A thoroughly satisfying mini-album of groovy beats, originally intendedas soundtracks for dance performances, theater and video installations.A steady dub-like bass guides all five of these mellow, mid-tempotunes, with spare keyboard accompaniment and airy, repetitive melodies.Some tunes remind me of Fax-era Tetsu Inoue or Atom Heart, but "Musicto Watch" stands on its own. The compositions are full of rich soundelements which hold up under intent listening (especially the basssounds, which are just great) and also unobtrusive enough to beinnocuous background noise. It makes me wonder about the nature of thevisual element that the songs were created to supplement. Perhaps avideo component on the CD would have been a nice addition.
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