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1997-05-31 06:31solventhello >This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM >and I gotta say this is m

From:: solvent <solvent@interlog.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 31 May 1997 02:31:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: (idm) the shocking truth about trans am

hello

quoted 6 lines This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM

>This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM >and I gotta say this is my favorite IDM release this year. Yeah, I'll call >it IDM >there's some 'rock' tracks (like 3) but the rest of it defintely would fit >in with >'idm' tracks. I you like Tortoise/Rome style music, this a definite pick up.

let me just say that i hate tortoise, "post-rock" or whatever, etc... to say i was skeptical when someone told me i should listen to the new trans am would be an understatement forget the rock songs, the rest of this lp (makes up more than half if i remember correctly) is pure, 808-driven, melodic and nostalgic electronica ... that is to say, it's very good indeed the fact that indie-rock people are loving this is very confusing, but don't let it put you off (this sounds snobby i know, but an indie-rock association tends to make some of us skeptical) there's even a wicked afx-y distorted track! jason goodbye

1997-05-31 14:03Erkki Rautio> >This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM > >and I gotta say this is my

From:: Erkki Rautio <trerra@uta.fi>
To:: anAlFiXation <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 31 May 1997 14:03:21 +0300 (EET DST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) the shocking truth about trans am

quoted 5 lines This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM

> >This is probably OLD news, but I just picked up TRANS AM > >and I gotta say this is my favorite IDM release this year. > forget the rock songs, the rest of this lp (makes up more than half if i > remember correctly) is pure, 808-driven, melodic and nostalgic electronica > ... that is to say, it's very good indeed

Yeah, I don't know if the first track is conscious homage or not, but it starts amazingly like Kraftwerk's 'Neon Lights'. transmission from the pHinnWeb Bunker over, ekku the maintainer of pHinnWeb - everything u ever wanted to know about Finnish electronica scene but were too afraid of the reindeer trerra@uta.fi | http://www.uta.fi/~trerra | http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb

Re: (idm) the shocking truth about trans am