(fax) 2350 4 - initial impressions

[GREG HILL]

I thought that track 3 and 5 were the best! track one is pretty good as 
well. I thought track 6 was the worst! just goes to show how people's tastes 
are different. I also like drifting/relaxing ambient. So I guess this is why 
this one appeals to me. Its a great nighttime cd.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Cordes" <trevor at tecnopolis.ca>
To: "Fax List" <faxlist at 2350.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:38 AM
Subject: (fax) 2350 4 - initial impressions


>I got my FAX batch the other day: 2350 4, Black Dust, Air 5.
>
> I've been listening to those 3 almost exclusively for a few days (in DTS,
> where available).  I gave it a few days before posting because at first I
> was disappointed with all of them!
>
> 2350 4:
>
> On the very first listen, track 1 jumped out at me immediately with some
> brilliant moments like around 3:00.  I heard those sweeps -- beautiful -- 
> then glanced at the tracklist: "Hear The Sun", how completely appropriate.
> It just perfectly fit the sound.
>
> After the ablum was done, my first impression was like someone already
> said: drifting ambient, nothing special.  There were great bits on 1 and 6
> but I got bored in between.  To me, this is like 2350 1: pleasant,
> listenable, but shapeless and nowhere-going.  Perhaps I was hoping for
> more of 2350 3, not 1.
>
> So, I gave it 10 more listens, to be fair.  I'm trying to accelerate the
> "growing on" process from 4 years down to 4 days.  :-)
>
> I'm starting to like it more, but for me it's still all about t1 and t6.
> t6 at 5:00+ is quite moving.  The other tracks tend to just blend
> together.  There are bits on 2 and 4 that stand out, but nothing I can put
> my finger on.  I did like the reversed-sound noises in 2, a la old Inoue:
> a nice throwback.  I'm also having great difficulty separating the PK bits
> from the TI bits; I'm not sure who's contributing what, but maybe that's a
> good thing!
>
> Bottom line: needs more time to grow.  Nice that it's fairly long and each
> track is given enough time.  I'll have to wait until I can play it in DTS
> *loud* before deciding if the DTS really adds to it or not.  I probably
> would rate this equal to or slightly above 2350 1, but nowhere near 2350
> 3.  I think it's a boon to big fans of 1 and drifting ambient.  Those of
> us who want more structure and goings-on may be a tad disappointed.
>
> PS: great track titles!
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