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"Rope is the brainchild of Jayrope, a Berliner who exploded from the loins of a church organist father and a psychologist mother. This clearly marked him as a man destined to become a maverick figure in the denizens of Berlin's underground. Citing his influences as early rap, 60s Beatles, rock and roll and jazz, he became fascinated with acid (the music) when it appeared in the late 80s, and started doing 'computer stuff'. He reverted to 'handmade' efforts to avoid getting into a rut, and the music that was to become Rope Hotel began to take shape. A mixture of electronic and real instruments that set it apart from the plethora of other albums escaping from bedrooms at the time. It's No Fun To Compute is in turn a more pugnacious affair and good fun. It's aggressive, uncompromising, and is likely to appeal to those who like to chill, but do so with attitude."
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"Where some producers run from the unfathomable, Like A Tim embraces, turns it into a tune and then puts it on a CD for you. His new album I'm Serious gives us all another chance to see how far the wandering mind of the man, Tim Van Leijden and his machines can go. Tim's plain melodies and puckish rhythm tracks guaranteed strong reactions. It was mainly laughter, horror and exhilaration around these parts. This new album pushes the envelope even further as Tim utilises Karaoke, hip hop, funk and, well everything actually, although it is all heavily disguised. Some truly rocktastic drums and some Polish folk lost in a Gameboy also put in an appearance. And, of course, repetition is his best friend."
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"She Satellites are Nic Endo who contributes the noise that is the essential ingredient in the sonic assault that is Atari Teenage Riot and the album Poison Lips exposes and explores her work in this sphere of music. Her first release was the Digital Hardcore EP 'White Noise'; her first full length album is on Geist, reflecting a wide more adventurous approach to the art of noise. Emotionally broad ranging it captures with rare intensity the elation, excitement, anger and frustration of a woman carving a singular path in the electronic music scene. A trained musician, Nic deliberately turned her back on conventional instrumentation to explore the purer potential available to her through the manipulation of sound."
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Excellent new obscurity from the label that debuted with an Alec Empire 3CD box. "Rope's mainman is Janek Siegele, who had 10 years of classical music education, but used to frustrate teachers by trying to improvise everything from boogie woogie to Thelonious Monk. Influenced in part by classical composers like Olivier Messiaen, Stravinsky, Ravel, Dubussy, Prokoliev, Isang Hyun right through to the Beastie Boys. Basically the antithesis of uninventive so-called 'alternative' rock and grunge. Style: relaxed, electronic, dubby, vibrant."
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