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Re: (idm) it's all about BOLA

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1998-12-22 06:45christian a. h. (idm) it's all about BOLA
1998-12-22 16:41~\(\({\[Endemic~Distortion\]}\)\)~ Re: (idm) it's all about BOLA
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1998-12-22 06:45christian a. h.report: Artist: Bola Title : Soup Label : Skam Cat: Skald 2 (i believe...) track list: 1.
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(idm) it's all about BOLA
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report: Artist: Bola Title : Soup Label : Skam Cat: Skald 2 (i believe...) track list: 1. glink 2. versivo 3. w.i.k. 4. forcasa 1 5. forcasa 2 6. forcasa 3 7. pendulus 8. amnion 9. aguilla 10. whoblo written, engineered & produced by the bolaman recorded at the bolamachine summation: lovely, lovely melodies everywhere accompanied by infectious drum programming and a healthy smattering of samples. it's good. really good. in fact, it's so good, you can eat it with a fork. this release definitely deserves mention on the 'best of' 1998 idm poll. yes, the packaging is flimsy but nothing that can't be fixed with some elmer's glue. (just be really careful and patient...) to add to the discussion of hip hop meets idm, the east flatbush project is a superb mutant blend of hip hop 'electronics.' the 12 remixes are pulled off rather nicely and perhaps this is a showcase of things to come regarding hip hoptronics. (yes, that's my own little name for the merging of the two genres.. copyright and all..) on a different note, anyone else notice the 're-release' of tango n' vectif and bluff limbo (domestic) on EFA?? saw both titles at a few of the larger 'chain' stores for $14.99. (the word rephlex was nowhere to be found on the sleeve... so i'm assuming this is a re-release of some sort..) super mad props to p.j. / skimo for sending the bola and east flatbush project to my doorstep in 3 days flat.. (just in time for christmas...) nice day, christian -- " Heavy Signal Processing. " ICQ# 15688864
1998-12-22 16:41~\(\({\[Endemic~Distortion\]}\)\)~I second that emotion. A typical Skam in that it defies easy categorization - save that it
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Re: (idm) it's all about BOLA
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I second that emotion. A typical Skam in that it defies easy categorization - save that it has *Skam* audio-imprints all over it. It seems to be two records superimposed to great effect....there's a really nice deep ambience about it (similar to quailty FAX stuff), yet it has the kind of programming and sampling which you loved about BoC running through and over the top of it, so that it can't be straightjacketed. The beats seem to flow over the top of things rather than to drive them from "underneath". Things swirl and bubble around in it; a rich sheen floats to the top. The melodic warmth and occasional sample add to the rich mix, making the title an apt one. Thus far, I'd have to say that it's the kind of soup that is an entree and not merely an appetizer. Also, you get the feeling that it's going to reheat and serve up for repeated listenings with no apparent leftover syndrome for some time. It makes you realize how much fast-food you've inadvertently dumped on your plate lately and long for more well-cooked fodder. jeff christian a. h. wrote:
quoted 30 lines report:> report: > > Artist: Bola > Title : Soup > Label : Skam > Cat: Skald 2 (i believe...) > > track list: > > 1. glink > 2. versivo > 3. w.i.k. > 4. forcasa 1 > 5. forcasa 2 > 6. forcasa 3 > 7. pendulus > 8. amnion > 9. aguilla > 10. whoblo > > written, engineered & produced by the bolaman > recorded at the bolamachine > > summation: > > lovely, lovely melodies everywhere accompanied by infectious drum > programming and a healthy smattering of samples. it's good. really > good. in fact, it's so good, you can eat it with a fork. this release > definitely deserves mention on the 'best of' 1998 idm poll. >
-- jeff ~Living in a world where Jesse("The Body") Ventura gets elected as a State Governor~ dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..." ICQ904008