Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Chessie Title: Signal Series Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Jdc Records Original Release Date: 2/9/1999 Re-Release Date: 4/13/1999 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock Styles: Electronica, Indie & Lo-Fi, Experimental Music, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 749846900524, 749846900517 |
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 | Chessie Signal Series Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Stephen Gardner, onetime member of indie-pop group Lorelei, took electronica to new heights with his Chessie imprint by refining drum & bass. Inspired by the rhythms of trains, Signal Series is thoroughly unique: break... more » |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1998 Stephen Gardner, onetime member of indie-pop group Lorelei, took electronica to new heights with his Chessie imprint by refining drum & bass. Inspired by the rhythms of trains, Signal Series is thoroughly unique: breakbeats mingle with guitars; tracks waver between ambient, dance, and postrock; and the train theme seems to somehow unify everything. It's a thoroughly listenable disc, and one of 1998's best. Sure, we've heard these sounds before, but never so intelligently assembled. --Jason Verlinde Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsPostrock meets drum & bass Matthew D. Mercer | Chicago, IL United States | 01/03/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "Chessie lies in the grey area shared by Third Eye Foundation (circa Ghost). It is neither drum & bass nor rock but rather a hybrid of the two. Equal parts TEF, Bowery Electric and My Bloody Valentine (sans vocals), Signal Series is a subtle, wonderful album full of off-kilter loops (often two drum loops at different speeds), bent samples and bass and guitar." Good Stuff, Very Organic, Grows On Ya minebody@interport.net | NYC | 02/07/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "at first, I was a bit put off by the relatively lo-fi sound. then I was a bit put off because except for track 6 "at grade" I really didn't make too much of the connection between songs and rail events. by the end of the album and after a few more listens, it had begun to grow on me. I very much like the organic lo-fi feel (though I wouldn't be adverse to slightly more distinct mixes). the sense of life, of a living hand in the works is very reassuring. these are real songs and the guitar and bass are nice, one cut reminds me very much of Tortoise (in a very good way), and I had to laugh at recognizing the loop from Reich's "drumming." I think the 2 reviews I read previous to hearing the album mis-represented it to a certain degree, but I'm quite happy to own Signal Series. (oh yeah, the b/w photo on the inner sleeve is awesome.)"
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