all 4 you...
1.)
Farmers Manual 'Explorers_We' 2CD is another twisted, ultra-tweaked, and
brilliant release from this austrian trio. an essential part of your
daily mego diet. (will post review if wanted...)
2.)
Picked up a group called 'Frontier' on the emperor jones/trance
syndicate label. My best descrip. would be Mika Vainio meets Visor.
Quick summary of insert -
for these compositions, three sets of guitars and amps were placed in a
sealed acoustic chamber, with the amps aimed inward along a triangular
layout. this arrangement of instruments was designed to permit the
triggering of the natural oscillating frequencies unique to each guitar.
(multiple-input resonance electronics) each guitar feedback signal was
run through its own set of analog signal processors before being
amplified, creating three distinct tone sources. the controlling of the
amplitude and frequency of the feedback generated by each one of the
three guitars produced the resulting 4 compositions on this recording.
basically, it's damn good. wouldn't know the sound source was a set of
guitars unless i read the insert...
3.)
heard the promo for the new massive attack. well worth the wait as it's
a definite progression for the group. ( have to hear it a few more
times to review...) a must have for your acid jazz/downtempo
'collection.'
4.)
Probably reviewed before, but i was kindly given a promo for the 'Brace
Yourself ' e.p. and thought i'd share. kinda expected a bunch of out
takes and 'leftovers' from the 'Lunatic...' release. pleasently
surprised as the remixes are excellent, and all but one of the tracks on
the CD proved to be a wonderful mixture of well programmed rhythms (from
freak-step to big beat...) accompanied by thoughtful orchestrations and
melodies familiar to the u-ziq 'sound.' not as 'abrasive' (for lack of
a better word..) as the original, but all for the better. (track
listing and short review will be posted soon....)
Bonus.)
quick note on the Cubanate topic. check out C-Tec's "Darker" album.
(formerly Cyber- Tec) which 'houses' the vocals/lyrics of Jean-Luc
DeMeyer (242), Mark Heal (Cubanate Keys), Ged Denton (Backing Keys), and
Julian Beeston (the 'third guy' from Nitzer Ebb's 'So Bright So Strong')
on Drums. recorded and released prior to cubanate. (however, the albums
were recorded 'back to back..') Beeston seems to be the main man behind
both of these groups, as his drum programming, sampling, and live
overlays are the driving force of the majority of the songs. (granted,
DeMeyer's voice is always catchy as hell...)
would use the word 'industrial' very loosely to describe both releases
as they take on a number of 'idm' elements. future projects include
solo work by beeston, and the 'reformation' of 242 who will be touring
the states this summer. (newer material is supposedly ass-kicking
techno...) also of note, DeMeyer and Heal provided the 'soundtrack' for
Wing Commander 5, and plan on pursuing more work in the video game
market.
thanks for reading if you've read this far...
christian
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"Minimalism is out. Simplicity is in."
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