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On 12 Sep 1996, "BRIAN ANTONAK" <Brian.D.Antonak@maf.nasa.gov> wrote:

quoted 3 lines Would anyone like to comment on post-"Quique" Seefeel for me. I'm planning

>Would anyone like to comment on post-"Quique" Seefeel for me. I'm planning to >mail-order some discs and I figure either Succour, Starethrough, or Fracture >should be among them but I don't know which one. All opinions accepted.

You really can't go wrong with any of them. The further away you get from _Quique_, the more they start sounding like a Warp band. So: The "Starethrough" EP is what the "More Like Space" EP would have sounded like if their early empahsis on guitars had been decentralized. That wonderful post-MBV feedback whine curling around icy electronics. The BPMs are slow and utterly blissed-out. Deep dub bass, chilly metallic echoes. Sarah Peacock's vocal loops sound more unnatural than any electronics you've ever heard! The title-track is one of the most beautiful things to ever bear the Warp name. "Spangle" has that trademark Clifford kitchen-sink percussiveness clanging away over ever-expanding loops of ...well, god only knows what they're using to make such wonderful sparkling sounds! A must buy, this one. "Fracture/Tied" made for a rather abrupt change in direction. There isn't a minute to breathe before the rhythmic assault hits. It's almost tribal in its intensity, with a hypnotic and coarsly-broken beat which takes the foreground over a rising (and uncommonly warm) synth wash. People made AFX comparisons, but this really sounds quite unique. One of my all-time favorite IDM pieces, though it IS on _Succour_. So you're paying $10 for "Tied," which is worth twice as much. Sounds like something you'd expect to hear on Language - maybe a bit of Detroit in there, too. Firmly entrenched in "experimental" ground, without the slightest nod to the dancefloor. I'll let someone else take _Succour_. It's godlike - their finest moment under the Seefeel name. But my fingers are about ready to fall off, as I just interviewed Stefano from Bio Muse (without the aid of a 2-way recorder) and got quite a workout trying to keep up with what he was saying. Phenomenal band, Bio Muse. Anyone who doesn't have _Wrong_ and the _Miscellaneous_ comp. really should be ashamed. My $0.02 Gman, too.

quoted 8 lines On 12 Sep 1996, "BRIAN ANTONAK" <Brian.D.Antonak@maf.nasa.gov> wrote:

>On 12 Sep 1996, "BRIAN ANTONAK" <Brian.D.Antonak@maf.nasa.gov> wrote: >>Would anyone like to comment on post-"Quique" Seefeel for me. I'm >>planning to >>mail-order some discs and I figure either Succour, Starethrough, or Fracture >>should be among them but I don't know which one. All opinions accepted. > >You really can't go wrong with any of them. The further away you get from >_Quique_, the more they start sounding like a Warp band.

to offer a contrasting opinion (nobody would ever expect something like that from me, would they)... i think they became total and utter crap after quique.

quoted 6 lines The "Starethrough" EP is what the "More Like Space" EP would have soun

>The "Starethrough" EP is what the "More Like Space" EP would have sounded >like >if their early empahsis on guitars had been decentralized. That wonderful >post-MBV feedback whine curling around icy electronics. The BPMs are slow and >utterly blissed-out. Deep dub bass, chilly metallic echoes. Sarah Peacock's >vocal loops sound more unnatural than any electronics you've ever heard!

i was very let down by this one. i think it's dead boring and i will sell my copy (CD) to anybody who wants it for $10 (includes shipping). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Drukman jsd@cyborganic.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brian.D.Antonak wrote: BDAng> Would anyone like to comment on post-"Quique" Seefeel for BDAng> me. I'm planning to mail-order some discs and I figure BDAng> either Succour, Starethrough, or Fracture should be among BDAng> them but I don't know which one. All opinions accepted. In comparison to Quique, I find Seefeel's later work less gay and danceable. Buy the Starethrough ep first. It's deep and dark. I play the last track through four speakers at max volume, and it makes me feel ... like I was up in the stars somewhere when the world was created. Floating ... Fracture/Tied is also one of my favorites, I love the combination of strong beats and haunting background melodies .... Nice dubby sounds ... brilliant. I only wish that I could find another copy of it as I fear (also due to the recent discussion of the quality of cds) that the fact that one of my cats peed on it might accellerate the deterioration process somewhat. Succour is less intense, but still very, very beautiful. Buy them all! Helen