[acid-jazz] Fw: Great new stuff

From: Stimp (stimp@aei.ca)
Date: Sun Oct 06 2002 - 00:50:55 CEST

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    From: Stimp=20
    To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu=20
    Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:46 AM
    Subject: Great new stuff

    Just picked up a few great releases you might be interested in.

    Mr. Scruff: "Trouser Jazz" This one's just amazing. It's easily as =
    playful, kooky and musical as the first one, and sure not to disappoint =
    fans of his previous work. I usually listen to tons of music on a daily =
    basis, but this is the record that keeps playing in my head when there's =
    no music around. Insanely catchy and addictive. However, those who =
    don't like Mr. Scruff to begin with might want to abstain; Trouser Jazz =
    is not a huge departure from anything that Scruff's done before. Very =
    musical and well done.

    Amon Tobin: "Out From Out Where" Again, fans of Tobin will be all over =
    this one. I can't say that I've properly digested this one yet, but at =
    times it seems to be more organic and not quite as manic as some of his =
    previous work. Alot of the tunes seem to have lush, ambient swirls =
    thrown into the mix. However, the production is very, very clean, =
    which, I feel, takes away quite a bit of the warmth from the record. =
    The use of strings and traditional instruments (samples, I assume, but =
    can't be sure) softens the blows, but overall "Out From Out Where" is =
    still a record full of big beats, surgical production sound, and a =
    futuristic vibe. Recommended.

    Dj Pica Pica Pica: Planetary Natural Love Gas Webbin' 199999": I'm not =
    really sure why I'm reviewing this recording, given that it's a Japanese =
    import and way out of print, but it's just so amazing I couldn't keep it =
    to myself. DJ Pica Pica Pica is Boredoms vocalist/evil genius Yamastuka =
    EyE (or whatever he calls himself these days) doing a DJ set full of =
    mostly driving, percussive drum sounds. He lists well over 100 samples =
    in his liner notes, mostly all drums. This is the most relentless DJ =
    record I've ever had the pleasure of hearing, very very tribal while =
    still remaining quite contemporary and modern. Those of you into the =
    Boredoms and their various projects know how insane their music can =
    sound and how obsessive the listener can become about them. Well, Pica =
    Pica Pica's got me scouring for anything else he's put his filthy mitts =
    on. The one thing I like most about this record is that EyE doesn't try =
    to mix his records seamlessly. Throughout the set, you could often hear =
    where one record ends and another begins which adds great character to =
    the whole project. I guess that I should note that, at 78 or so minutes =
    long, this record doesn't stop for a single moment. I can't see how any =
    fan of turntable/Dj music wouldn't like this, simply based on the sheer =
    manic energy which Yamatsuka EyE is infamous for.

    Christian Marclay: "Records" and "More Encores". Given the artists that =
    this turntable pioneer has collaborated with (John Zorn's various =
    projects, Thurston Moore, Bill Laswell, Mike Patton, and the whole =
    downtown NYC scene) I can't believe that he's escaped my attention for =
    so many years!!! Christian Marclay's been manipulating turntables and =
    wrenching creative new sounds out of old records since the late 70's. =
    He's known for having put on a show where he played and manipulated over =
    100 turntables at once. He's also the first person to have cut up =
    various records and glued them back together in different =
    configurations, not knowing what the final result will be. "More =
    Encores" features one such piece, done with the records of John Cage, =
    and the result's pretty cool. The pops and clicks that occur when the =
    needle jumps over the frequent seams created by the glued-together =
    records is pretty effective. Go to www.allmusic.com and do a search to =
    get the lowdown, he's definitely worth knowing about, especially for =
    Dj's interested in knowing about one of the pioneers of turntable music. =
     I wouldn't buy just anything from him, though, as I've heard that =
    several of his records were sub-par. The two I've mentioned are some of =
    the good ones.

