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2008-08-28 21:04David NewmanErik pulls off as lovely review @ Boomkat :) A fine example of modern electronica, He Can

From:: David Newman <dwnewman@clara.co.uk>
To:: 'idm' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:42 +0100
Subject:: [idm] He Can Jog - Boomkat review

Erik pulls off as lovely review @ Boomkat :) A fine example of modern electronica, He Can Jog's Middlemarch is a boldly diverse set of compositions, tackling dronescapes, digital glitch textures and even vocal electronic pop to a consistently high standard. At He Can Jog's creative epicentre is Erik Schoster, who combines the offline conventions of electronic composition with real-time improvisation via customised MAX patches. This combination of different disciplines results in the raw bitstream ambience of 'Agnes (After Woodland Pattern)' or 'A Small Thing' whilst also bringing forth the melodic, beat-driven sounds of 'Suite Part Three'. There's an adventurously unpolished feel to all this that suggests an abandonment of presets or software clichés, freeing up Schoster to switch things around on wildly divergent consecutive tracks like 'Contractors And Architects', with its borderline Postal Service-isms and 'Suite Parts One And Two', which approaches Keith Fullerton Whitman levels of sublime electroacoustic drone. Highly recommended. Buy CD here > http://www.audiobulb.com/ab-shop.htm Audiobulb Records A U D I O B U L B R E C O R D S www.audiobulb.com exploratory music sign-up for our news > <http://www.audiobulb.com/lists/?p=subscribe> http://www.audiobulb.com/lists/?p=subscribe

2008-08-28 22:49David Newmanhttp://www.hecanjog.com/suiteonescore.pdf David Newman A U D I O B U L B R E C O R D S www

From:: David Newman <dwnewman@clara.co.uk>
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Date:: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:49:41 +0100
Subject:: RE: [idm] He Can Jog - Boomkat review
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http://www.hecanjog.com/suiteonescore.pdf David Newman A U D I O B U L B R E C O R D S www.audiobulb.com www.audiobulb.com/ab-shop.htm -----Original Message----- From: David Newman [mailto:dwnewman@clara.co.uk] Sent: 28 August 2008 22:05 To: 'idm' Subject: [idm] He Can Jog - Boomkat review Erik pulls off as lovely review @ Boomkat :) A fine example of modern electronica, He Can Jog's Middlemarch is a boldly diverse set of compositions, tackling dronescapes, digital glitch textures and even vocal electronic pop to a consistently high standard. At He Can Jog's creative epicentre is Erik Schoster, who combines the offline conventions of electronic composition with real-time improvisation via customised MAX patches. This combination of different disciplines results in the raw bitstream ambience of 'Agnes (After Woodland Pattern)' or 'A Small Thing' whilst also bringing forth the melodic, beat-driven sounds of 'Suite Part Three'. There's an adventurously unpolished feel to all this that suggests an abandonment of presets or software clichés, freeing up Schoster to switch things around on wildly divergent consecutive tracks like 'Contractors And Architects', with its borderline Postal Service-isms and 'Suite Parts One And Two', which approaches Keith Fullerton Whitman levels of sublime electroacoustic drone. Highly recommended. Buy CD here > http://www.audiobulb.com/ab-shop.htm Audiobulb Records A U D I O B U L B R E C O R D S www.audiobulb.com exploratory music sign-up for our news > <http://www.audiobulb.com/lists/?p=subscribe> http://www.audiobulb.com/lists/?p=subscribe --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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