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      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sound
      Bites
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Welcome
      back
      to
      another
      semes-
     
     
      ter,
      music
      fans.
      I’m
      back
      again
      with
      all
     
     
      the
      reviews
      from
      the
      lovely
      world
      of
     
     
      music.
      Enough
      of
      the
      formalities
     
     
      though,
      let’s
      trash
      some
      CDs!
     
    

    
     
      Belladonna
      is
      first
      on
      the
      chop-
     
     
      ping
      block
      with
      their
      brand
      new
      self-
     
     
      titled
      CD.
      The
      band
      comes
      across
      with
     
     
      a
      hard
      rock
      edge
      that
      may
      interest
      fans
     
     
      of
      Van
      Halen.
      This
      isn’t
      really
      my
      cup
     
     
      of
      tea,
      however,
      so
      I’m
      afraid
      this
      one
     
     
      is
      currently
      being
      used
      as
      a
      coaster
      in
     
     
      my
      apartment.
     
    

    
     
      Speaking
      of
      coasters,
      Keziah
     
     
      Jones
      has
      just
      put
      out
      his
      latest
      release,
     
     
      African
      Space
      Craft.
      His
      synthetcally
     
     
      styled
      jazz
      music
      lures
      the
      listener
      into
     
     
      submission
      and
      slowly
      drives
      him
      to
     
     
      the
      brink
      of
      insanity.
      If
      you
      bought
     
     
      someone
      this
      CD
      for
      Christmas
      you
     
     
      now
      know
      the
      reason
      why
      they
      stopped
     
     
      talking
      to
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      producer
      of
      Alice
      in
      Chains
     
     
      and
      Pearl
      Jam
      has
      a
      new
      offering
      out
      on
     
     
      the
      market,
      Into
      Another.
      Seemless
      is
     
     
      the
      title
      of
      their
      Soundgarden-inspired
     
     
      CD.
      The
      hardcore
      slaming
      metal
      sound
     
     
      may
      be
      something
      fans
      of
      this
      music
     
     
      may
      want
      to
      check
      out.
     
    

    
     
      Altitude
      is
      the
      acoustic
      CD
      from
     
     
      the
      musical
      trio
      Alt.
      Quite
      a
      switch
     
     
      from
      the
      driving
      sounds
      of
      Into
      Another
     
     
      --
      it
      wasn’t
      a
      switch
      for
      the
      better.
     
     
      Perhaps
      if
      it
      were
      just
      instrumental,
      the
     
     
      CD
      would
      have
      been
      better
      but
      as
      is
      the
     
     
      bad
      lyrics
      and
      worse
      vocals
      don’t
      even
     
     
      make
      it
      worthy
      of
      coaster
      status.
     
    

    
     
      Finally
      for
      this
      week
      we
      have
     
     
      Peter
      Frampton
      Comes
      Alive
      2.
      Ever
     
     
      hear
      the
      saying,
      ‘‘Save
      the
      best
      for
     
     
      last?’’
      Well,
      I
      didn’t.
      I
      can’t
      believe
      two
     
     
      of
      these
      were
      actually
      put
      out
      even
     
     
      though
      I
      wasn’t
      alive
      when
      the
      first
      one
     
     
      was
      released.
      Too
      bad,
      perhaps
      I
      could
     
     
      have
      prevented
      this
      tragedy.
      That’s
      all
     
     
      for
      now,
      but
      I’1l
      be
      back
      again
      soon,
     
     
      whether
      the
      record
      companies
      like
      it
      or
     
     
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      More
     
     
      Muzik
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reviewz
     
     
      Ben
      Neill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Green
      Machine
     
     
      (Caroline
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Self-described
      as
      a
      musical
     
     
      documentary
      of
      the
      birth,
      life,
      and
     
     
      death
      of
      an
      organism,
      this
      is
      the
     
     
      concept
      of
      modern
      art
      taken
      to
     
     
      music.
      What
      is
      being
      sold
      here
      is
     
     
      the
      explanation
      of
      the
      music,
      not
      the
     
     
      music
      itself.
      This
      is
      the
      only
      way
     
     
      they
      can
      market
      it,
      as
      the
      music,
     
     
      while
      not
      being
      hard
      or
      loud,
      is
      just
     
     
      boring
      and
      repetitive.
      Think
      eleva-
     
     
      tor
      music
      for
      a
      new-age
      spiritual
     
     
      healing
      and
      transcendental
      medita-
     
     
      tion
      centre.
     
    

    
     
      (2)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jim
      Norman
     
     
      Grafite
     
     
      (Thrum
      productions)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Surprisingly
      new-ageish,
     
     
      without
      the
      heavy
      fast
      beats
      one
     
     
      would
      expect
      from
      an
      album
      by
      a
     
     
      drummer.
      No
      lyrics,
      but
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      synthesizers.
      Considering
      the
      nor-
     
     
      mal
      drek
      passed
      as
      music
      these
      days,
     
    

    
     
      ’
      L
      have
      to
      give
      this
      a
      4
      out
      of
      5
      stars.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Timeshard
     
     
      Crystal
      Oscillations
     
     
      (The
      Ultimate
      Recording
      Co.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Techno.
      Bad
      techno
      (is
      there
     
     
      good
      techno?).
      I
      have
      better
      adlib
     
     
      sound
      files
      on
      my
      computer
      than
     
     
      what
      they
      put
      on
      this
      thing.
      Another
     
     
      re-hashing
      of
      the
      old
      standbys.
     
     
      **Music’’
      made
      up
      of
      computer-
     
     
      generated
      beeps
      and
      human
      voice
     
     
      distortion.
     
    

    
     
      (1)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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