quoted 3 lines Wow, that's pretty strong! Especially considering I very much liked
> >Wow, that's pretty strong! Especially considering I very much liked
> >Nighttime World Vol.2!It was a bit of a break from Robert Hood's usual
> > >minimal, harder style, butthat's no criticism in itself.quoted 9 lines the reason why the lp is weak (imo) is because of the cheesy fake jazz
>the reason why the lp is weak (imo) is because of the cheesy fake jazz
>sounds that are generated on the synths. there are a few decent tracks, but
>most of it is just pseudo lounge jazz. there is no reason for the record to
>exist because hood excelled at the minimal stuff (i.e. internal empire) and
>if i want real lounge jazz, there are plenty of records to be bought. i
>don't have a problem with artists changing their style, even drastically.
>however, i would still think the lp is weak if it was put out by someone
>i'd
>never heard, or if it was the first hood lp that i was exposed to.quoted 2 lines Metropolis, I thought, was okay, but it never really got me very
> >Metropolis, I thought, was okay, but it never really got me very
> >excited.quoted 6 lines the ambient tracks could've been on any film soundtrack from the
>the ambient tracks could've been on any film soundtrack from the
>1980s....again, if i want ambient/soundscape music there is a ton of stuff
>out there that is a thousand time better. the 4/4 tracks are boring
>rehashes
>for the most part and don't really add anything to the style mills has
>developed/refined/adhered to on countless 12"s.quoted 4 lines I should point out that Harnessed The Storm, whatever you think of it >in
> >I should point out that Harnessed The Storm, whatever you think of it >in
> >terms of quality, doesn't actually sound a lot like either of >these
>albums
>quoted 9 lines i wasn't trying to compare the sound of the lps. still, if you listen
>i wasn't trying to compare the sound of the lps. still, if you listen
>closely to the piano melodies on the drexciya, it is very much in the
>pseudo
>jazz vein, so it does bear some similarites to the hood lp in question. the
>point i was trying to make is that the drexciya is another case of a
>detroit
>techno outfit trying to break out of a style their known for, not
>suceeding,
>and making music that is already expired before it is released.
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