On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, sfwd_prod wrote:
quoted 14 lines Daniel's post woke me up to fact that you have the first and are wondering> > Daniel's post woke me up to fact that you have the first and are wondering
> > about "Quasi-objects" - I had it backwards and was wondering how to express
> > that the first is not quite as unique sounding - so I'd say, go for it.
> > The first Matmos strikes me as (just a tiny bit) the kind of record of a
> > band reflecting their influences and finding their footing, whereas on the
> > second, they've more clearly found a "voice".
> > The "voice" is indeed a bit more experimental - I find it has a home-made
> > quality, not lo-fi, but bolstered by their habit of listing what household
> > items were used as sound sources, you really feel like you're in the room
> > watching some guy torture a balloon and loop it (into a funky beat!) with a
> > sampler.
>
> that ballon thing just tops them all. the west is excellent but there's
> no topping that track...
you folks into quasi objects will love the 7" split with piano magic..
good fun!
chris.