Re: shadow tracklisting? & u-ziq

Scott Tennent
Thu, 08 Jan 1998 13:30:01 -0700 (MST)


"U-Ziq vs. the Autuers" is also a very good album. He remixed the pop
band the Autuers to the point of total unrecognizability! It has a
similar feel Aphex Twin (circa "I care because you do") and Autechre.
Different style than Lunatic Harness or last year's "Umur Bile trax",
which are both more concerned with drum n bass influences.
aside from Jake Slazenger, he also used to go by the name of Kid Spatula.
I don't know what the sound is like though.
Oh, and don't be too intrigued by the idea of "Mike and Rich," the
aphex-uziq collaboration. Its all very bleepy, cheesy, video game music.
scott

On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Mark Turner wrote:

> >
> > Whose this u-ziq guy? His CD on astralwerks "Lunatic Harness" sounds
> > an awful lot like Squarepusher to me. Does this guy have any other
> > aliases and what else has he done?
> >
> u-ziq is Mike Paradinas, a friend and sometime collaborator with
> the Aphex Twin, Richard James.
>
> He has released several albums in varying styles. His two earliest
> efforts (on the Rephlex label) are TANGO N' VECTIF and BLUFF LIMBO.
> These combine noisy Aphex-y electronics with some really gorgeous
> melodies...both are recommended. He's also released a couple of
> albums and 12"s as Jake Slazenger (on Clear and Warp). These are
> my personal favorites...a sort of loungey take on electronica.
> In a similar vein is the Gary Moscheles album on SSR, which is a
> little more poppy. Lately he's started his own label (Mu) and
> ventured farther into the "drill n' bass" territory staked out by
> Squarepusher and company. His collaboration with Aphex Twin was
> released on Rephlex as Mike & Rich; haven't heard that one.
>
> --
> Mark Turner
> mturner@netcom.com
>