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From:
Adam Huffman
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Date:
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:12:30 +0100
Subject:
Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc
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On Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 09:55:19AM -0700, Elizabeth Olson wrote:
quoted 13 lines I already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of> > I already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of > one to get this. :-) > > I can't say that I listen to it often - it's not the kind of thing > I put on while doing the dishes, for instance. But I think it's > an interesting piece of work, particularly on random in a dark room. > I've heard others say they don't like being jolted out of one snippet > and into another - but I find that to be part of the fun. If I didn't > already have a MD player, I probably wouldn't go out and buy one for > this release. But it's definitely somethign I'm glad I have in my > collection. >
Listening to it on random play as intended makes a big difference, I think. You begin to recognise elements of the same song split throughout the sequence, and the really harsh bits don't last too long... I've also heard a CD-R of it and that was much less enjoyable. adam