KidCal-Calvin Ho (calvin@hklink.net)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 03:43:18 +0000
Hi,
Vadim is all too correct. It is downright commercial piece of trash. I am
slightly embarrassed that I stock this in my shop. People come in to buy this
by the loads (I ordered because people kept asking for it before the release,
don't believe the hype!!!), but I always ask them whether they ever listened
to UNKLE or MoWax label or anything slightly more original.
Answers after listening at the shop:
a)Doesn't appear to be as "sound"-pardon the pun-as their old stuff with Tim
Goldsworthy, but I will get it anyway.
b)Never heard of him but I will buy it anyway, cos the magazines rave on
about Futura2000, Ape, and the packaging, and it is limited edition!! Great
;p
c)Yes I collect MoWax (never mentioning the album)
d)Doesn't sound like Shadow's best .
e)Getting it for COOL factor.
f)I am getting it cos it has those other artists as guests.
g)What is it? I keep seeing this everywhere.
h)Shall I get the "Japanese Limited Edition Version With Two Extra Tracks"or
the "Limited Edition UK Version".
i) I will get both, cos both have different artwork and packaging.
People are too scared to say it is crap. Too much hype goin on. Think, why
spend so much money recording this album. If it was dope with ideas, then it
will have a strong backbone and good foundation. Not money. None of the local
papers here have given it a decent honest review. Like-"Lets sit on the fence
and don't rock it man. No one else has."
The novelty and stardom of all this seems to be the concentration rather than
the actual music. That is why so much money has been spent on the wrong thing
to give it any honest credit. No one ever talked about IDEAS musically in
this whole review biz. It has always been the line-up of so-called talent
that appears on this album.
Shame. Shame.
Cal.
PS. No I will not do a review. Use your ears and judge for yourself.
Jia Sing Daryll Ng wrote:
> here's a question from an interview a local music magazine here in
> Melbourne, Australia did with DJ Vadim coinciding with his visit here for
> the Ninja Tune World Tour. what do you guys think of this??
>
> Q: What is the wackest record you've heard of late?
>
> Vadim: "One record that I do feel very strongly about as being an
> embarrasment, an abomination, an insult to intelligence is the new UNKLE
> LP. I cannot believe the audacity to call this a "serious classic" in the
> press release. Shadow's production sounds like he has his head up Jimmy
> Page's arse. Not original, trying too hard to sound progressive. Yet as I
> buy a lot of progressive from dealers, this LP is a laughing matter. The
> quality of vocals added is poor, the concept terrible.....However, the
> packaging is wicked, fresh, dope. Because of this; because of Lavelle and
> Shadow; because they have spent a reputed 3 million pounds recording the
> LP; because of the huge promotion they are doing; because of the UNKLE
> toys you can buy, the LP is going to sell bucketloads. It won't sell - or
> be remembered - because of the music. Now this is common for major labels,
> but for underground ones it is not. This will lead to the floodgates to
> open on corporate bullshit workings in the underground and that is why I
> think Mo Wax sucks in '98 and why (Psyence Fiction) is the worst LP ever.
> It will probably become a cult turkey record now!"
>
> BEAT Magazine issue #622
> 23rd September 1998
> VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.
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