I've picked up select recent releases on Mille Plateaux/Force Inc/etc.... so
here are some impressions.
Alva noto "Transform" (Mille Plateaux) This is an essential record for
anyone who's into the more rhythmic yet abstract side of the
microsound/glitch stuff. It's more rhythmic than his last one on MP
("Prototypes") but no less accomplished. This is the most accessible thing
I've heard from Carsten Nicolai, a far cry from the 3"CD he completed for
the recent Raster "(o)acis" compilation ;-)
Geoff White "Questions and Comments" (Force Inc) This release, while
certainly a neat and tidy collection of tracks, doesn't do a whole lot for
me. There's little to complain about here, because it's got all the makings
of a good deep techno/techhouse recording, but for some reason it never
seems to equal more than the sum of its parts for me. It's certainly not
bad, but a little stiff perhaps.
Jetone "Ultramarin" (Force Inc) This release from Tim Hecker is really great
stuff. Deep, pulsating tracks, full of atmospherics and reverb... He's not
afraid to deviate from the formula either, with some more abstract moments
too.
I haven't yet heard the Dub Taylor but plan on picking it up... and I've
decided to refrain from any of the newer Terre Thaemlitz releases, as the
Rubato series does little for me. The Perlon comp, as mentioned below, is
pretty good, although it's not quite what I was expecting based on the
Markus Nikolai release I picked up. (Not having a turntable, I'm limited to
what little Perlon offers on CD)
Other techhouse releases of note: Golden Boy with Miss Kitten -- perhaps the
ideal balance of hi-nrg cliches, dancefloor tendencies and tech-house sounds
rolled into one short album, with vocals courtesy of Miss Kitten (of "Frank
Sinatra" fame)... also the Ware Records "Warenkorb #3" disc which highlights
several artists on the label through exclusive tracks (M.Schaffhauser,
I.Schmidt, Decomposed Subsonic, etc).
How is the "Famous When Dead" compilation on Playhouse? I'm not familiar
with much of their roster... any descriptions of the compilation or
Playhouse artists are appreciated in advance. Any reviews of the new Steve
Bug Cocoon compilation?
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quoted 12 lines From: "david barna" <leviticus85@hotmail.com>
>From: "david barna" <leviticus85@hotmail.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] dub taylor
>Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:19:35 +0000
>
>
>on Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:43:26 "Irene McC" <substar@iafrica.com> wrote:
>by the way, that perlon "superlongevity" comp. is pretty great if you've
>not picked it up yet.
>
>also, does anyone want to share opinions on the latest batch of force/mille
>plateaux releases?
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