Various - Minimize To Maximize

Given all the hype around m_nus I was extremly dissappointed with this release and found it hard to listen some tracks until the end. Most tracks are stripped down to 2 or 3 percussive elements that crawl the note scala up and down ("Circles" & "Uno") and that's about it the whole 5-6 minutes. I can't remember such extremly dull listening however I'll keep checking out other m_nus stuff and hopefully will find some more appealing music. I wish they would have some Theorem releases again as I find the collabs series on m_nus thx is some of the finest spheric minimal music ever created.

This is so pointless, dull micro house, except Hawtin's track. Don't waste $ on this unless you're deep into senseless music. Don't know what did they mean by "minimize to maximize" ..this stuff can hardly maximize anything.

This unfortunately I found to be a rather flat release. Hawtin's track apart, it perhaps underlines the problems that seem to appear in the "Glitch/Micro House" scene far too often, in that there's no sense of fun or passion in these tracks. Whilst some explore some uncharted sonic areas, more often than not the same theme is repeated ad nauseaum. Mathew Jonson's track in particular seems to have none of the conviction that highlights his previous work.