Randy Grief, Nigel Ayers & Robin Storey:
Oedipus Brain Foil Interview
We speak with the three collaborators of the experimental
triptych, Oedipus Brain Foil.
Black Tape For A Blue Girl:
As One Aflame Laid Bare By Desire (7.9)
(Projekt - 1998) - Neo-classical touches cast a lovely gray pallor over these delicate, yet powerful, Gothic proceedings.
Fountainhead: Cloud Cover (7.9)
(Aucourant - 1998) - Much darker and murkier than his Robert Scott Thompson releases, though still a great (if not a little spooky) immersion.
Paul Haslinger: Score (8.3)
(RGB Records - 1998) - This multifaceted gem sparkles with a literally dazzling array of assorted musical colors.
Dino Pacifici: Acquiescent Resonance (5.9)
(Dance Plant - 1998) - Very nicely rendered electronic music, just a bit too new agey for my personal tastes...
Philip Samartzis: Residue (7.9)
(Dorobo - 1998) - Two lengthy pieces form a journey through an everchanging world created from ordinary and wildly fantastic sounds.
Various Artists: Ancient Alien (7.5)
(Waveform - 1998) - So what if these bright electronic tunes are recycled material; it's all worth hearing again... very upbeat stuff.
Various Artists: Oedipus Brain Foil (8.7)
(Soleilmoon - 1998) - An abstract tryptich of sound from Nigel Ayers, Randy Greif and Robin Storey. See also this month's interview with all three artists.
Vox: Divine Rites (8.5)
(World Class - 1998) - Beautiful, but spare, Middle Eastern and electronic touches adorn ancient female vocal hymns. A wonderful blend of old and new!
Where Echoes End: By the Pricking of my Thumb (7.1)
(Beaks Ahoy - 1998) - A bleak epic which weaves music and samples into a dark tapestry reflecting man's inhumanity to man.
Zero One: Zero One (6.9)
(Waveform - 1998) - Immaculate, crisp and clear, these lively tunes are formed from classic analog sounds and perky rhythms.
January Overviews include:
Gavin Bryars "Sinking of the Titanic"; Equinox "Holon", Muslimgauze "Uzi" and "Infidel", Various Artists "Infinite Beat Vol. 1"
This Month: "Anticipation"... 13 artists look forward to a new year.
New Features: and a welcome to the new 1999 AmbiEntrance.
Muslimgauze Tribute: In memory of Bryn Jones.
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