. SND: stdiosnd types cd/2xlp (Mille Plateaux)
PRESS WRITEUP -- One of mille plateaux's most popular acts of 1999 return
with their highly anticipated second full length called 'stdiosnd types.' This
follows
last year's quintessential release 'Makesnd Cassette,' a phenomenal example of
interface design in music that earned them a nomination for album of the year
by
the prestigious Ars Electronica committee. Residing in Sheffield, UK, Mat Steel
and Mark Fell continue to develop the aesthetic and conceptual anatomy of
'Makesnd Cassette,' focusing on virtuality, machinish and digitality by giving
and
introduction in minimalism of the 21st Century. 'stdiosnd types' is both more
traditional and more abstract than their first album, aiming to reach further
in each
direction than ever before. In doing so, it highlights features from both the
early
US techno scene and contemporary digital compositions. Here, each tradition is
used as a template, throught which snd trace lines of mutual opposition. By
reducing musical components to a minimum, snd aim to address what exists in
the bargin between the listenable and unlistenable. In this respect, their
music
articulates a dislike of the artistic environment they ahve inherited and
resists
the inward pull of the genre within which they are often placed. So, put on
your
headphones and listen to one of 2000's most captivating minimalist releases.
LANCE WRITEUP -- SND take a break from their more rhythmic looped
approach to minimalism on this new album in favor of a much subtler down-
tempo pace. SND utilize all the sounds that you grew to love on their past
releases but arrange them this time in almost a loungy minimal electronica
style. Stdiosnd Types features a really nice twist to the SND sound and
a style i dont recall hearing before. Is it jazzy microsound with warmth? Is
is miminal lounge glitch? Whatever you want to call it, it's highly recommend
and will be on my Tops List of 2k.
RELEASE INFOS:
. SND: stdiosnd types cd/2xlp (Mille Plateaux)
Tracks:
- 00009 a.1
- 00020 a
- Track 15.1
- 00039 d.6
- Track 12.4
- 0001 7 a.1
- 00005 re vers on C
- Track 19
- t nk el m n.a ff
- 00018 ild end ng
- 00016 a.5
- untitled
- 00004 a.3
- 00002 cords.1
- 00030 d.5
- 00024 b.2
- 00036 a
Release date: 11/15/00
Hope this helps!
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