    Stimp

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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
    <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
    title=3Dstimp@aei.ca href=3D"mailto:stimp@aei.ca">Stimp</A> </DIV>
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    <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:46 AM</DIV>
    <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Great new stuff</DIV></DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just picked up a few great releases you =
    might be=20
    interested in.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Mr. Scruff</STRONG>:<STRONG> =
    "Trouser=20
    Jazz"</STRONG>&nbsp; This one's just amazing.&nbsp; It's easily as =
    playful,=20
    kooky and musical as the first one, and sure not to disappoint fans of =
    his=20
    previous work.&nbsp; I usually listen to tons of music on a daily basis, =
    but=20
    this is the record that keeps playing in my head when there's no music=20
    around.&nbsp; Insanely catchy and addictive.&nbsp; However, those who =
    don't like=20
    Mr. Scruff to begin with might want to abstain; Trouser Jazz is not a =
    huge=20
    departure from anything that Scruff's done before.&nbsp; Very musical =
    and well=20
    done.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Amon Tobin: "Out From Out=20
    Where"</STRONG>&nbsp; Again, fans of Tobin will be all over this =
    one.&nbsp; I=20
    can't say that I've properly digested this one yet, but at times it =
    seems to be=20
    more organic and not quite as manic as some of his previous work.&nbsp; =
    Alot of=20
    the tunes seem to have lush, ambient swirls thrown into the mix.&nbsp; =
    However,=20
    the production is very, very clean, which, I feel, takes away quite a =
    bit of the=20
    warmth from the record.&nbsp; The use of strings and traditional =
    instruments=20
    (samples, I assume, but can't be sure) softens the blows, but overall =
    "Out From=20
    Out Where" is still a record full of big beats, surgical production =
    sound, and a=20
    futuristic vibe.&nbsp; Recommended.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Dj Pica Pica Pica: Planetary =
    Natural Love=20
    Gas Webbin' 199999":</STRONG> I'm not really sure why I'm reviewing this =

    recording, given that it's a Japanese import and way out of print, but =
    it's just=20
    so amazing I couldn't keep it to myself.&nbsp; DJ Pica Pica Pica is =
    Boredoms=20
    vocalist/evil genius Yamastuka EyE (or whatever he calls himself these =
    days)=20
    doing a DJ set full of mostly driving, percussive drum sounds.&nbsp; He =
    lists=20
    well over 100 samples in his liner notes, mostly all drums.&nbsp; This =
    is the=20
    most relentless DJ record I've ever had the pleasure of hearing, very =
    very=20
    tribal while still remaining quite contemporary and modern.&nbsp; Those =
    of you=20
    into the Boredoms and their various projects know how insane their music =
    can=20
    sound and how obsessive the listener can become about them.&nbsp; Well, =
    Pica=20
    Pica Pica's got me scouring for anything else he's put his filthy mitts=20
    on.&nbsp; The one thing I like most about this record is that EyE =
    doesn't try to=20
    mix his records seamlessly.&nbsp; Throughout the set, you could often =
    hear where=20
    one record ends and another begins which adds great character to the =
    whole=20
    project.&nbsp; I guess that I should note that, at 78 or so minutes =
    long, this=20
    record doesn't stop for a single moment.&nbsp; I can't see how any fan =
    of=20
    turntable/Dj music wouldn't like this, simply based on the sheer manic =
    energy=20
    which Yamatsuka EyE is infamous for.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Christian Marclay: "Records" =
    and "More=20
    Encores".</STRONG>&nbsp; Given the artists that this turntable pioneer =
    has=20
    collaborated with (John Zorn's various projects, Thurston Moore, Bill =
    Laswell,=20
    Mike Patton,&nbsp;and the whole downtown NYC scene)&nbsp; I can't =
    believe that=20
    he's escaped my attention for so many years!!!&nbsp; Christian Marclay's =
    been=20
    manipulating turntables and wrenching creative new sounds out of old =
    records=20
    since the late 70's.&nbsp; He's known for having put on a show where he =
    played=20
    and manipulated&nbsp;over 100 turntables at once.&nbsp; He's also the =
    first=20
    person to have cut up various records and glued them back together in =
    different=20
    configurations, not knowing what the final result will be.&nbsp; "More =
    Encores"=20
    features one such piece, done with the records of John Cage, and the =
    result's=20
    pretty cool.&nbsp; The pops and clicks that occur when the needle jumps =
    over the=20
    frequent seams created by the glued-together records is pretty =
    effective.&nbsp;=20
    Go to <A href=3D"http://www.allmusic.com">www.allmusic.com</A> and do a =
    search to=20
    get the lowdown, he's definitely worth knowing about, especially for =
    Dj's=20
    interested in knowing about one of the pioneers of turntable =
    music.&nbsp; I=20
    wouldn't buy just anything from him, though, as I've heard that several =
    of his=20
    records were sub-par.&nbsp; The two I've mentioned are some of the good=20
    ones.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stimp</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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