From: owner-faxlist-digest@2350.org (faxlist-digest) To: faxlist-digest@monkey.org Subject: faxlist-digest V2001 #22 Reply-To: faxlist@2350.org Sender: owner-faxlist-digest@2350.org Errors-To: owner-faxlist-digest@2350.org Precedence: bulk faxlist-digest Friday, February 9 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 022 (fax) [admin] posting to the list (fax) sad world 2 Re: (fax) sad world 2 (fax) HIA opinions (fax) HIA (fax) Sad World 2 & Reviews (fax) REVIEW: Aerial Service Area 2 R: (fax) HIA (fax) ASA stuff ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:35:21 -0500 (EST) From: Warren Lapham Subject: (fax) [admin] posting to the list hello. i've been getting a lot of bounced messages lately from people trying to post to the list. the messages are bouncing for one or two reasons ususally. more often than not, it's because the messages is sent with an attachment, usually HTML. all messages sent to the list must be sent in plain text _only_, with no attachments. i'll say it again, because it's an important point: all messages sent to the list must be sent in plain text _only_, with no attachments. the big reason for this is that attachments muck up the digest. the other, less common, reason is that people post from accounts other than the one through which they have subscribed. the lists are set up to accept posts only from addresses that are subscribed in order to keep spam away from all of us. so, if you want the entire list (and not just me) to read your message, make sure you follow these guidelines. i normally just delete these bounced messages, so please don't ask me about messages you sent in the past that you suspect may not have made it. however, i will refrain from deleting these for the next week or so, so if you suspect your messages aren't getting through, please e-mail me and i'll be able to verify it for you. important: do NOT send test messages to the list, as they will most likely bounce as well. it's also annoying. thanks. - -w. - -- Warren Lapham laps@2350.org FAXlabel reviews : http://www.2350.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 19:46:55 +0100 From: "stm" Subject: (fax) sad world 2 Just listened to the whole Sad World 2 for the first time ... and must say that it's quite impressive. Emotional ambient I'd say and the impressions conveyed perfectly fit the title of the series (melancholy). In high competition with the first one (didn't like the third as much as the first two) except that I still prefer number 1 for a mere nostalgic reason. Riccardo stm =/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tradepages www.crosswinds.net/~stm73/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:53:22 -0500 (EST) From: Warren Lapham Subject: Re: (fax) sad world 2 On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, stm wrote: > Just listened to the whole Sad World 2 for the first time ... > and must say that it's quite impressive. > Emotional ambient I'd say and the impressions conveyed perfectly fit the > title of the series (melancholy). yes, the second is easily my favorite of the series. the first one is almost too naive for my taste, and the third one is close to the second but not quite as emotive. also, just want everyone to know that we are down to (lucky?) 13 titles without reviews at the 2350.org website. i'd love to see that number get smaller. *hint hint* ;-) (no, none of the Sad Worlds are on that list.) http://www.2350.org/wanted - -w. - -- Warren Lapham laps@2350.org FAXlabel reviews : http://www.2350.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 08:05:25 +1100 From: "andre@faxlabel.com" Subject: (fax) HIA opinions on 09/02/2001 12:00 AM, Paul Milligan at paulmilligan@btconnect.com wrote: > I don't have any strong feelings either way about the two > SHADO releases but, I've been told that HIA's Freefloater > is worth getting hold of. How does it compare to his Fax H.I.A - Bobby Bird has done 2 solos to my knowledge, Freeform (the most recent) and Colourform BOTH ARE AWESOME. intricatly intense drum programming as heard on the shado releases... very nice sounds, very nice moods.. overall outstanding releases.. very frequently play'ed here.. andre. andre@faxlabel.com Australian distribution & mailorder for Fax + 49-69/450464 Germany http://www.hyperreal.org/fax/ http://www.2350.org fax email list - mailto:faxlist-request@2350.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 08:52:04 +0000 From: "Paul Milligan" Subject: (fax) HIA >> I've been told that HIA's Freefloater is worth getting hold of. > H.I.A - Bobby Bird has done 2 solos to my knowledge, Freeform > (the most recent) and Colourform. BOTH ARE AWESOME. Just double checked my sources on this one. Not right up to date with HIA (ie. unaware of a new release called Freeform) but he *definately* put one out in 95 called "Freefloater" which obviously predates the Fax collaborations. Is Freeform an aussie repackage! ...? Anyway, I've ordered it (Freefloater) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 09:11:41 +0000 From: "Paul Milligan" Subject: (fax) Sad World 2 & Reviews Warren wrote: - ---------------- >yes, the second is easily my favorite of the series. the first one is >almost too naive for my taste, and the third one is close to the second >but not quite as emotive. I have to admit that I used to prefer the first and third but, guess what (!!!!) ... now I think they're all great. and then: - ---------- >also, just want everyone to know that we are down to (lucky?) 