quoted 14 lines I've had the album for a little bit; it's pretty damned nice, but "colossal> I've had the album for a little bit; it's pretty damned nice, but "colossal
> achievement" is a bit misleading IMO. It's colossal, sure, but so is anything
> that's 4 CDs long. Kesto is moody--very moody--and all this moodiness makes
> it hard to ascribe any number of words (or feelings) to it. But the fact that
> it is so moody, going from noisey Kulima-type stuff to Bernhard Gunter or Coh
> microtonal sound, makes the whole thing feel challenged as a complete whole.
> This is good stuff, mind you, and will undoubtedly make my top10 for the year,
> but I'd personally rather had it doled out to me in stages. There's at least
> 1.5 years of music here, and it's a lot to take all at once no matter how nice
> the packaging might be (and it is quite nice).
>
> The only comparison I could make: consider how you'd take Autechre if they
> released the material on Chiastic Slide, LP5, and Confield as a *single*
> massive release. If that's your cup of tea, then Kesto will likely please.
Fair enough, but I'd actively disagree - it's the combination of the
distinct sonic/musical trajectory of the four discs as a whole and the
proximity of each disc/soundworld to its neighbours which really makes Kesto
work. More than the sum of its (admirable) parts imo.
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