sugatis wrote:
sc> I wish I could have a Jega, it sounds interesting.
It is ... but you don't want hear me say that again I'm sure.
sc> Much more interesting, in fact, than most of the records I have bought
sc> this year have turned out to be in the long run.
Everytime I play the thing something 'moves' inside of me ... Can't help it.
It makes me feel so 'this is brilliant' ... so 'if heaven exists' ... you know.
sc> I believe that the music is stagnating a bit, and this is just
sc> trickling down to the list. If there were things
sc> worth reviewing, I'd bet people woud review them.
I'm basically lazy about reviewing records. I really need to be MOVED before I
get the urge to describe what I hear. In the case of Jega and Locust it come
naturally, but basically I just cannot find the words to describe what I hear.
I mean it's all very well to say that the bass line is wicked, that the drums
are in such-or-such intricate patterns, or that the melody in the background
reminds me of molten cheese ... but what does that contribute?
sc> If there was more music to focus on, I'm certain the focus would
sc> return to the music. Currently, however, there are just not
sc> that many exciting new releases to talk about.
I did buy a lot of new stuff this year, but ... I have yet to hear the album
that does it ALL.
Just listened to Single Cell Orchestra which I bought last month. Never heard
of them (him?) before and wasn't absolutely overwhelmed when I heard it first,
but there was 'something' about it that made me buy it. In parts it sounds
sickly sweet and almost ancient, the girly noises put me off, but the rhythms
and drum rolls are real nice ... I think it moves me, but I couldn't tell you
/why/ I like this particular album. Maybe it's the strangely haunting
background melodies?
Helen
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