(08.18.05) Subtlety: a base element which has played the most
integral of roles throughout the recorded history of music.
From the intricate and melodic contrapuntal lines of J.S.
Bach, to the masterful, unchained guitar love of J.M. Hendrix,
subtlety was there, like the proverbial garlic in a perfectly
honed meal. Subtlety is the quintessence of grand artistic
merit, a tool used by the cream of the planets’s more learned
composers, and most notably -- completely lacking from
Mochipet’s Feel My China -- a satanic crunchfest of an
album created in homage to an enigmatic genius by a number of
computerized miscreants.
First off, I’d like to note that the nature of
this disc renders subtlety as largely unnecessary. It simply
wouldn't serve to further the insanity of the 14 remixes and 2
answering machine messages contained within. Feel My
China is basically a Friar’s Club roast performed by Los
Santos de DSP, class of 2005, and what you will hear is a
whole lot of busted, distorted, high speed goodness --
flavored with the occasional vocal sample and/or synth line to
break up the onslaught a bit.
Notable tracks are the incredibly well
executed "Acid Panda Laptop Death Mix" by Exillon, (an
uber-talented producer and Component recording artist), "Cuti
Sadda vs. Mochipet Appraisal on the Altar Mixxx" by Skymall (a
FL/PA based party-wrecker with a twisted sense of humor), and
the jumpy "Cold Heart Remix" by Terminal 11. Oh yeah... big
ups to my boys in Eustachian for rocking a strong jam, and
because I just wanted to let you folks on these
internets know that they can do it proper.
All of the tracks on Feel My China are
all well mastered, cohesive, and could easily pass as a
release from a single artist – which shows that the artists
are all capable producers who are relatively knowledgeable to
Mochipet’s sound and have worked the source material the right
way.
The one downfall to this remix disc is the
relative lack of melodic tunes. Most of the tracks are
chopped, scattered, and topped with DSP chili, leaving very
little in the realm of actual ‘songwriting.’ Normally, that
would piss me off, but it seems to work appropriately for this
light-hearted tribute to one of the world’s more diverse and
interesting electronic artists.
I could see this disc being played between
acts at the mother of all IDM shows, or at the official
after-party of the apocalypse, however, I am going to save my
copy for the next time someone I know takes acid for the first
time -- coz that’s the way we do it in the sizzuburbs, yall.
Feel My China is out now on
Component.
Component
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