!CD REVIEW: Larry Kucharz – Techno Unit 32: Misc. Tracks
Larry Kucharz is back with his Techno Unit 32 again, sweeping a very
competent synth into the groove of American dance via selections of techno,
drum and bass, hardcore, dub, house and of course his greatest achievement,
minimalist techno, for which he’s growing in stature and breadth.
I will admit to being a slight dunce when it comes to Larry’s new style here,
progressive classical. The orchestration is nothing like classical, and the
very nature of the term progressive (in rock music at least) is that the
tune/format/form progresses to some alternate state. Still, as repetitive as
the 2 tracks of this genre are, I find ‘U311’ one of the most enjoyable,
most artistically challenging. Actually, when I think about it, in comparison
to the other 10 tracks, it Is progressive, lapsing into a different breath, a
stranger rhythm from itself just 24 bars later.
But for the relaxing moment, ‘U922,’ is a Dub that puts you at once at ease
among the 7 minutes. True, the titles get a bit hard to fathom (maybe it’s
like 7-Up: the # of the best experiment), but these aren’t called Misc.
Tracks for no reason. Every cut is definable unto itself without ever going
the cheap way of electronica and just switching a beat or phrase and viola! A
new tune! No, Larry’s into the depth and precision of electronics as a new
man-made syndrome of music. It’s easy to tell he has too much respect for the
genre to attempt tricks for the sake of filling out a disc.
Hence, the Misc. Tracks. For the first time, Larry shows it All off, not just
one groove per cd. This is the way to go. You can’t please everyone. But
giving enough of your Whole self onto one 71 minute release is the best way
to make no enemies. Larry knows the Sound of techno. You may want more
violence out of this sort of music, more shake, but you won’t find a cleaner
sound, a more rigorous love for machine-driven pace than right here.
Ben Ohmart
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Armchair DJ Interview “CLASSICAL TO TECHNO TO CLASSICAL” Larry Kucharz
interviewed by Brian J. Dillard:
Dance music didn't start with Disco. It's always been with us. They were
dancing in the Garden of Eden. Most "classical" composers wrote dance music.
What electronics and computers allows one to do is new. The electronics and
computers are themes. R&B and Disco may also be "the" theme from which most
of club music is derived, but the more you experiment, the more you get away
from R&B, you start to sound like other music. There's minimal techno that
has little or no trace of its R&B/Disco origins ... except for the kick ...
and once the kick goes, the boundaries with '70s minimalism become less
pronounced.
complete interview at:
http://www.armchair-dj.com/handler.asp?/features/interviews/larry_kucharz.asp
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