On Mar 14, 5:13pm, Aaron Michelson wrote:
quoted 5 lines Next question. What ever happened to Sonic Bubblegum by Aphex Twin?> Next question. What ever happened to Sonic Bubblegum by Aphex Twin?
> Is this CD what "I care because you do" out April 27th is supposed to
> be? And is there an actually song called Ventolin? Or is it just that
> asthma gadget "remixed"?
>
There's a Ventolin EP coming out, that is closer to a whole album ...
Look at the archives at hyperreal.com (if you can) and there are reviews,
or write to teep (aran@mit.edu) and have him give you a copy of the review.
RDJ also has a whole album coming out on warp sometime soon -- the release
date flew by a few days ago.
quoted 3 lines Can anybody tell me small quips and queries about these discs:> Can anybody tell me small quips and queries about these discs:
>
> Mu-Ziq vs. The Auteurs (I have Tango'n'Vectif, is it like that??)
It is and it isn't. The trademark FM-kick drum through a fuzz box syncopation
is there, but he took songs off the Auteurs albums and deconstructed them.
I get the impression he didn't really like the original record, but he did
find a few choice lush harmonic snippets and worked them well. I'd put
Tango as an 11 on a scale of 10, and M V A at an 8.
quoted 1 line Wagon Christ (En Atmo... like Aphex Twin? Donno.. you tell me)> Wagon Christ (En Atmo... like Aphex Twin? Donno.. you tell me)
Phat Lab Nightmare comes highly recommended -- I let it go by because I'm on
a fax kick.
quoted 4 lines And finally, I have only been living in London, England for the last 6> And finally, I have only been living in London, England for the last 6
> months, and will continue to live here for another 3 months, and then
> move back to Toronto, Canada. Since its quite difficult to get FAX
> discs in Canada.
You can get them fairly cheap directly from the FAX US representative:
Charles Uzzell-Edward (415) 221-7289.
quoted 1 line Air 2> Air 2
Lovely, almost new-age-with-an-edge. Not beat driven, but lots of ethnic
instruments and choirs.
Others I have and like a lot
Namlook IV (Power Supply) -- Live in SF.
Namlook VII (Subharmonic Interference) -- Live Berlin Love Parade.
The live records are amazing. Being live, Namlook has to assemble a bag
of tricks (beats/samples/synth patches) and then recombine them live, perhaps
soloing over the top. The 'bag of tricks' is one aspect of the composition,
and the real time choices he makes is the other. If you know anything about
synth gear, it's very much a tightrope walk, and quite engrossing to witness.
A Day in the Park : Dr. Atmo/Pino/Wildjamin
Understated funk would be my two word description. This disc has a real
programmatic aspect -- it starts with the sound of children playing, and
kicks into gear with a syncopated beat. This is chill music to be sure, but
turn it up loud and close your eyes -- you won't go to sleep.
Tetsuo Inoue Organic Cloud: Dark, Minimal, slowly unfolding
I've yet to hear a FAX release that out-and-out sucked. The biggest problem
I have is that if I bought every FAX disk I saw, I'd not have enough time
to listen to them enough to really get to know them.
The FAX method takes some getting used to. A lot of the discs are out&out
improvisations live -- Peter Namlook asking the musical question "What happens
when I put this bloke in front of this wall of gear?" But I believe that
if you meet the music half-way it's as interesting and exciting as anything
out there.