On Thu, 5 Jan 1995, Pirkka Hartikainen wrote:
quoted 1 line I just saw Sahko CD 'Metri' (translates 'meter'> I just saw Sahko CD 'Metri' (translates 'meter'
I have this in my posession (thanks Sue), and it is very interesting. The
first half is beat oriented with noises that fade in and out of the mix
(and are often not in time with the beat either). I quite lost myself in
a mental drift (where I was going is only a mystery) while listening for
the first time. The second half is noise (but not as harsh as the noise
I've heard before). Very pleasant in fact. Almost subliminal noise. I
forgot I was listening to it after awhile until I started to feel like I
was in some analog sound manufacturing plant or something. I can hardly
imagin any of it being played on a main dance floor. Maybe one track...
I got to play some of it (and the Daniel Pemberton thing) on New Years
Eve in an ambient room I did with my partner/best friend. We did the
double DJ thing in an ambient setting and it went off quite well. One of
us would be in control of the beat and the other the noise... We focused
on Dub beats most of the night and played beatless stuff under/on top...
I got to drop in some of the beatless moise on Metri and it blended
wonderfully with the Scientist vs. Prince Jammy. Everyone was lounging
around on couches and mattreses smoking pot. Anyone wandering through the
room couldn't keep themselves from bobbing their heads with the rhythm. I
can't wait to do it again with electronic beats to a crowd who might be
more appreciative of that sort of thing. This wasn't much of a techno
crowd, so the reggae beats were much more appropriate.
-robert
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