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1995-12-08 15:41Bob Weisend (idm) brief reviews
1995-12-09 23:43Aaron Michelson Re: (idm) brief reviews
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1995-12-08 15:41Bob WeisendHaven't posted for a while, thought I'd give brief reviews of the stuff I've acquired rece
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Fri, 8 Dec 1995 07:41:31 -0800 (PST)
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(idm) brief reviews
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Haven't posted for a while, thought I'd give brief reviews of the stuff I've acquired recently: Reagenz (Jonah Sharp/David Moufang) -- Solid first 1/2, last 1/2 ok. This album needs more Moufang and less Sharp. 6.5/10 Mouse on Mars - Iaora Tahiti -- A little better than Vulvaland, but I didn't like Vulvaland much in the first place. hit/miss is 50/50. 6/10 Wagon Christ - Throbbing Pouch -- Damn, this is funky! I always liked hip-hop beats, add some electronica and stir. Acquire promptly. 8.5/10 Chemical Bros - Exit Planet Dust -- I'm hearing their songs on MTV as background for their commercials. First half sounds like Underworld with more of a groove, 2nd half more vocals. Check it out. 7.5/10 Sun Electric - O'Locco -- Found it for 8 bucks, not bad. These versions bear little resemblance to the Kitchen version, which is a bad thing, cuz the Kitchen version is great. 6/10 Transmissions from Planet Dog -- If you don't have anything from this label, you MUST get this. It's widely available for about 11 dollars. 2 CDs, featuring Eat Static, Banco De Gaia, Timeshard, and Children of the Bong. Good stuff. 9/10 happy holidays! -boB
1995-12-09 23:43Aaron Michelsonrweisend@curly.InterNex.Net said (really!) : > Reagenz (Jonah Sharp/David Moufang) -- Soli
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rweisend@curly.InterNex.Net said (really!) :
quoted 2 lines Reagenz (Jonah Sharp/David Moufang) -- Solid first 1/2, last 1/2 ok.> Reagenz (Jonah Sharp/David Moufang) -- Solid first 1/2, last 1/2 ok. > This album needs more Moufang and less Sharp. 6.5/10
I'd have to disagree about this one. I feel that Sharp's blend of analog quirks blend brilliantly with Moufang's soft synth. The end result is a very smooth, and very listenable album. There's even a goofy number called "DJ Friendly" that polishes off the entire number. Unless the above guy is refering to the 12" on Reflective... I can't really comment on that... but if you have the patience, the album on Source is a deep and engaging listen. 8.5/10 ____ __,---' `--.__ ,-' ; `. "Everything you know is wrong." ,' `--.`--. ,' `._ `-. ; ; `-- ; ,-'-_ _,-~~-. ,-- `. ;; `-,; ,'~`.__ ,;;; ; ; .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. ;; ;,' ,;; `, ;;; `. ; gas bar and dental supplies `: ,' `:; __/ `.; ; ; http://www.io.org/~amichel/ ;~~^. `. `---'~~ ;; ; ; `,' `. `. .;;; ;' ,',^. `. `._ __ `:; ,' `-' `--' ~`--'~~`--. ~ ,' Aaron Michelson /;`-;_ ; ;. /. / ; ~~`-. ; amichel@io.org ; ; ; `,;`-;__;---; `----' ``-`-;__;: ; ;__; `-- `-' * Offline Orbit 0.75a *