I know, I know, it's an illogical criticism (why shouldn't house/techno be as easy to make and predictable to compose as guitar/bass/drums if it works?) but this stuff seems almost designed to aggravate Kompakt haterz "nu-trance, there's nothing to it". It reminds me of Border Community stuff to me, but without even their IDM twitching. It doesn't feel self-concious in a glitch way, maybe in a bit TOO twee/cheese way. It is very pleasant.
I don't feel this about "For Dan" (and prob. other tracks) though.
― Da Mystery of Sandboxin' (fandango), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 00:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― friday on the porch (lfam), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 02:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Da Mystery of Sandboxin' (fandango), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 02:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― josh (josh.), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 04:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 09:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― sede vacante (blueski), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Da Mystery of Sandboxin' (fandango), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― djh (djh), Saturday, 23 December 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link