(fax) 2350 4 - initial impressions

[GREG HILL]

or maybe because I'm getting older...it seems the more beat oriented music 
is getting played less and less for me! sucks to get old! :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GREG HILL" <cameron69 at comcast.net>
To: "Trevor Cordes" <trevor at tecnopolis.ca>; "Fax List" <faxlist at 2350.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: (fax) 2350 4 - initial impressions


>
> 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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