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For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential hidden under faddish splutter 'n' bass. Mr. Gil gil@L0PHT.COM (L-zero-P-H-T) No authority is self-justified. Resist. Visit The Compendium of Allowable Knowledge http://WWW.L0PHT.COM/~gil/ FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL. END THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY.

On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Mr. Gil wrote:

quoted 2 lines For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential hidden

> For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential hidden > under faddish splutter 'n' bass.

i listened to this in the store (so, i admit i good solid listen might change my mind) -- and i found it to be pretty unimpressive. someone change my mind with explanations on why its so good.. because i really do not think i get it. that said, i really like the new bola 7".. and the gescom is pretty nice as well. but, the cd that keeps ending back in my pplayer is that matmos oddity. fuckng brilliant. i like to think of it as the "slender fungus" for the next generation. chris.

quoted 9 lines Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT)

>Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT) >From: zimbo <tofu@uci.edu> >To: "Mr. Gil" <gil@l0pht.com> >cc: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: (idm) Jega - Spectrum > >On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Mr. Gil wrote: > >> For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential

hidden

quoted 7 lines under faddish splutter 'n' bass.

>> under faddish splutter 'n' bass. > >i listened to this in the store (so, i admit i good solid listen might >change my mind) -- and i found it to be pretty unimpressive. > >someone change my mind with explanations on why its so good.. >because i really do not think i get it.

I agree on both counts. I was really anxious to hear Spectrum after I read what people were saying on the newsgroups and this list about it. I listened to it at the store and then double-checked the cover to make sure I had the right cd. It was decent, but not "mind-blowing" like people were saying. Perhaps the problem is that I am really enjoying "Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Quasi Objects." Now those ARE mind-blowing! I'm in a phase of craving unique sound textures and I felt the sounds on Spectrum didn't challenge me enough. Oh well, I'll give Spectrum another whirl in week and see what happens. mshepherd024@hotmail.com "...mechanically reclaimed by autechre..." ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

In message <19980717211308.14011.qmail@hotmail.com>, Michael Shepherd <mshepherd024@hotmail.com> writes

quoted 23 lines Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT)

> >>Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT) >>From: zimbo <tofu@uci.edu> >>To: "Mr. Gil" <gil@l0pht.com> >>cc: idm@hyperreal.org >>Subject: Re: (idm) Jega - Spectrum >> >>On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Mr. Gil wrote: >> >>> For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential >hidden >>> under faddish splutter 'n' bass. >> >>i listened to this in the store (so, i admit i good solid listen might >>change my mind) -- and i found it to be pretty unimpressive. >> >>someone change my mind with explanations on why its so good.. >>because i really do not think i get it. > >I agree on both counts. I was really anxious to hear Spectrum after I >read what people were saying on the newsgroups and this list about it. >I listened to it at the store and then double-checked the cover to make >sure I had the right cd. It was decent, but not "mind-blowing" like

Yeah, it's like one of those albums you get that you can't decide if it's really good or not in a kind of why-am-i-dancing-to-a-modem? kind of way... -- Ben Coffer http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/

On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Michael Shepherd wrote: with regard to ""Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Quasi Objects", anyone have a review of these? Nate

quoted 37 lines Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT)

> > >Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:06 -0700 (PDT) > >From: zimbo <tofu@uci.edu> > >To: "Mr. Gil" <gil@l0pht.com> > >cc: idm@hyperreal.org > >Subject: Re: (idm) Jega - Spectrum > > > >On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Mr. Gil wrote: > > > >> For me, half of it is brilliant and the remainder has its potential > hidden > >> under faddish splutter 'n' bass. > > > >i listened to this in the store (so, i admit i good solid listen might > >change my mind) -- and i found it to be pretty unimpressive. > > > >someone change my mind with explanations on why its so good.. > >because i really do not think i get it. > > I agree on both counts. I was really anxious to hear Spectrum after I > read what people were saying on the newsgroups and this list about it. > I listened to it at the store and then double-checked the cover to make > sure I had the right cd. It was decent, but not "mind-blowing" like > people were saying. Perhaps the problem is that I am really enjoying > "Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Quasi Objects." Now > those ARE mind-blowing! I'm in a phase of craving unique sound textures > and I felt the sounds on Spectrum didn't challenge me enough. Oh well, > I'll give Spectrum another whirl in week and see what happens. > > > mshepherd024@hotmail.com > "...mechanically reclaimed by autechre..." > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Nate Harrison [Toshok Laboratories] wrote:

quoted 5 lines On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Michael Shepherd wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Michael Shepherd wrote: > > with regard to ""Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Quasi > Objects", anyone have a review of these? >

my review of matmos: its the slender fungus of tomorrow. (slender fungus is a tones on tail song made entirely from body sounds.. matmos seems to do very similar stuff.. using sounds from various odd sources.. usually concentrating on one source per song.. and its quite funky). thats it. chris.

quoted 3 lines matmos seems to do very similar stuff.. using sounds from various odd

>matmos seems to do very similar stuff.. using sounds from various odd >sources.. usually concentrating on one source per song.. and its quite >funky).

So you're saying it's like Wishmountain with no sense of humor? C. -- Chris.Hilker (cspot@hyperreal.org) "What I don't understand," said Richard, "is what these people have against dictionaries. Maybe they don't even know they can't spell."

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Chris.Hilker wrote:

quoted 7 lines matmos seems to do very similar stuff.. using sounds from various odd

> >matmos seems to do very similar stuff.. using sounds from various odd > >sources.. usually concentrating on one source per song.. and its quite > >funky). > > So you're saying it's like Wishmountain with no sense of humor? > > C.

well, it makes me laugh :) but i cant make the comparison.. the only wishmountain i have is the radioboy thing... and radioboy tends to be very cold, which matmos is not.. what is wishmountains sound like then? chris.

quoted 2 lines with regard to ""Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Qu

> with regard to ""Explorers_We" by Farmers Manual and Matmos's "Quasi > Objects", anyone have a review of these?

Explorers_We -> http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/5HT/reviews/may98.html np: Vainio/Väisänen/Vega (pheew!) e. rautio, also known as pHinn * the webmaster of pHinnWeb - the old skool, the nu skool * * and the pHuture skool of Finnish electronic music * * phinnweb@sci.fi | http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb * electric pleasures 150898 -> http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/flyers/electricpleasures/

quoted 5 lines np: Vainio/Väisänen/Vega (pheew!)

> > np: Vainio/Väisänen/Vega (pheew!) > > is this the 10" -- and does anyone know the story on this? (i have a 10" > of this i think, like it A LOT, but for the life of me, i really dont know > anything about it.. other than the panAsonic relation)

This is their full-length CD, "Endless", which has been released on Blast First recently. It would be dull to say that it combines the best parts of Suicide and Pan sonic, but I say that anyway :) I've listened to it a couple of times now, and so far my favourite track is 'Incredible Criminals' which practically nailed me when I heard it for the first time - ultra-abrasive electronic horsemeat rockabilly [(c) Mika Vainio] with Vega's ghost-like dubby vocals. Play it loud. [http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/panasonic/]

quoted 1 line chris.

> chris.

e. rautio, also known as pHinn * the webmaster of pHinnWeb - the old skool, the nu skool * * and the pHuture skool of Finnish electronic music * * trerra@uta.fi | http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb * electric pleasures 150898 -> http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/flyers/electricpleasures/