In a message dated 12/24/99 4:12:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, Cesium5Hz
writes:
<< Matt,
I know this probably good, but what other sound info do you have on this
release. Is it very much like the track on the Kompakt Total 1 LP?
Gavin (A Z) >>
(Warning: I'm listening to John Beltran right now, so I hope this
description actually reflects how Dettinger sounds
and not an old Placid Angels 12".)
Dettinger's "Intershop" CD is seven untitled tracks
of very warm and fuzzy Cologne minimalism. Dettinger
is smart enough to realize "minimal" does not necessarily
mean "unpleasant", it just means "selective", so what we
have hear are grainy, warm, friendly instrumentals that
operate on the Mike Ink principle (basic tracks that grow
increasingly deep and mind-expanding) without resorting
to the dancefloor hi-hat and bass drum kick. One of the
top two or three albums this year.
Dettinger also has three 12"s, which I see referred to as:
Blond (Kompakt)
Puma (Kompakt)
Totentatz (Kompakt)
I'm not sure, and someone will surely correct me if I'm wrong,
but I think the first two 12"s _are_ the CD. I dunno. That's just
what I assumed, so I didn't buy those two 12"s. But the third
one is definitely new tracks, as it just came out last week (and
I'm desperate to pick it up! Why can't I live near Bent Crayon or
Hardwax!?) Dettinger for me is operating in the upper echelon
of Cologne, where only the Bionaut and Air Liquide reside.
Matt
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