I think the album was a bit too long to maintain my interest and some of the Jazzier tracks sounded too much like The Crusaders and stuff like that : ). Not quite my cuppa tea. The electronic compostions vary from just being "nice" to sublime.
Rav > -----Original Message----- > From: Odeluga, Ken [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:03 PM > To: Toby Frith; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: RE: (313) recs wanted please > > But what's the general opinion of 'History of Things to Come' amongst > O'Brien fans then? > > A largely misguided diversion or a welcome departure (refering to the > ambient stuff)? > > 'Veksel' & 'Teentown Beats' though for me are unequivcally excellent. > k > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Toby Frith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:44 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > >Subject: Re: RE: (313) recs wanted please > > > > > >I bought "Gigantic Days" on its release, and upon first hearing it, > >dismissed it as jazz funk nonsense. Went back to it a year later > >and thought > >"What was I thinking?" - It's a superb album, although I prefer "Desert > >Scores" - it's more evocative IMHO. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:40 PM > >Subject: Re: RE: (313) recs wanted please > > > > > >> I love desert Scores, but I think Gigantic Days is one of the best > >electronic music albums of all time. As Part 1 is one of the few > >tracks that > >can reduce me to tears if it catches me right. A really funky, yet > >fantasticaly emotive album. > >> > >> Stewart > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: '- BT -' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:34 PM > >> Subject: RE: RE: (313) recs wanted please > >> > >> > >> > Monkey Jazz is in the same style as Mad Mike Disease in parts... sorta > >has a > >> > straight techno ish section and a broken beat mash up towards the end. > >> > Clocking in at around 8 mins so both styles get a run for their > >> > money..highly recomended. > >> > > >> > The whole album is a treat, not as jazzy as his Gigantic Days and > >History of > >> > things to come.. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________________________________ > >> Freeserve AnyTime, only > £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! > >> For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on > >0800 970 8890 > >> > >> > >> > >
