Phonem is definately a project to check out. His 'Mechanic Verses' LP is
enjoyable as well. If you liked 'Hydro Electric' Brian, check out these:
Gimmik: Slow Motion Process [Worm Interface]
Beefcake: Coincidentia Oppositurum [Hymen]
Syndrone: Triskaideka [Merck]
Somantic Responses: Augumented Lines [Hymen]
Spark: The Grey Box [MP3.com]
Jetone: Autumnonia [Pitchcadet]
Crunch: 1 [?]
v/a: md#1 [n5md]
Paul Nielsen
np: ml - pajama party
----- Original Message ----- > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:10:39 -0700 (MST)
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> From: "Brian M. Cass" <kingmob@nmt.edu>
> Subject: [idm] review of Phonem's Hydro Electric
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0103272300470.17312-100000@boardwalk.nmt.edu>
>
> Phonem: Hydro Electric
> This cd instantly became one of my favorite cds of all time, easily in the
> top ten. Its not really anything you haven't tasted before, but the whole
> cd is a treat, from beginning to end, so even if you have heard similiar
> stuff this cd is worth it. I think the title does a good job of
> describing the sound. Its as if a bunch of machines are chilling at the
> beach. Every track contains two disparate sounds. One is the almost cold
> machine sound that is ubequitious nowadays and forms the basis or
> background on which each song is painted, and the other half is the
> super warm melodies. Most songs take a while for the melodies to kick in
> and they each have more than one sweet melody, so even when you think it
> can't be nicer it gets nicer, take for instance the first track which
> introduces a final sweet melody only some 9 minutes into the track.
> Its easy to listen to the whole thing from beginning to end without
> itching to ever skip a track. Perhaps one of the reasons I'll always be
> fond of this cd is because it produces the same feeling I got while zoning
> out on a shitload of Methadone, I felt like I was at the beach.
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