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Member Since: Feb 23, 2004
Rank: 31
Rated 400 releases, average: 3.79
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Luke Slater's 7th Plain* - The 4 Cornered Room - 20-Feb-07 11:21 AM
I got this when it came out in 1994 and was really disappointed. It just seemed flat, and bland, and trying to hard to sound beautiful. And the cover design was awful. But I persevered: if ever a release rewarded repeated listenings, this is it. So many hidden levels, so much variety of styles. Very subtle, and very beautiful: without trying too hard!
Detroit Escalator Company, The - Excerpts - 20-Feb-07 11:14 AM
Lovely. Detroit Escalator Company is one of the few acts that actually sounds like the description "ambient techno" suggests. Soulful Detroit percussion and strings, but beautifully laid-back and spacey.
Abstract Forward Motion (As a Mission) is the stand-out track for me. Raises the hairs on the back of my neck every time.
Stasis - Past Movements - 20-Feb-07 11:09 AM
A very ordinary, inoffensive but uninspiring collection of coffee-table house and techno, saved by the inclusion of "Point Of No Return" a bona-fide Detroit-style classic.
Other People Place, The - Lifestyles Of The Laptop Cafe - 04-Jul-06 02:52 PM
I had this CD (a promo freebie from Warpmart) for about 4 years without giving it a thought. I'd played it once, thought "nice, but nothing special" and never looked at it again. Then a month or so back I stumbled across it and decided to give it a whirl...and realised I'd just missed 4 years of listening to this gorgeous, warm, subtle, perfectly pitched album. No real standout tracks, nothing flash or groundbreaking, just consistent high quality electro/techno excellence from James Stinson. A great pity there'll be no more.
State Of Flux - Grow More Pot - 21-Mar-06 12:26 PM
Yes, State of Flux were a couple of guys - their names escape me - who were friends of a friend at Glasgow School of Art, back in 1993 or thereabouts. It definitely isn't a cover for Twitch & Brainstorm, although they were certainly friendly with the guys from Pure, and may have played one of the big Pure nights at the Barrowlands. I remember a party at their flat where Speedy J was a guest, and they owned a Roland 303: I'd never seen one before...
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