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>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dacid-jazz@ucsd.edu=20
href=3D"mailto:acid-jazz@ucsd.edu">acid-jazz@ucsd.edu</A> </DIV>
<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> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Mr. Scruff</STRONG>:<STRONG> =
"Trouser=20
Jazz"</STRONG> This one's just amazing. It's easily as =
playful,=20
kooky and musical as the first one, and sure not to disappoint fans of =
his=20
previous work. 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. Insanely catchy and addictive. 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. Very musical =
and well=20
done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Amon Tobin: "Out From Out=20
Where"</STRONG> Again, fans of Tobin will be all over this =
one. 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. =
Alot of=20
the tunes seem to have lush, ambient swirls thrown into the mix. =
However,=20
the production is very, very clean, which, I feel, takes away quite a =
bit of the=20
warmth from the record. 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. Recommended.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </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. 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. He =
lists=20
well over 100 samples in his liner notes, mostly all drums. 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. 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. Well, =
Pica=20
Pica Pica's got me scouring for anything else he's put his filthy mitts=20
on. The one thing I like most about this record is that EyE =
doesn't try to=20
mix his records seamlessly. Throughout the set, you could often =
hear where=20
one record ends and another begins which adds great character to the =
whole=20
project. I guess that I should note that, at 78 or so minutes =
long, this=20
record doesn't stop for a single moment. 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> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Christian Marclay: "Records" =
and "More=20
Encores".</STRONG> Given the artists that this turntable pioneer =
has=20
collaborated with (John Zorn's various projects, Thurston Moore, Bill =
Laswell,=20
Mike Patton, and the whole downtown NYC scene) I can't =
believe that=20
he's escaped my attention for so many years!!! Christian Marclay's =
been=20
manipulating turntables and wrenching creative new sounds out of old =
records=20
since the late 70's. He's known for having put on a show where he =
played=20
and manipulated over 100 turntables at once. 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. "More =
Encores"=20
features one such piece, done with the records of John Cage, and the =
result's=20
pretty cool. The pops and clicks that occur when the needle jumps =
over the=20
frequent seams created by the glued-together records is pretty =
effective. =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. I=20
wouldn't buy just anything from him, though, as I've heard that several =
of his=20
records were sub-par. The two I've mentioned are some of the good=20
ones.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stimp</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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