[microsound] potuznik + uli troyer + cex

>a short one before i get back to work...  :)
>
>1)  i'm decidedly late on this, but: amazing _concorde+_ cd by gerhard
>potuznik & ramon bauer (on cheap records, also featuring hecker & pita,
>amongst others, a gorgeous cover art by chicks on speed & tina frank).
>it has an indescribable, almost prog-like narrative form, & yet the
>songs themselves (with lyrics!  & it works!!) have a resounding 80s feel
>to them (but then again, there has been no real "90s style singing" with
>electronic music, has there?)  anyway, on the musical side, very subdued
>melody, it's mostly atmosphere & an always prevalent rhythm.  i was
impressed.
>
>2)  a less tardy review now, but still from the mego camp.  the 3" cd by
>uli troyer, _nok_, is quite pretty.  for those who thought dat politics
>were not digital enough...  :)  _nok_ reminds me a little of pimmon, but
>also of the sine fiction ep we've just put out on no type...  6 solid
>tracks with plenty of exuberant computer noise, bubbling with ideas.  a
>fine little piece of work, worthy of your attention, be it of the short
>spanned type.
>
>3)  i saw mention of the dreaded "idm" word...  i'll assume that some
>people on this list are at least a little into it.  if your idea of idm
>is "chiastic slide", "ischemic folks" & "that funkstörung record", my
>choice for album of the year in that area is definitely cex's _role
>model_ (tigerbeat6, kid606's label).  don't be fooled by the
>self-deprecating cover.  for those who don't know what i'm talking about
>but who'd like to hear horribly digitally mangled beats with cutesy
>melodies (but quite good ones by idm standards; really outdoes autechre
>at times) then give this a try...
>
>argh, gotta get back to work!
>
>~ david
>
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