In a message dated 12/28/99 11:29:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lance@inaudible.com writes:
<< Vote Robot is a canadian duo who produce a wonderful mix
of glitchy melodic ambience, experimental electronica, and
light touches of indie pop. Fans of early Oval/Microstoria,
Jeremy Boyle, Robert Babciz, Tom Steinle, Novisad, etc
should really enjoy the Vote Robot output. Vote Robot
have a 15-track LP out on the Canadian Vegas label and
a ?-track remix LP, called Versions, featuring mixes from
Yacka Tundra, Climax Golden Twins, Nova Scotias, Will
Simmons, Corvalis, Ralph Haxton, French Paddleboat,
Dasbild, Joe Bloggs, and Vote Robot. The Versions LP is
also out on the Vegas label.
>>
If this post interests you, you had better move quick! The
Vote Robot LP is limited to 300 and the Remix LP to 100.
I got mine at littlebrotherrecords.com (thanks to AltaVista).
The packaging is great: old LP covers (I got a Hall/Oates
record and something else) turned inside out with a grocery
bag with print on it. You have to damage the bag to open the
record, unless you're careful. I think Lance's review is pretty
accurate on the Remix LP, but the regular LP seemed very
cold and mechanical (Raster-esque) to me. Not that that's bad,
but Oval, Tom, etc. are very warm and fuzzy and the Vote Robot
LP is not. If you can live with the fact that there aren't really
"songs" on the LP, more like sound collages that tend towards
the glitchy and abstract, you'll be fine.
Matt
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