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Recorded after "5 Tracks', the "Right After" CD does not appear tocontain any guitar at all (at least, not according to the credits).Ielasi's partner on this album is Domenico Sciajno, formerly a bassistand currently one of the most musical and interesting of allimprovising laptop players. Sciajno's computer and Ielasi's electronics(a tableful of gadgets, I imagine) are integrated here into a seamlesssingle voice. I can only assume that the music is improvised due to thehistory of the publisher, Erstwhile Records, but if I had no suchbackground I might not guess as much. If "5 Tracks" only occasionallybelies its uneditted live and improvised nature, "Right After" does notat all. The high sine tones are out in force right from the start,which can be either exhilirating or annoying, depending on yourpatience for such things. The second half turns somber, with calm quietprevailing over the jarring cuts that open the disc. Much moreaggressive and strange than Ielasi's other recordings, "Right After" isalso one of the very best and most cohesive releases on the Erstwhilelabel. More info at www.anet.gr/absurd and www.erstwhile.com.
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A very different improvising group from Italy is the strangelypunctuated tu m'. There is virtually no information given on thepackage of tu m's debut CD, but it sure sounds like a laptop to me(that telltale digital high-pitched whine is unmistakable). The groupmoves carefully through six relatively beat-oriented improvisations.The pieces develop slowly and deliberately, with loops rising up andfading out, sine tones entering steadily and cutting out, muted beatstaking a place somewhere in the background and thump thump thumpingalong. Though the music is improvised, it sounds more similar to theabstract Mille Plateaux or Ritornell bands (Neina springs immediatelyto mind) than to what one might think of as "improv". The recordingquality is muddy at times, especially when tu m' brings out the heavybass, so many of the digital details are lost in an undifferentiatedmurk. This could have benefitted from a cleaner production, but theideas still come across. More info at www.cut.fm. -
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Thebetter known Vibracathedral Orchestra from the UK grace No. 010.Working with a variety of more traditional instruments, they sound abit like an outtake of the fictive 'Industrial Unplugged' Series."Oblong Two" is the far darker and heavier one of the two. It's mood isan ambiguous drift leading your ears towards amazement. The title trackleaves the impression of optimistic ignorance in midst the wasteland.This is not really my pair of shoes but I'm sure lovers of freestylepost-everything will enjoy it. These editions are numbered and featureexclusive tracks and should be available at normal 7" single prices.For more info on this extraordinary series check out www.tonschacht.com.
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Whiskeytown is dead. Long live Whiskeytown! After the demise of North Carolina's infamous entry into the alt-country sound before their final album was released in 2001, the members went their separate ways, though at that point they really numbered only three: Mike Daly, Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary.The band was infamous for line-up changes, conceivably because Adams was so hard to get along with and was doing his absolute best to burn the band before they got too big. In press releases for his debut solo release, he commented that he felt too much like just the rhythm guitar player in Whiskeytown, one of the reasons he lost interest in the project. In truth, he wrote most of the songs, was the lead singer, and was really the only part people mentioned in reviews. It was Cary who was virtually ignored and deserving of more attention. And finally, with this debut LP on Yep Roc, following an EP last year, she gets it. Cary has a lovely, simple voice, with no histrionics or grasping at straws involved. She knows her range and she soars in it. Here, she records her songs written with Daly and others, on her terms. And what good terms they are. The album features an impressive cast of rotating players and alt-country favorites, including former Whiskeytown member Skillet Gilmore, former Jayhawk Jen Gunderman, and former Squirrel Nut Zipper Ken Mosher. All over the release, Cary shows herself as competent a songwriter and performer as Adams, though she chose to stick with the alt-country sound rather than cloud the water with multiple influences and genres as Adams did on "Gold." Song after song posesses what you want in a great country record: strong players, hummable melodies, memborable lyrics, and a confidence that you can taste. It's great to hear Cary get her due on this release, and to hear a closure to Whiskeytown. A bonus disc, included with the first pressing, includes a duet with Adams on a song they wrote together, a Whiskeytown live favorite. Here's hoping this release finally lets Cary be judged on her own strengths.
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I'm rarely disappointed by Novamute releases. Usually, they have enough intelligent and interesting tracks to keep me interested and sometimes produce modern classics (Speedy J's 'A Shocking Hobby' being the perfect example of the latter). 'The Mission Statement', S.I. Futures' debut album for the label, is no exception to the rule, but also no significant landmark in the Novamute catalog.
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Modeling the booklet as a business convention guide the prolific SiBegg of Buckfunk 3000 fame drops science with a variety of electronic sounds including some abstract hip-hop ("All Terrain Aspects", "Assault On Precinct 14"). While the some of more electro-tinged tracks failed to keep my interest, the breakbeat vocoder funk on "Eurostar" is impossible to dislike if Rephlex artists like DMX Krew and Cylob give you a big chubby. However, the true highlight here is the second single "Freestyle Disco", a slice of bass-heavy 4/4 beats which heavily samples a dance instructional recording. French house fanatics and disco fetishists will eat this one up. Ultimately, 'The Mission Statement' yields multiple rewinds and will satisfy like a bag full of bite-size Snickers.
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