a very very quick review which i'll expand on very very soon.
just got my promo copies of the new autechre and plaid albums. this
quick review is based on a first listen and might change in a few
days...
autechre- what the fuck?? would somebody please send rob and sean some
new code (errr.. objects) or something. wank, wank and wank. i like
one song so far, but that's about it. a complete and total 'abuse' of
current technology. void of any substance and 'feeling' whatsoever.
granted, some music isn't made to provoke a feeling, but i was always
under the impression that autechre took this into consideration.
(farmers manual doesn't really provoke a certain feeling in me, but i
don't believe they view their work as 'emotional.') anyway, back to
ae. same fucking sounds as the last album with the exact (well, pretty
damn close at least..) digital signal processing. i think they must
have, let's say 20-30 songs total, and have remixed, re-hacked, and
re-released the same damn thing over the past five years. miller
puckette (and david zicarelli) would be extremely disappointed. (hint,
hint, hint..) this isn't meant to offend any ae 'fans' (mainly those
who i email frequently...), just getting tired of the same old same old.
plaid- mellow, laid back and a little less 'diverse' than their last
release. i'm not overly fond of this album yet, but it definitely has
the potential to grow on me. though i still favor black dog over plaid,
i think they're definitely forming a more concrete sound that is their
own. (the BD residue is starting to 'fade') not much more to report
since i've just finished listening. yes, this is a lame review but a
revision is coming shortly. quite relaxing would be my best summation.
(although it lacks variation and for the time being, it leans towards
the boring side of things...) at least you can hum to it without
convulsing or having to guess when the next time stretching sequence is
going to 'interrupt.' (time stretching samples / sounds is nice, but in
moderation.)
more to come,
christian
: hoping that someone somewhere releases a truly spectacular album
because this IDM stuff is wearing thin... maybe i'm just in a
'non-electronic' mood. laptops are cool, it's just the complete and
total lack of creativity that's annoying.
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