13 titles >without reviews at the 2350.org website. i'd love to see that number get >smaller. *hint hint* Unfortunately I don't have anything in respect of the 'lucky 13' but, I do have something put together now for the much underrated (and infrequently discussed) Aerial Service Area 2, which I'll attempt to type up and bring to the list later today. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 11:02:51 +0000 From: "Paul Milligan" Subject: (fax) REVIEW: Aerial Service Area 2 The first, soaring ASA release was always going to be a hard act to follow and the reason, one supposes, why our collaborators chose to chart new territory, coming together once again to process recordings originally made over a four year period from '91 to '95. Around this time Fax also saw fit to press Globaline, a collection of eccentric and sometime rhythmic pieces by Victor Sol, of which most (although not all) proved very satisfactory, at least to those listeners of a more inquisitive nature. Some of that eccentricity can help to bridge the gap between the two Aerial Service Area releases. On ASA2 Niko Heyduck's cover shot perfectly captures the mood of a disc which places you right 'out there' in the furthest corners of the galaxy, where we must expect the unexpected. Divided into two more or less equal halves of ten minutes each is 150G Space Weight an eerie, hypnotic symphony of abstract sonic textures. It's disturbing beauty is quite unlike anything else to be found on the label, perhaps sharing some common ground with the work of David Reeves but, less quirky and more genuinely experimental. Triangular Night, even less of an easy-on-the-ear experience, still manages to capture the imagination, perhaps conjuring up an (alien?) lifeform that is drifting endlessly through a dark and lonely void. Inside Decker's Room we at least find something familiar, even if it is little more than a distant mechanical noise overlaid by the sound of a strange, discordant orchestra. Although ASA2 is clearly a lovingly (and meticulously) crafted opus it manages to retain a highly intuitive feel throughout - this is a work by musicians who have mastered their technology and thankfully, far removed from the outpourings of technicians who manufacture their music. A single mutating note underpins Phase Shift 84, a track serving to clear a path which will eventually lead into Silent Running. A grandiose journey into the heart of the sun, where emotions run high and dreams of analogue come flooding back. Freak Sequence is just that, an unexpected reprise of the closing (sequential) segment of Silent Running and yet, too brief. At this point our journey should have been brought to a hugely fulfilling close. However, enter Newtons Law which initially at least seems little more than abstract and randomly woven effects but, persist and after some time things start to make tangible sense - only to disperse irritatingly into five minutes of complete silence! You are left, quite literally, hanging there. Finally, the Epilogue arrives but, actually sounds as if it has migrated from another disc. If ASA2 had drifted out of earshot after the seventh track and not extended it's welcome, then an almost flawless masterpiece would have emerged. Some CD player programming is recommended to maximise your enjoyment. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 14:58:56 +0100 From: "stm" Subject: R: (fax) HIA > Just double checked my sources on this one. Not right up to date > with HIA (ie. unaware of a new release called Freeform) but he > *definately* put one out in 95 called "Freefloater" which obviously > predates the Fax collaborations. > > Is Freeform an aussie repackage! ...? HIA releases: Colourform (1993/4) Reform [Colourform remixes] (????) Freefloater (1995) Freeform is an artist who released an album on the HIA label (Headphone) in 1998 or so. PS Worth checking also System Error [HIA with Brian Duffy] - Nothing (Headphone) ... great album! Riccardo stm =/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tradepages www.crosswinds.net/~stm73/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:51:57 EST From: Auraphage@aol.com Subject: (fax) ASA stuff Good job Paul! It's always good to see new reviews up on the list :) I've been planning on writing a review for A.S.A. 1 and 2 for a long time now and your review reminded me that i should probably do just that... :) Speaking of the reviewless titles on 2350.org, "My Fascinating Instrument" is one of the clasically shunned FAX releases but it's one of my favorites so i'll most likely get around to that fairly soon as well... Although Phonaut has already graced the Inoue Trilogy with wonderful reviews, i'm planning on taking them on in the near future with just as much vigor :) So yes, reviews are fun. That is my bottom line! ------------------------------ End of faxlist-digest V2001 #22 ******************************* --- + To post: ; to mail a person: + To unsubscribe: "unsubscribe" to + Online info at: www.faxlabel.com www.hyperreal.org/fax www.2350.org