You know I'm kind of the point of skimming IDM, because my yen for new records
has become a lot less urgent than my yen for software and hardware, but
thanks be to those that recommended Jake Mandell.
"Parallel Processes" is the precise sort of crusty, quirky stuff that
is the very definition of IDM. Some tracks are more than a little
'Autechre Tribute Band' but still seem aimed directly at the listener,
where a lot of Autechre seems pretty tangentially aimed vis a vis human
attention.
I grabbed this along with "Neptune's Lair" by Drexciya, which seems to
have gotten mixed reviews, but a schizophrenic two thumbs up from me.
When I'm in a certain mood, I need moody music, and the new Drexciya
fills the bill. Not so banging as some of their other stuff, but the
first half of the record is a soundtrack for an imaginary underwater
Western.
kent williams -- kent@avalon.net
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