Mike76

DeRank ™: 1,28

DeAge™ : 7594 days • Here since 24 august 2005

Front 242 Front By Front

26 mar 09

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Drum machine oscillating between martial and tribal, a rhythmic carpet of synths, various noisy effects, sampled voices, and vocals that straddle the robotic and the austere. They work on the dancefloor but sound flat and uninspired when listening. They've aged terribly.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

26 mar 09

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Same director as "Delicatessen," same slightly "cartoonish" style. I’ve only seen it once, when it came out in theaters, but I still have a good memory of it.

Television Marquee Moon

25 mar 09

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Indeed, I’ve toned it down a bit; the original guitar style is fine, but aside from the title track, the other songs aren't exactly exceptional in terms of composition, and Verlaine’s voice is a bit unrefined (it will improve, especially with the solo works). A 4 is more than enough.

Antonio Di Pietro, Gianni Barbacetto Il Guastafeste

24 mar 09

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I find Di Pietro likable and I think he is honest too, but he is not a "good" politician precisely because he struggles to make compromises (and politics is all about compromise). Essentially, he is more of a hassle for his allies than for his opponents.

Dark Day Collected

24 mar 09

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Well done, but the people of Debaser would appreciate this project even more if you added some samples too.

Toto Cutugno Voglio l'anima

23 mar 09

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These days I was thinking about which album to buy, and your review has enlightened me.

Hayao Miyazaki Ponyo Sulla Scogliera

23 mar 09

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Great Miyazaki, master of vision even if some of his works do stumble in terms of narrative flow.

Ground Zero Revolutionary Pekinese Opera ver. 1.28

23 mar 09

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Anyway, yes, Yoshihide is a genius.

Ground Zero Revolutionary Pekinese Opera ver. 1.28

23 mar 09

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You forgot to mention that much of all this stuff was obtained by Ground Zero by openly reworking the 1984 track "Peking-Oper" by the German composer duo Goebbels and Harth, which was already quite good on its own. The traditional music that has been rehashed and messed around with is Chinese (hence the title) and not Japanese (even if the alien taste of the work is entirely Japanese). Personally, I find it a very fun record both for the playful quality it exudes and for the contrast between ancient music and contemporary musical techniques. However, it is true that after listening to the original source mentioned above, I somewhat revised my opinion.

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Live @ Fucina Controvento - Malcontenta (VE) 14.03.09

22 mar 09

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No, I'm from Vicenza just like DJ Emi, the only one I know; to be honest, I've never heard of the other two DJs performing tonight. Emi has been a prominent figure in the dark-wave-ebm-industrial-etc. scene in the province of Vicenza for at least a dozen years, regularly playing in venues like Totem and Vinile or the now-defunct Interno 20, and contributing to the organization of events like the one we just witnessed. Until seven or eight years ago, I used to frequent those places often; now, with family and children, much less.