thad asked for some opinions on the following...
quoted 1 line Dan Curtin LP> Dan Curtin LP
Spacey intelligent techno with original song structures, you can tell
Mr Curtin put a lot of time into making this album!
quoted 1 line Aural Expansions LP (on Dum)> Aural Expansions LP (on Dum)
Quite bizarre listening techno, like the Black Dog meeting Kraftwerk...
some bizarre drum sounds and quirky melodies...
quoted 1 line Virtual Sex (I never got it first time round)> Virtual Sex (I never got it first time round)
Essential guide to smooth techno... exquisite tracks from Rhythim is
Rhythim, Stefan Robbers, Kenny Larkin etc
quoted 1 line Warp69: Natural High (Global Communications remix)> Warp69: Natural High (Global Communications remix)
The two original tracks are a bit dull but GC drop a jazzy double-bass
line and swinging hi hats, and lay on spacious strings and dreamy
arpeggios... smokey jazzy coolsort of vibe...
quoted 1 line G.C.: 76:14 (of course!)> G.C.: 76:14 (of course!)
When it comes to ambient this album is a must-have... beautiful textures
and timbres, some laid back beats... basically, you should own this!
quoted 1 line Astral Engineering: Chronoglide> Astral Engineering: Chronoglide
May be hard to find... Very good ambient techno CD, loads of atmospheric
effects and some basslines and rhythms... samples a beat off of Paris,
incidentally! Top stuff esp. if you want a CD to chill to...
quoted 1 line MLO: Io> MLO: Io
Pure ambience in the Eno sense of the word... similiar in parts to
Apollo, Eno fans! check out the bassline on the 1st track... absolutely
no beats or anything
quoted 1 line Sunkings: Hall of Heads (classic ambience!)> Sunkings: Hall of Heads (classic ambience!)
Sounds like Edgar Froese in places... very ambient album, very other-
worldly atmosphere, very mystical... not a very hyped release but well
worth checking out
quoted 1 line 2001: Never Ending Cycle (check out that bass)> 2001: Never Ending Cycle (check out that bass)
2001 do some funky detroit style techno with a groovy Moog bass line,
and some deep chords too! very detroit 909 style
quoted 1 line Phenomyna: 2 Remix EPs (Intelligent techno at its best)> Phenomyna: 2 Remix EPs (Intelligent techno at its best)
Like I said, this has to be heard to be believed. Black Dog and B12 fans
will Love these two... the melodies, the rhythms, the chords etc...
quoted 1 line Nuron/Fugue: LM002 (UK intelligent techno again)> Nuron/Fugue: LM002 (UK intelligent techno again)
Very cool and sophisticated techno... The Nuron side is best but all in
all a very high quality 12"...
There! Hope I didnt bore you!
Thanks for listening...
Brendan Nelson
Kinetic Illusion
"Like Dracula without his fangs
Like the bang bang boogie without the boogie bangs"
- Sugar Hill Gang, "Rappers Delight"