an experimental/newage/tribal crossover)
but constructed similarly. Mixes quite well into the above for
listening.
Christoph Heemann: Invisible Barrier - As above, wouldn't exactly classify
this as "techno" but anyway it's kind of like the Orb with no beats,
and just as good.
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