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I just picked this up yesterday. I can't say the first harpsichord track does much for me, but the rest is quite.. "nice". A definite oasis in the releases of 2000 so far: 100% DSP-wank-less. Sort of a distant cousin of BOC, but in so many ways very removed. The beats are live drumming, the melodies are acoustic instruments with glassy hints of synthesizer. I heard the drums described as "hip-hop".. well, IMO, not really.. as "hip-hop" as, say, the drums of Mick Harris (in Scorn guise) are. Not Blackaliscious-hiphop. Also picked up the O.S.T. release on Emanate. Jury is still out on this one. It initially rubbed me the wrong way, but I picked it up due to the fact that it's O.S.T. and Emanate, two names which have rarely left me unsatisfied. (Maybe a grower??) Paradina's latest output on planet-u is pretty catchy as well. Awfully reminiscent of "brace yourself" era u-ziq. I caught a few samples from that age being used (that yell from "Mr. Angry" for one), so I would speculate that these are the leftovers from that time period. A few tracks are totally naff but a few are really gems. Sorry for the rambling. Andrew -- -| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu |- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Sun, 14 May 2000, Andrew Schrock wrote:

quoted 4 lines Also picked up the O.S.T. release on Emanate. Jury is still out on this

> Also picked up the O.S.T. release on Emanate. Jury is still out on this > one. It initially rubbed me the wrong way, but I picked it up due to the > fact that it's O.S.T. and Emanate, two names which have rarely left me > unsatisfied. (Maybe a grower??)

any descriptions on the sound of this.? chris it.s ok to like noise it.s okay to like house it.s okay to like pop "nothing but respect to hello kitty" _we are all lost --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Sun, 14 May 2000, zimbette wrote:

quoted 7 lines On Sun, 14 May 2000, Andrew Schrock wrote:

> On Sun, 14 May 2000, Andrew Schrock wrote: > > Also picked up the O.S.T. release on Emanate. Jury is still out on this > > one. It initially rubbed me the wrong way, but I picked it up due to the > > fact that it's O.S.T. and Emanate, two names which have rarely left me > > unsatisfied. (Maybe a grower??) > > any descriptions on the sound of this.?

I'll do my best: He's definitely staying away from using outright 4/4 beats, in a very Phthalto way. (no surprise) There are a lot of cut-and-paste feel to this release, sparse chunks of coherent beats with otherworldly pads with none of the sparkly IDM-feel present on "emanated". It's a pretty dark-feeling release, more Phthalto than Emanate. I just wish the tracks were longer, it seems like they top out at 3 minutes or so. Andrew -- -| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu |- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Mon, 15 May 2000, Andrew Schrock wrote:

quoted 9 lines I'll do my best:

> I'll do my best: > > He's definitely staying away from using outright 4/4 beats, in a very > Phthalto way. (no surprise) There are a lot of cut-and-paste feel to this > release, sparse chunks of coherent beats with otherworldly pads with none > of the sparkly IDM-feel present on "emanated". It's a pretty dark-feeling > release, more Phthalto than Emanate. I just wish the tracks were longer, > it seems like they top out at 3 minutes or so. >

this is just conjecture on my part but it seems to me that this release was done in real time. IE it sounds as if items were individually sequenced/played. no master midi clock and no software sequencer running the whole thing (maybe just running the sampler and nothing else). The reason I say this, is that it reminds me of music the monkey crew has done that is based on "jam session" (for lack of a better term) principles. I think this gives the music a more energetic and human feel. Of course, I could be wrong and deflect could have been achieved with just a computer. Either way though the music seems very personal. Which is quite an achievement. But as a whole I think O.S.T is leaning towards a more experimental viewpoint. Check out the recent "Death Notice" CD release (which is fantastic btw) or the older "Passion for fassion" CD. Both of which are defintely in the realm of experimental music. I have not heard the CDR releases so I do not know their style. But the 3 CD releases I have by him definitely share a common background. -daniel: Head Monkey: Mad Monkey Records: http://www.madmonkey.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org