On 6 Mar 1997 18:09 -0500 (-1000), Adam Bender wrote to me:
quoted 3 lines I was most impressed with the Vapourspace and Juno Reactor videos
> I was most impressed with the Vapourspace and Juno Reactor videos
> on last week's Amp. Is the rest of their stuff similar?
> Also, what CJ Bolland CDs besides "The Analogue Theatre" are good?
Of CJ Bolland's three albums, I found "The Analogue Theatre" to be his
weakest. "The 4th Sign" was Bolland's debut, a very fast and hard record
mastering breakbeats and zippy 4/4 techno to beautiful proportions. His
followup, "The Electronic Highway" (a collection of unreleased and rare
material) is a little more intelligent in it's construction, fumbling
around in more speedy breaks, with a beautiful excursion in drum'n bass as
well. It's got its flaws (the album was put together quite hastily in an
attempt to complete his contract with R&S, and get the hell out) but tracks
like "The Tower of Naphtali" and such are really beautiful. Both are worth
tracking down.
One other note, I found the production (with the exception of "Obsidion")
on The Analogue Theatre to be quite bland and muddled. His previous albums
were sharp as a needle, and it struck me with curiosity, just what
happened?
onnow: v/a "mysteries of creation" (axiom)
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