http://www.hardformat.org/787/benge-twenty-systems/ Reaching for the sublime in music design (album covers, cd art, record design) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hardformat.org/787/benge-twenty-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-6164 Evoke Records Muse » Benge - Twenty Systems Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:57 +0000 http://www.hardformat.org/?p=787#comment-6164 [...] Benge - Twenty Systems [...] [...] Benge – Twenty Systems [...]

]]> http://www.hardformat.org/787/benge-twenty-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 colin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:13:17 +0000 http://www.hardformat.org/?p=787#comment-4896 Heh, I usually publish posts on a Sunday morning, but put the date in wrong on WordPress - now I know you guys are on the RSS feed! Simon, I'll have to strenuously disagree. I don't find the music meandering at all, but instead cleave to my original observation with increased vigour! Thanks for clarifying some of the possible objectives of the project, I think he achieves all three rather wonderfully and with delightful pathos. Each piece is like a soundtrack to a machine rather than a film. I welcome the relative lack of melody and the concomitant favouring of atmosphere and abstraction. Design-wise I'm even wondering whether I now find the utilitarian photography entirely appropriate to the whole endeavour. Mike, hm maybe you're right though I'd never have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out - care to elaborate? Heh, I usually publish posts on a Sunday morning, but put the date in wrong on WordPress – now I know you guys are on the RSS feed!
Simon, I’ll have to strenuously disagree. I don’t find the music meandering at all, but instead cleave to my original observation with increased vigour! Thanks for clarifying some of the possible objectives of the project, I think he achieves all three rather wonderfully and with delightful pathos. Each piece is like a soundtrack to a machine rather than a film. I welcome the relative lack of melody and the concomitant favouring of atmosphere and abstraction. Design-wise I’m even wondering whether I now find the utilitarian photography entirely appropriate to the whole endeavour.
Mike, hm maybe you’re right though I’d never have noticed if you hadn’t pointed it out – care to elaborate?

]]> http://www.hardformat.org/787/benge-twenty-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 Mike Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:06:37 +0000 http://www.hardformat.org/?p=787#comment-4891 Is it just me or is that barcode a subtle piece of genius on the back? Is it just me or is that barcode a subtle piece of genius on the back?

]]> http://www.hardformat.org/787/benge-twenty-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-4883 Simon Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:56:42 +0000 http://www.hardformat.org/?p=787#comment-4883 i thought this might appear on here soon! The concept's superb, but i can't agree it's an "other-worldly delight" - too much of this album seems like a wasted opportunity, a collection of meandering minimalism. Shame, really, although it does have its moments, "1972 Serge Modular" for instance. But too much of this release fails to address whether Benge is intending this as a 'reference' of sorts, an historical document, or a contribution to contemporary electronic music. The result, in my opinion, fails to be either. i thought this might appear on here soon! The concept’s superb, but i can’t agree it’s an “other-worldly delight” – too much of this album seems like a wasted opportunity, a collection of meandering minimalism. Shame, really, although it does have its moments, “1972 Serge Modular” for instance. But too much of this release fails to address whether Benge is intending this as a ‘reference’ of sorts, an historical document, or a contribution to contemporary electronic music. The result, in my opinion, fails to be either.

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