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Home Page: http://www.home.no/funkanoid
Member Since: Dec 20, 2002
Rank: 1144
Average Vote Received: Correct (3.75, 20 votes)
last 10 days: Correct (3.64, 11 votes)
Rated 74 releases, average: 3.42
Location: Bergen, Norway
Profile:
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I own some rare records like:
AFX - Hangable Auto Bulb EP (12")
Autechre - Splitrmx12 (Promo) (12")
Elecktroids - Elektroworld (2XLP)
Various - Artificial Intelligence II (Ltd Ed) (2XLP+12")
I'd easily swap stuff like this with anyone who can get me copies of early Boards of Canada stuff like "Hooper Bay" and "Play by numbers". Remember, music deserves to be heard.
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My main interests lie in new wave/synthpop and ambient-techno, but I listen to all sorts of electronic music.
My favourite records of all time are something like the following:
1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
1980: Gary Numan - Telekon
1981: Ultravox - Rage In Eden
1981: O.M.D. - Architecture & Morality
1981: John Foxx - The Garden
1985: Kate Bush - The 9th Wave
1986: David Sylvian - Gone to Earth
1987: David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive
1990: Depeche Mode - Violator
1992: The Orb - Blue Room
1994: Autechre - Amber
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In my opinion format should not interfere with the love of music, whether it comes in the form of LPs, MCs, MDs, CDs, mp3, ape, or whatever, it's the music that is the main thing not the format. These days I must admit to preferring mp3 and the like though, the compact and very accessible nature of storing music this way I think is great :-)
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Reviews:
Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too - 20-Oct-08 11:57 AM
"Where Georgio goes so does Lindstrøm". At the end of a decade artists either break off and start building on new ground (as punk did in the 70's, and acid house in the 80's) or turn out a more polished version of the sound du jour. This album falls in the latter category. It is nice enough, three solid tracks of slowly evolving italo grooves, but there is nothing here that stands out in a crowded genre. At the end of the album I felt like I had been listening to a product demo for Native Instruments FM8. Next time I think you should go somewhere no-one has been before Lindstrøm.
Folk & Røvere - Lysrædd - 17-Oct-08 11:13 AM
Folk & Røvere have been around for quite some time now, but this could be their best release yet. Ulph comes across as 3D's (Massive Attack) distant Norwegian cousin, mumbling deep and profound lyrics about the important things in life, like finding a nice quiet corner in your favourite café (and that is important you know). I must admit that I had written off trip-hop years ago, but records like this show that there still is some mileage left in the genre.
Gas - Nah Und Fern - 03-Sep-08 05:58 AM
I find this release pretty contradictive in terms. We are talking minimal techno right, so why does anyone want to put out a 4CD box of it, making it a MASSIVE release (or even EPIC), not minimal. Wouldn't it be better to cut out the best 30 seconds of the batch, which fans of the genre then could loop, enabling them to hear that kick drum bang 24 hours 7 days a week if they so may wish? Top marks for the packaging though, a wonderful cardboard box it is indeed.
It's Immaterial - Song - 18-Aug-08 10:52 AM
What a shame it is that this album has sunk with more or less no trace. "Life's hard" was a good debut, but this one tops that easily. It may be mellower than their first outing, but the songs are better and so is the organic production (it's rare to hear a recording from the late 80's which has been produced with such care, giving it a timeless shine). Fans of The Blue Nile definitely need to add this album to their collection, it's that good!
Units - Digital Stimulation - 24-Jul-08 09:23 AM
Units borrow a lot from DEVO, but bring enough to the party to still be a worthwhile listen. The title track is a stand-out classic from the new-wave era, with it's funky infectious synth-bass and cool tongue-in-cheek androgynous vocals about a digital stalker. The album is long over-due for a re-issue, the opener "High Pressue Days" could be mistaken for a LCD Soundsystem track, which goes to show that there is still a market for this kind of thing.
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