Chewing on Glass & Other Mirac
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stirling
Reviewed 2004-08-23
Reviewed 2004-08-23
Dark trip hop made from sampled live instruments and samples from records. I like this stuff. It is solid, pretty, and well crafted, but I wouldn’t say it’s groundbreaking. Featuring members from GSYBE and Damo Suzuki. Note: tracks 1,6,7 were all one track on the Zenertainment compilation.
1) The vocal sample in this track gets the party started right. 2) light zylophone melody and drums. 3) continues from 2. with added bass. Pretty. 4) Dramatic beats w/ strings. 5)**FCC’s** continued from 4. MC enters and rants about the upper class. (((6))) All made from samples. Nice rhythmic grinding background. (((7))) Dark bass and keyboard melodies. Very nice. 8) buzzing guitar to glitch beats and keyboards. Almost dancey and loungy. 9) guitar and drum jam ((10)) light shaking melody with bass and drums. Keyboards fill it out. 11) industrial sounds and dark 12) light bass melody with quick drums and wabble wabbles. ((13)) good dark guitar, drums, vocals. 14) dark groove ((15)) mellow instrumental that has a nice progression and frantic drum beat. ((16)) Damo Suzuki graces this track with his vocals buried under a sea of drum rifts and keyboards. 17) real slow track, with meandering guitar. The guitar track w/o the drums would make a nice piece. **warning: only 2:40 long, hidden track at ~ 5 min, recording of a tape player playing a pop song. Craaazzzy!
1) The vocal sample in this track gets the party started right. 2) light zylophone melody and drums. 3) continues from 2. with added bass. Pretty. 4) Dramatic beats w/ strings. 5)**FCC’s** continued from 4. MC enters and rants about the upper class. (((6))) All made from samples. Nice rhythmic grinding background. (((7))) Dark bass and keyboard melodies. Very nice. 8) buzzing guitar to glitch beats and keyboards. Almost dancey and loungy. 9) guitar and drum jam ((10)) light shaking melody with bass and drums. Keyboards fill it out. 11) industrial sounds and dark 12) light bass melody with quick drums and wabble wabbles. ((13)) good dark guitar, drums, vocals. 14) dark groove ((15)) mellow instrumental that has a nice progression and frantic drum beat. ((16)) Damo Suzuki graces this track with his vocals buried under a sea of drum rifts and keyboards. 17) real slow track, with meandering guitar. The guitar track w/o the drums would make a nice piece. **warning: only 2:40 long, hidden track at ~ 5 min, recording of a tape player playing a pop song. Craaazzzy!
Recent airplay
Snake Bite
Stirling's Approximation — Feb 07, 2005
Boxcutter Emporium Part 2
The Dog and Pony Show — Oct 20, 2004
Boxcutter Emporium Part 3
The Dog and Pony Show — Sep 25, 2004
Sidewinders
15 Miles til Sunday — Sep 12, 2004
Boxcutter Emporium Part 3, Boxcutter Emporium Part 2
Stirling's Approximation — Sep 08, 2004
Boxcutter Emporium Part 1
The Literate Pop Fans — Sep 07, 2004
Charting
2004-08-23 — 2004-10-25
Electronic, Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 24 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | 3 |
| Sep 5 | 3 |
| Aug 29 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Boxcutter Emporium Part 1 | ||
| 2. | Chewing on Glass | ||
| 3. | Sidewinders | ||
| 4. | Karmic Retribution | ||
| 5. | Funny Sticks Reprise | ||
| 6. | Boxcutter Emporium Part 2 | ||
| 7. | Boxcutter Emporium Part 3 | ||
| 8. | Old Days Architecture | ||
| 9. | Chainsaw Buffet | ||
| 10. | Snake Bite | ||
| 11. | Transient Control | ||
| 12. | Chainsaw Breakfast | ||
| 13. | Horse Drawn Carriage | ||
| 14. | Chainsaw Juggler | ||
| 15. | The Honesty of Constant Huma | ||
| 16. | Storm Clouds and Silver Lini | ||
| 17. | Closing Day Sale |