On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, grievous iv - gymkata! wrote:
} On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Eric Frans wrote:
} > It seems like these short CDs are being released by artists who have
} > quite a bit of material already realesed, i.e. Aphex Twin, Bochum Welt,
} > and now Seefeel. I wonder if these artists would feel so eager to release
}
} uh...i thought the new sefeel was going to be an EP type thing.
} considering that it was originally going to be an EP (i thought) and it's
} posthumous (?), i dunno if that's quite fair...
Well, maybe it is listed as an EP, but I'm just going by this review
that was posted earlier today, which called _CH-Vox_ an "album":
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 06:55:54 -0400
From: "sm@4th World" <106056.2751@compuserve.com>
To: I Dance Madly <idm@hyperreal.com>
Subject: (idm) See-Feel - CH-Vox review
See - Feel - CH-Vox (Rephlex Cat036) 33 mins
'Utreat (Compute)' opens the album 2 reverberating icy
notes stuck like a hammer to the anvil , underpinned by
distant fleeting washes of texture.
'E-Hix' fades in with cut up collages of sound rising and
falling in amongst themselves , whilst what sounds like
atonal trumpets chime out an ominious fanfare , the
sound of industry grinding to a halt
'Ch-Vox' is a tonal composistion which conjours up images
of barren desolete wastelands and decaying ruins , the
sound builds up and then fades away to silence before
creeping out of hiding again..scary
'Hive' introduces a creaking metallic loop with a whiplash
beat and thudding bass , disembodied vocals sounding like
shamanic chants whirl about giving the track a dark intensity.
'Ashdeacon' - tinkling water chimes and a bell being struck
deep from the bowels of the earth combine with flashes of
melody , mourful but yet serene and never loses
that threatening edge.
'Net' closes the album , cracked signals , drifting shifting
tonal shapes and one of the first interjections of rhythm
on the whole album - what sounds like pitched down
franticly tapped morse code, then dying off into the void.
very mood orientated with the emphasic more on classical
style composition this reminds me of the work of Paul Shutze,
and that is a compliment in itself , an album to let your
imagination lose in.....
verdict - very challenging , but worth the perseverance..
sm @ 4th world uk
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld/
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I guess I was wrong to lump it in the "30-32" minute category since
apparently it's 33 minutes. Regardless, if it is an album it can safely
be called "short". Hopefully, the quality will make up for the brevity.
I'm interested to see what the CD will cost, however.
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