Amorphous Androgynous - Tales of Ephidrina
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Artist: Amorphous AndrogynousEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-08-30
Music Label: Astralwerks
Soundtracks:
- Liquid Insects - Amorphous Androgynous, Cobain, Garry
- Swab
- Mountain Goat - Amorphous Androgynous, Amorphous Androgyno
- In Mind - Amorphous Androgynous, Amorphous Androgyno
- Ephidrena
- Auto Pimp
- Fat Cat
- Pod Room
Free Music Notes for Tales of Ephidrina
Free Music Review: Not up to the usual par
Hit: 3 Stars
Apparently "Tales of Ephidrena" was material that didn't fit into the kind of soundscape of "Lifeforms". So this is sort of an album of b-sidse, although that term should be altogether thrown out in regards to the Future Sound of London. So this is a departure from the norm. However, it lacks the kind of creativity and drive that is all over the rest of their work.
(8/10) "Liquid Insects" provides a good start, basically a Future Sound of London style tune with a thicker and dancier beat. Includes a wonderful sample of the movie "Predator" to start things off. Lots of driving rhythms, this is basically a dance floor tune! How's that for a departure for FSOL?
(8/10) "Swab": some big industrial beats with lots of honks and squeaks inbetween. The constant introduction of new rhythms (especially the new bass line halfway through) keep this song fresh and interesting. Great polyphonics and production on this track.
(8/10) "Mountain Goat": Amorphous Androgynous goes 3 for 3 to start the album. A great tune built around a little jumpy acoustic guitar line. Just keeps moving, very warm sounding. The effects are top notch, as per usual, and the new beats keep things interesting. A great ambient track that seems like it would fit on "Lifeforms".
(6/10) "In Mind": repetitive, uninspiring, and just aimless. Doesn't seem to do anything.
(7/10) "Ephidrena" is almost a good track. Good pulsating beat and a good rhythm to it as well. But again, overly repetitive...it just drags on...
(6/10) "Auto Pimp" falls into the same hole as the last two. Starts with a good groove and then gradually gets more and more uninteresting.
(6.5/10) "Fat Cat": repeat above sentence! Too much meandering, lacks the focus of the first 3 tracks.
(5/10) "Pod Room": unbelievably repetitive, and doesn't even have a strong groove to start. It's incredible to think that the masters of ambient music made this song.
Ultimately, "Tales of Ephidrena" starts very strong, the first 3 tracks parallel the strength of any other ambient recordings at the time. But the wheels fall off for the last 5 tracks. It just gets dull and very very repetitive! I recommend this for huge fans of FSOL only, I think others will have great troubles listening to this.
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