(Generator Sound Art - generatorsoundart.org)
[Genres: sound art, experimental]

These are a bunch of experimental pieces done using the Casio SK1, which is a sampling keyboard. Apparently, this was originally released on Medicinal Tapes (a label from France), and was reissued as a cdr on Generator. The pieces are actually pretty good. They seem very "mucky," sort of like trudging through mud in rubber boots. They all have melody hidden somewhere in there. "The Evocation" is a short, but really good piece that actually got stuck in my head at one point… it's very repetitive. "Jungle Horn" is cool as well, it uses a classical music sample in it (amongst others)! As well, "Dress Me Down" is a cool, spooky piece that sounds pretty neat. Moist of the stuff here is pretty cool, lots of stuff, like "It's Your Funeral," is scary too. There are a few pieces that aren't as good as the others, but those are few and far between. The mood on this album is probably the key element. Lots of the songs are eerie and need to be played in the dark, preferably pitch black in an abandoned church or something. I recommend this cd to people who enjoy a good mix of eerieness, experimentation, humour, and making tape. Well, the masking tape bit is optional.