On Sun, 8 Oct 1995, Graydon Hoare wrote:
quoted 7 lines So far all I can say about FAX (from the few releases I've listened to)
> So far all I can say about FAX (from the few releases I've listened to)
> is that it's a little tricky to know what you're getting into. With
> comps, other labels, or even individual artists with a consistent
> schedule, you can look the thing over with some sense of what sort of
> sound is going to be on it. FAX is about as oblique about the artist &
> style as they can get, which is annoying if you're looking for something
> within that stack of 115 ;)
First of all, all fax flames should be redirected to their regular
residence, the ambient list... :)
quoted 4 lines so far I like the quality. Is there anyone who knows of a decent list
> so far I like the quality. Is there anyone who knows of a decent list
> that breaks down FAX artists by style, or perhaps a key to the enigmatic
> cover art which could be used to identify one FAX disc from an other
> within a huge drawer (such as the one they have at my local idm-aware shop)?
The best fax resources available are, of course, located here at
hyperreal. look under
http://hyperreal.com/music/labels/fax/
My take on fax, from the somewhat limited exposure I've had, runs somewhere
down the middle. Certainly there is some good stuff in there, its just
obscured by the many others CDs that I dont particularly enjoy. I'd have
to say Dreamfish was one of the highlights for me..
:: Alan M. Parry
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