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_ _ _ ::::: (_ ) ) ( / _ ) ( ) (_ ( ) ( ::::: ( (_ (_) \_/ ( (_ \/\/ _) ::::V 000.3 ::::From Within ::+8 Records (PLUS8036) :A Million Miles to Earth :Homeward Bound ::The long anticipated collaboration between FAX's Peter Namlook and Plus-8's Richie Hawtin has finally arrived. I was expecting a masterpiece from two great minds such as these and have to say I was dissapointed on a first listen. After a few more rotations however, I really began to like it. My only complaint now is that mine is the nastiest pressing ive seen to date from plus8 - some nasty pops and a substantial warp. Musicwise though, it is a nice piece. The first track is one of those ambient soundtracks that just keep on building. A repetative sequence played over some nice synths with the occasional tweak to keep the space alive. The second track is my favourite of the two however - a nice ambient intro leads you into a smooth shuffley beat and builds into an airy morning groover. Oh, and for all the bass bin huggers among you, yes, this one has bass too. Wicked. ::::Mu-Ziq ::R&S Records (RS94048) :PHI*1700 (U/V) :Glink :Paco :Xolbe II ::Michael Paradinas (aka Mu-Ziq) makes his R&S debut and remember, the keyword is MAD. The first track is lifted straight from his Tango N Vectif album released on Rephlex records so I'll focus on the others, not to say of course that its not worthy of attention. Glink opens with harsh beats creating a somewhat hostile sound, but then all of a sudden - here comes the funk. MAD. The effect created by having that short jazzy riff amongst the electronic noise attack in the background is nothing short of incredible. I love it, I just wish it was longer. The silver side opens at a much more subdued pass with a slightly darker track backed by those filtered drums which seem to be the Mu-ziq signature. The last track, Xolbe II, begins with what sounds like the drone of a vacuum cleaner or perhaps just white noise, which continues througout its entirety creating a sureal backdrop. Eery chime-like notes join the noise and are occasionly accompanied by a short burst of drums before the bass finally kicks in. A rather spooky, but no less brilliant, track. As I've said before, Muziq has the ability to make Richard James seem almost sane. _______ (__,-, \ / /\ \ f l u i d <finger me for PGP key> /,_) \ \ flu'id (floo'-) (/ \\ brit@chopin.udel.edu :65 FD F9 9F F2 23 F8 CF: \) fluid@freezer.cns.udel.edu :80 9C 11 AA 9F 92 0D 27:

On Wed, 4 May 1994, Andrew Bennett wrote:

quoted 7 lines Fluid sez of the Namlook/Hawtin collaboration on +8:

> Fluid sez of the Namlook/Hawtin collaboration on +8: > > > My only complaint now is that mine is the nastiest pressing ive > > seen to date from plus8 - some nasty pops and a substantial warp. > > I wonder if this is the first vinyl out of their new plant they purchased > in Canada. Any clues?

It's definitely not from the new plant in Markham since i had the vinyl before it had been set up. In fact, they held a party there called 'hard' before they put all the equipment in (which was amazing btw!). The copy i had also seemed very warped on one side. In fact, if you look at the grooves they're more oval than circular. I'm wondering if the effect was intentional??? It's makes for a neat flanging sort of sound to the song. Anybody know anything about this? If it wasn't intentional i still like it! karl

On Thu, 5 May 1994, Carl Virtanen wrote:

quoted 1 line The copy i had also seemed very warped on one side.

> The copy i had also seemed very warped on one side.

Huh? Peace, Matt XLR8R Magazine, Seattle

quoted 7 lines Fluid sez of the Namlook/Hawtin collaboration on +8:

>Fluid sez of the Namlook/Hawtin collaboration on +8: > >> My only complaint now is that mine is the nastiest pressing ive >> seen to date from plus8 - some nasty pops and a substantial warp. > >I wonder if this is the first vinyl out of their new plant they purchased >in Canada. Any clues?

I can gladly say it's not.. The plant just got assembled and I know for a fact that the record in question was pressed in good old Dixie Land.. However, the new PSI and Psyance records, both pressed at Dixie are lookin good.. One of the kids who goes to Vassar is the grandson of the guy who runs Dixie, and when I remarked about the noticable improvement, he told me that things like the weather have a large impact on the quality of pressings.. I don't know whether to believe this or not, but it seems possible.. BTW, I must say that the new Psyance really annoys me.. ** ******** ********** ********** ******** **Born.Under.A.Rhyming.Planet. +8 Records, Chicago, Il.