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Name: MIKE PARKER Home Page: http://www.mike-parker.net Member Since: Feb 17, 2005 Rank: 670 Average Vote Received: Needs Minor Changes (3.04, 26 votes)   last 10 days: Needs Minor Changes (3.00, 19 votes) Location: Buffalo, New York USA Profile: mike@mike-parker.net http://www.myspace.com/inversions Limited copies of some Geophone titles are available. See my "For Sale" list.

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Tangerine Dream - Phaedra - 09-Jul-06 08:18 AM
Tangerine Dream’s brilliant use of the sequencer is an outstanding compositional element of “Phaedra”. The patterns shift through different time signatures in linear progressions, creating sensations of depth, as if the listener is descending deep within a bottomless expanse. Delay effects are timed in unison with the sequenced notes, cascading them into more complex divisions. Lush synthesizer strings and a Mellotron are enhanced by phasers, morphing the tones with an elastic character that one might describe as “otherworldly”. Dark and surrealistic, “Phaedra” is a masterpiece of the era and sets a precedent for excellence. It should be noted that Phaedra is a character from Greek mythology, dramatized in the play “Hippolytus” by Euripides.

Ça Qui Parle! - Ça Qui Parle! - 08-Jul-06 04:59 AM
While studying in Amsterdam in the summer of 1986, I went to the Staalplaat shop occasionally. On one visit, this intriguing music store was featuring a cassette on their sound system. After hearing only a few minutes of this recording, I immediately purchased a copy of it. Most certainly, “CA QUI PARLE!” deserves to be remastered and released on CD. It is a testament to the evocative power and emotive potency of industrial music. Incorporating acoustic instruments, tape manipulation, metallic percussion and string-synth timbres, this cassette asks the listener to visualise a deserted urban landscape or better yet, an ancient temple. The use of reverb is extensive and may suggest a location for these performances: an adandoned factory? On two tracks, what sounds like human breathing through a hollow tube is used to great effect as a pulsing, rhythmic motif. Those who appreciate Will Sergeant’s “Themes for Grind” may find this release to have a similar appeal.