Vote Robot "In Meorm NA" Scratch Recordings Scratch 19 2001 (33:09)
Iwon Ilfod (5:30)
Oetdo Wn (1:40)
Orso D T (2:10)
Ke Frte B (1:05)
Nnpl
Wry (2:48)
Aoh Dhe M S (2:19)
Mtae Iroa (2:46)
I Taws Lc (2:23)
Krkc
Be H (1:26)
A (3:19)
Woeieoe (2:55)
Ab
Wuicen (2:31)
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Vote Robot are Canadian duo Scott August and Kevin Rivard and "In Meorm NA" is their second album, first on CD, for Scratch Recordings. Thirteen mostly 1 to 3 minute tracks, all with seemingly non-sensical titles, provide about 33 minutes total of sparse glitch-flow. A little sticker on the jewel case proudly declares "NO laptops, sequencers, samplers, drumboxes, etc." so I'm assuming these are improvised pieces. What's more pretentious - declaring what you do use or what you don't use to make music? Judging from the disc's cute and cuddly animal themed artwork, I don't think Vote Robot take themselves all that seriously, unlike, say, the Rastermusic posse. The sound palette is varied but maintains an anonymity. It sounds like line noises, forever echoing input/output pops, dismembered tones/drones/notes, morse code blips, the gentle shuffling of small objects, etc. It's very warm and easygoing and Oval-like at times, only more 'musical' and, ultimately, listenable. A few tracks are a tad noisier than the rest but certainly not enough to disrupt the pleasantness of it all ...
Where did I get this cd? - promo.