On Fri, 17 May 1996, Anika Agebjoern wrote:
quoted 5 lines I can't detect much similarity between the> >I can't detect much similarity between the
> >mixes (except for the obvious Aphex sound, and maybe a beat here and
> >there), and was wondering if there was a common thread running through
> >all the mixes (prob'ly not, since his remixes are pretty obliterative
> >anyway).....
The first time I heard the Cylob mix, it sounded like the original
Ventolin riff (hehe), only squashed somehow. I can't see it like that
anymore, however...
quoted 5 lines They are all about asthma in one subtle way or the other. Most notably> They are all about asthma in one subtle way or the other. Most notably
> these mixes: "Salbutamol mix" and "Wheeze mix": the screeching noise is
> that of an asthma-sick person breathing, "Praze-an-beeble mix": asthma
> laughs, "Marazanvose mix": asthma groan, "Asthma beats mix": asthma
> beats...
Yes, I heard somewhere that R. James dedicated the song to England's
asthma sufferers (...I Care Because You Wheeze), but where does that
leave us winded Yanks? Anyway, salbutamol is the name of some inhaler
chemical, and Ventolin makes these capsules called Rotocaps contain
this powder looks like cocaine. The powder is inahaled through the
mouth and tastes pretty good.
The Ventolin mixes can be understood as aural impressions of the plight
of the substance-dependent asthmatic. The Cylob mix depicts subdued
desperation as he finds himself without inhaler and struggles to maintain
composure while lungs periodically complain in alien tongue. Probus
is the inhaler kick that induces brief euphoria.
Whatever...
Ed