Last week I was lucky enough to find a wooden cage on my front
porch which housed two Mad Monkey label cds and a small
monkey named Cheeks. My girlfriend immediately took a shine
to this unique cd packaging and claimed it as her own but while
she slept earlier this evening i was able to 'borrow' the Mad
Monkey cage long enough to string together these comments.
First of all, the cds that are contained in this packaging are
Neutral's new Font Translation Errors album as well as a
special cdr compilaiton of Mad Monkey extras.
First off is Neutral's Font Translation Errors cd. It contains
11 tracks that merge elements of many different genres from
electronica to to d&b with some crunchy industrial touches
added into the mix. All tracks have a very familiar melodic,
almost poppy, sound that are kept from getting too poppy
by it's electronic & industrial elements. Over the course of
the cd a number of sounds & styles develop and deconstruct
but all in a very interesting way. Influences i hear on different
parts of Font Translation Errors include Scorn, Mu-ziq,
Techno Animal, Squarepusher and even Depeche Mode &
Front Line Assembly. Neutral has crafted quite a unique
tapestry of sounds. One that you should hear for yourself
to see if it fits you. See below for a link to RA soundbites
of this release.
The cdr compilation contains 18 tracks from the likes of Neutral,
T. Miller, Fluroscopic Kid, Daniel De Los Santos, Brand, Mad
Monkey Consortium, Erich Wolfgang, Neopithecus, Tamarin,
and Army of 23 Monkeys. These tracks cover a variety of
styles but generally in a lighter way than on the Font Translation
Errors release. It's a shame that this cdr isnt more widely available
because there is some great material presented on this comp with
my favorites being the fluroscopic kid, t.miller and neutral's original
version of bluye paper, and solenoid's gallup poll mix of neutral's
hey ash.
To hear some of the tracks from Neutral's font translation errors
cd for yourself check the mad monkey website at:
http://monkey.eliteware.com/releases/mmr03/index.html
Now I have to return the the Mad Monkey cage before my
girlfriend discovers it's missing. Gotta run.........
-->-Lance---
lance@inaudible.com
p.o. box 450715
westlake, ohio 44145
united states
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