(fax) Orphan Waves

[Graham Banting]

Don't you *DARE* compare Orphan Waves to Koolfang III. Sacrilege!

On 3/29/06, Christian <cvon at junglist.ca> wrote:
>
> I've only listened to Orphan Waves twice in my car over the last few
> days, but I'm trying to figure out why people have been raving about
> this release. It seems to be a fairly unwitting mixture of loungy,
> jazzy, cheesey new-agey influences with the odd sample and static/radio
> waves thrown overtop. I'm not a huge Spyra fan to begin with, but this
> to me is not exactly an inspiring outing, whether compared to the
> previous 4 on the sublabel, other Fax recordings or high-calibre ambient
> in general...
>
> Am I missing something? I know this is a harsh view, but after hearing
> so many people talking about this being so great, I'm pretty disappointed.
>
> That said, I lump this into the same pile with Koolfang III because I
> don't feel it's particularly exploring new ground or trying to push the
> edges. One of the things which I've always appreciated about Fax
> material is that it treads new ground. Even if you didn't like Namlook
> XIX or the NOL's, you had to give credit to Pete for trying some new
> things and pushing the envelope. To me, this sort of soft-jazz-continuum
> stuff is a lot more stagnant than I'd like my Fax. Whomever made that
> comment on 2350.org about preferring to listen to the sound of his
> dishwasher over Gate/Sol - I finally understand how he feels when
> listening to Orphan Waves.
>
> And yes, I'm now ready to get beaten about the head with dissenting
> opinions. ;)
>
> cheers,
> Christian.
>
>
>
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