In a message dated 97-05-21, simonw@sol.ftp.com (Simon Walley) wrote:
quoted 8 lines the 2nd vinyl should contain live>>the 2nd vinyl should contain live
>>versions of "Asteroids over Berlin"
>
>Hmm. Label art states that the main disc has the live _Asteroids_. The
>second bonus disc isn't track-listed at all on the sleeve. The label art is
>a white label with some seventies style drawings of space shuttles and
>women in bikinis. Which makes more sense when you look at it. No track
>listing. Three tracks - one very much like _Thats Mutuality_.
not to add to the confusion, but the _Desktop Robotics_ cd (CAT 051 CD) has:
desktop robotics
leaf's brought by the wind
hug me tight
asteroids over berlin - live
arnos park
dappsoft packmac deluxe -version
despite a note that "the last track on this cd is a data track: Pacmac Deluxe
by Dappsoft," the 6th track must be "Arnos Park..." as only track #1 is
silent.
tracks #2-#6 all contain music. whaaaz up wi' dat?!
i don't want to mismatch titles/tracks, so ...
2: starts out simple but catchy, abrasive Monomorph/D'Arcangelo
distorto-beats with a little 'pinging' synth bit. lusher synths around
1:25... the beats don't really change, but a very sweet bass-y (not bass)
line comes in, giving the effect of SAWII with more rhythmic muscle. sounds
more mature than _Module 2_.
3: clanky rhythm with much added space, draped in velvety synths, and
purveying an overall underwater effect. like a slowly sinking submarine...
anyone ever wonder what sort of electronic music Bernard Hermann would have
made? here ya go.
4: old school electro b-line and finger-snapping riddims. but there are those
sighing melodies again... so retro, so beautiful.
5: scratchy, squeaky drum patterns and more of that Aphex/Kinesthesia key
noodling. the refrain has a gospel-friendly church organ tone... never really
'goes' anywhere, and very very short.
6: jumpier, 'tuff'er old school with a House inflection. the beauty of BW's
music is in his attention to detail, and you hear it here - melodic lines
intersecting, entwining, coming together and prying themselves apart. you've
heard all the sounds before, but you haven't heard them *used* the way
Gianluigi uses them. except on other BW records!
BR VII / gg2-g4
np: Ishimitu Productions - bass sonority (soup-disk jp)