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After reading a review of this album in Q magazine I was interested enough to buy it without hearing it. Mistake! If this is supposed to be a good example of modern post-beats electronica then Lord help us.
So which direction am I coming from? Well I am a devotee of retro-electronica but interested enough in the genre to follow the evolution of the style through the late-90's acid-fuelled techno-crisis, past the late-90's beats-driven hogwash and firmly into the early noughties return to retro which I welcome with open arms..
The Amazon review above is quite correct when it states that those looking for original or workmanlike beats will find nothing here to interest them- fair enough- but the electronics are frankly boring and derivative. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being eclectic if the artist adds something- but this (these?) add nothing. Elements of the album are clearly influenced by Kraftwerk, among others, but retain nothing of the synth-meisters style, technical skill or (for their time) jaw-dropping originality. However I don't think Schneider TM set out to achieve that heady goal, so again, fair enough..
I'm sorry but this is just a poorly thrown together mish-mash of dull euro proto-synthpop with a nod in the direction of minimalistic beats. I was already sick of that heavily distorted drum machine snare by the end of the second track- little did I know it would feature heavily and prominantly on most of them. The "songs" are no better than nearly-average and the craftmanship is conspicuous by its absence..
Completely wasted my money- listened once, won't be listening again. Forget this and go to 'Kittenz and Thee Glitz' by Felix Da Housecat and listen to how this kind of thing *should* be done..
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M Mills
One word- BLAND
2002年10月21日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
