- Audio CD (4 Nov 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Subharmonic
- ASIN: B000003ZNW
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 697,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Product details |
Track Listings
| 1. 1984 |
| 2. NBS-A |
| 3. Last Wish |
| 4. NBS-X |
| 5. Cut-Time |
| 6. Electro/Shock |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This is the classic Praxis
9 Mar 2007
Format:Audio CD
I found the other reviews quite disturbing, this is the original praxis Bill Laswell in full effect.
Vintage material, very close to Art of Noise...maybe the same sampler used...
Get this it is music history.
And I am new to the other praxis records...will curiously check them out...
Vintage material, very close to Art of Noise...maybe the same sampler used...
Get this it is music history.
And I am new to the other praxis records...will curiously check them out...
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An experiment with no results worth hearing.
31 July 2001
Format:Audio CD
"1984" is an EP of 80s synth drum beats and samples with occasional bits of scratching thrown in for good measure. This may catch Praxis fans by surprise because of what it doesn't include: no Bootsy, no Buckethead, no Brain. That's right: as little as it is possible to say that any Praxis album is similar to another, this one is completely different.
The title track's drum sounds and beat strongly recall Herbie Hancock's "Rockit", a perfect choice for setting the tone by virtue of the narrow period in 1983-1984 in which those sounds didn't sound dated yet. Unfortunately, the drum beats become increasingly simplistic as the disc draws on, and the samples laid on top of them (from such mundane sources as "Little House on the Prairie" and the Olympic Games theme) add little to engage the listener other than the occasional attempt to Name That Tune in two notes.
Chaos is interesting; ambient conveys a mood; but perhaps I only enjoy abstract forms when I can defy them by finding such meaning. With this disc, I cannot. That it is clearly an experiment is the one thing it does have in common with other Praxis releases. But their other experiments, whether successful or failed, at least find some interesting results. I've been reserving one-star ratings for recordings that arouse a genuine antipathy, but now I realize that such a recording would at least be worth a listen for provoking SOMETHING.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This is NOT Praxis
24 Jan 2005
Format:Audio CD
If you're expecting Bootsy or Laswell on Bass, Brain on drums and Buckethead on guitar you're looking in the wrong place. Lo-fi beats and squiggly samples from Laswell's early stuff in the 80's. There is nothing redeeming on this album and shouldn't bear the Praxis name.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
