yeah i've gotta agree, tons of good stuff on this album, and its deep. after many listens, i still feel like i havent totally digested it yet. that shake track that opens it is especially nuts.
tom On 8/7/06, kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Keep The Faith" was the soundtrack to replacing and painting the rails on my front porch yesterday. I don't buy nearly as much music as y'all do, but I was impressed by the quality and straight up dance floor potential of the tracks. Shake's "Function Electric" has got a funk that deserves it's own dance -- the Shake Hustle. Fred Gianelli's "Distant Gratification" would fit perfectly on the first Warp AI compilation, while being a completely fresh take on bleep techno. Shawn Rudiman's "Through The Dark" sounds like Moroder in Mordor. Richard H. Kirk's raw sawtooth wave bumper "Toned" would completely demolish a dancefloor at the right moment, perfect for a perfectly dark room with one strobe. Dan Curtin's "Shining" rides a skeletal beat with loads of perfectly deployed analog and digital f*ckery. The Black Dog remixes by Orlando Voorn and Ben Watson are lovely, and tilted more towards the dance floor than TBD usually goes -- nice to have something you can play out that still has the Black Dog's magicked-up harmonies going on. I could go on and on but suffice it to say I dig this. And because I'm impatient, I got it from bleep.com, which could be a dangerous cash flow problem for me -- getting DRM-free MP3 files at work, when I'm writing code? Awesome.
