Re: microsound Digest 12 Mar 2000 01:25:12 -0000 Issue 64

[William VanLoo <wdvanloo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> i'm only at track 3 (well, 10 minutes through it) & it's
> already the best minimal techno cd i've ever heard (but i don't listen
> to a lot of minimal techno so interpret this the way you want).
> 
> it's like snd with a focus.  & a sound a lot more reverberative &
> getting closer to microsoundesque concerns than i've heard say arovane
> do.

I agree, "Multila" is excellent. It's a great step for Chain Reaction
- the Fluxion and Hallucinator records were both just treading water,
IMO. "Multila" really moves things forward - it's warm, polyrhythmic,
and inviting.

On another topic, I had the best microsound-type experience last
weekend. I saw American Beauty for the second time, except this time
the soundtrack was glitching slightly. If you've seen the film, you
might recall that many of the main themes are primarily solo piano.
Towards the end of the film especially, the soundtrack glitches would
affect (and effect) these piano passages, making for some beautiful
glitched sound. The notes sort of smeared around, it was really
wonderful. I'm tempted to buy the soundtrack, but I'm afraid I'll be
dissapointed because of this memory.

Cheers,

Bill
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