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1998-10-30 22:55Z-z-Z-z-Z-zzzzzzzzzRather Interesting RI 049 CD I'll be brief as the subject line suggests: Atom Heart has pu

From:: Z-z-Z-z-Z-zzzzzzzzz <smileee@ix.netcom.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 16:55:44 -0600
Subject:: (idm) (QuikReview) Atom Heart: Dropshadow Disease

Rather Interesting RI 049 CD I'll be brief as the subject line suggests: Atom Heart has put together a (conceptual?) CD based on computing and everything digital. With songtitles like Ping Pong (True Type,) KPT v. 1.0, Cut 'N' Paste, and Dingbats, the music is heavily sampled, sharply digital at times, quite lighthearted, laden with intentional distortion/lo-fi, and lite drill-n-bass-ish. Lighthearted like MOM, and lo-fi drill n bassish like Andrew Lagowski meets Yello and Mike Paradinas. Fotienda is a sort of digital samba that starts out nice but drags on a bit later. KPT v. 1.0 is a lush ambient number with an a touch of the Orb sound. KPT v 1.1 is the most straight ahead d- n-b of the CD with a great distorto lo-fi digital sound. Cut N Paste is just that (d'oh!) The CD ends with the "bonus track" consisting of a computer voice singing the words "Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do...I'm half-crazy..." [As a kid way back when (hey Jeff K!) I had a 45 RPM 7" made using one of the first computers that filled up a room and had the advanced capabilities of digital speech and singing this same song.] Pete Namlook, A. Lagowski, and Lisa Carbon (Atom Heart?) are all credited with minor contributions. Jim PS:I'm trapped at my mom's with nothing but CDs and a notebook PC so you may be hearing from me later. Halloween is not very much fun anymore.

1998-10-30 23:37Andrew Hime> Rather Interesting RI 049 CD > > I'll be brief as the subject line suggests: > > Atom He

From:: Andrew Hime <hime@kali.wf.net>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:37:49 -0600 (CST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) (QuikReview) Atom Heart: Dropshadow Disease
Reply to:: (idm) (QuikReview) Atom Heart: Dropshadow Disease

quoted 14 lines Rather Interesting RI 049 CD

> Rather Interesting RI 049 CD > > I'll be brief as the subject line suggests: > > Atom Heart has put together a (conceptual?) CD based on computing and > everything digital. With songtitles like Ping Pong (True Type,) KPT > v. 1.0, Cut 'N' Paste, and Dingbats, the music is heavily sampled, > sharply digital at times, quite lighthearted, laden with intentional > distortion/lo-fi, and lite drill-n-bass-ish. Lighthearted like MOM, > and lo-fi drill n bassish like Andrew Lagowski meets Yello and Mike > Paradinas. Fotienda is a sort of digital samba that starts out nice > but drags on a bit later. KPT v. 1.0 is a lush ambient number with > an a touch of the Orb sound. KPT v 1.1 is the most straight ahead d- > n-b of the CD with a great distorto lo-fi digital sound. Cut N Paste

Sounds pretty cool, but I've noticed the tendency in music produced by people on their computers that it just sounds flat. No real bass response, no real high tones. It's kind of a bland band in the middle. Does this fall victim?

quoted 3 lines is just that (d'oh!) The CD ends with the "bonus track" consisting of

> is just that (d'oh!) The CD ends with the "bonus track" consisting of > a computer voice singing the words "Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer > Do...I'm half-crazy..." [As a kid way back when (hey Jeff K!) I had

Jeff K as in the radio DJ?

quoted 1 line Halloween is not very much fun anymore.

> Halloween is not very much fun anymore.

Says you, I've got three parties to do this weekend, one of which is going to have a live PA by an artist on my label. FUN FUN FUN!

(idm) (QuikReview) Atom Heart: Dropshadow Disease