| artist: |
|
disco
operating system |
| title: |
|
you don't have to work to
be mad here |
| released: |
|
may 2001 |
| format: |
|
CD |
| cat. no: |
|
rsicds001 |
| pressing: |
|
500 |
| description: |
|
second RSI
album from the disco operating system, extreme
frequencies, ping-pong rhythms, abstract loops &
hidden harmonics lie within.. |
| review bite: |
|
..........whirling
round and round in a series of skillfully edited rhythmic
loop constructions which revel in textural exploration
underpinned by a playful but subtle sense of humour. Each
of the fifteen tracks is an exploration of repetition
usually juxtaposing two different timbres, occasionally
three. Taps dripping in robotic precision give way to
twittering comfortable sine waves clogging the ether.
Bells ringing joyfully 'Because Children Are Matter' back
on to an accurate simulation of the hum of the cranky
portable computer from BBC space opera Blake's 7. Well
that brought back some sonic memories, but now I'd like
to hear the telephone cable laser guns and teleport too.
The pumping kaga-chug of the 'Weiss Squad' makes me feel
like I'm resting my mindbrain on the engine of a
spaceship made out of a discarded air freshener, as I try
to download a frosty chunk of cryogenic toast. Have I
earnt my final reward for acceptable behaviour yet? - Graeme
Rowland, brainwashed.com |
| distribution: |
|
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