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Luke Vibert of Wagon Christ fame teams here with session pedal-steel guitar player and electronic music collaborator BJ Cole for a mellow trip-hop and light drum & bass extravaganza. Closer in spirit to the minimalist leanings he's alluded to in early Wagon Christ incarnations, Vibert leans ever so slightly away from the dense experimentalism of fellow reclusive bedroom DJs such as Aphex Twin's Richard James or Mike Paradinas (a.k.a. Mu-Ziq, who Vibert is often compared to). This record is cheeky, even silly at times, casually projecting a tossed-off energy that's entertaining as well as engrossing. Cole's guitar lends the
Luke Vibert of Wagon Christ fame teams here with session pedal-steel guitar player and electronic music collaborator BJ Cole for a mellow trip-hop and light drum & bass extravaganza. Closer in spirit to the minimalist leanings he's alluded to in early Wagon Christ incarnations, Vibert leans ever so slightly away from the dense experimentalism of fellow reclusive bedroom DJs such as Aphex Twin's Richard James or Mike Paradinas (a.k.a. Mu-Ziq, who Vibert is often compared to). This record is cheeky, even silly at times, casually projecting a tossed-off energy that's entertaining as well as engrossing. Cole's guitar lends the record a lazy drawl, mixing sliding, countrified guitar riffs with Vibert's tuneful turntablist imagination. Still, the record has another gear to shift into, as typified by slippery, tempo-shifting tracks such as "Watery Glass Planet (Pt. 3)." --Matthew Cooke
Album Description
Electronic release featuring Luke Vibert (Wagonchrist, Plug)who has mixed for Nine Inch Nails, Howie B, Moloko and Meat Beat Manifesto and legendary guitarist BJ Cole who's worked with Marc Bolan, Scott Walker, John Cale, Bjork, The Verve, Spritualized (he gets around) etc. An inventive and light-hearted collection of 13 tracks taking influence from Hawaiian, hip-hop, country, drum & bass, you name it. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
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Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Release date: 25 January 2000
EAN: 0724384879723 UPC: 724384879723
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