BLOGGER TEMPLATES AND TWITTER BACKGROUNDS

Friday, 31 August 2012

Minóy\Zannóy - "Monochrome Melodrama" (ZH27 - 294) 1987



Another tumble dryer of found sound and radio shack effects units, fused together like trees from the shores of pre-cambrian oceans to form what they now call diamonds, and we unpopular sound lovers call, a Minoy/Zannoy cassette.
This Monochrome Melodrama of life starts off with a crescendo of vacuum tube vacuousness spiralling in a vortex of effects units and black noise. Which, in a back to front kind of way, tails off into a flock of electronic Starlings gliding home to roost in the electricity pylons carrying the output of an outmoded Nuclear power plant.
There’s something strictly Ante-deluvian about the work of these two characters(Minoy and Hoffman), an ever present feeling of impending doom; like there’s something shadowy just beyond your peripheral vision.......waiting.
Waiting for what, is up to the interpretation of the listener; but as long as you are in a reasonably sound psychological state, one can reach a momentary plateau when all paranoia is cleansed,and life is normal again.But don’t let that fool ya, the Government IS lying to you!


9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Never a dull day with DIE or DIY! Merci beaucoup.

Nick Allison said...

I agree, never a dull day to die, or DIY?
Ca me fait plaisir Monsieur!

Anonymous said...

Sorry, but the link is wrong!

Nick Allison said...

Well spotted! I have now changed the link to the corrrect one, and i stupidly also reviewed the wrong tape too!How unprofessional of me!

Nick Allison said...

It was mixed up with "the etiquette of Industrial Trauma"

Jean said...

Hello,

Thanks for your wonderful blog.

Just to know whether you had the opportunity to listen to (or even see) the Danny & Dressmakers "Mr OReilly" tape released on Organized Chaos Tapes (OUCH11)?

BTW, do you know whether the tapes mentioned on the 200 cancellations really exist? If yes, I'd be really curious to listen the basement and studio demos tapes from 1977.

Regards,

Jean.

Nick Allison said...

Hi Jean,
Yes, i am certain these tapes existed, but i doubt they did in any quantity.Anywhere between one and ten lets say, strictly forr private ears i'd say.Maybe one day they will surface.
And, No, never heard or seen a copy of Mr O'Reilly! But I hope to in the future....;if there's anyone out there etc???

miircat said...

hilp! file not found!

Anonymous said...

any chance you could re up? 8-)