On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Kent Williams wrote:
} Mike and Rich 'Expert Knob Twiddlers'
} Rephlex CAT027CD
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} First listen -- I think "The Sound of Beady Eyes" is marvelous.
} Wouldn't be out of place in acid jazz setting, but it goes places
} in a funky Slazenger style groove. Maybe no one else has made the
} connection, but MP's live playing seems to owe a lot to Stevie Wonder.
} He can do that wonderful thing where he comps over a beat, and drops in
} funkly little stabs and fills. This cut is him doing that with a
} nice wah synth solo over the top, and RDJ playing the 'wistful pad'
} sound.
It's odd you are mentioning that because after listening to some of the CD
yesterday at my friends place, I noticed the same Stevie Wonder feel to
some of the album. I didn't mention it at the time because I thought I
was kind of stretching to make that association, but now I know others
hear it too! Maybe Mike's a closet Stevie Wonder fan....
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