"Replicant Rumba Rockers: A Rather Interesting Mix" Nonplace NON 008 2002 (42:09)
Senor Coconut "El Ovni Mambo" (2:47)
Erik Satin "Follow Me to San Jose" (3:10)
Los Samplers "Descarga Mecano" (2:59)
Midisport "All
Notes Off" (2:39)
Erik Satin "Dreaming of a Huge Reverb" (2:39)
Midisport "Midi A Go Go" (3:23)
Midisport "Florianopoly (Phony)" (3:19)
Silver Sound "Jazz" (3:18)
Dropshadow Disease "Dito" (1:59)
Dropshadow Disease "Dingbats" (1:58)
Roger Tubesound Ensemble "On the Edge of Fidelity" (1:35)
Roger Tubesound Ensemble "Miniature In F Minor" (3:02)
Ondas "Stereo Kiss" (3:43)
Silver Sound & Lisa Carbon "Congo !" (5:38)
Burnt Friedman presents a smidgeon of material from Uwe Schmidt's massive Rather Interesting back catalog for his own Nonplace label. For the 42 minute continuous mix, Friedman selects 14 of his favorite tracks from eight of Schmidt's many monikers (he's probably best known as Atom™ or Atom Heart). First off, I must confess that I don't own a single Rather Interesting release. I figure this will be a good place for me to start considering I'm an adamant collector of Freidman's work and the duo's collaborations as Flanger. Friedman's bright and spacious aural imprint is all over the disc, either through his mixing, his own overdubbing or simply a like-minded approach. The main vibe is their usual one of jazz and electronica de latina, a blurred lines blend of sampled/programmed/played musica, sometimes at the mercy of glitchified hyper-editing. The rhythms vary from techno to tango and they never stop as pianos and keys noodle, bass lines bounce and slide, electronics blip and bloop, horns and vibes dabble and faux audiences clap in appreciation. At first it is indeed a rather interesting mix, always on the move and seamlessly sewn together, but after awhile it's a tad too cutesy and/or bland for my taste and I start to lose interest. What's missing is the dark beauty and black humor of some of Friedman's solo output that I love so much. I just simply prefer Friedman and Flanger's stuff over Schmidt's, simple as that. And that gives me a sigh of relief considering the financial commitment necessary to keep up with Rather Interesting, not to mention all of Schmidt's other endeavors ...
Atom™ Discography
datacide.org - a Rather Interesting review site
Bernd Friedmann Discography
nonplace_2000
Where did I get this cd? - CD
Universe