The two opening racks really set out their stall: “Meol” is an ambient drift with distant rolls that contain sharpness and softness and moves in waves while “Extract” introduces a slow industrial beat, but with an air of distance, moving slowly and feeling rather alien. The fact that Warp has also unearthed a whole load of previously unheard gems makes this an essential purchase, either as the four-disc set or as the separate LP pressings. The limitlessness of digital technology and a love of samplers and the expansion that they offer would lead to the two EPs, LP and mini-LP that are compiled on Rupt & Flex. For me, Seefeel are one of the most important and overlooked bands of the nineties, managing to skirt around a number of genres without stepping directly into them, blazing a trail for a lot of artists who wanted to merge the burgeoning IDM sound with a guitar-based aesthetic.Īfter having released a lovely and unexpected first album Quique on cooler than cool label Too Pure (home to Stereolab, Th’ Faith Healers, PJ Harvey, Moonshake, etc), they bravely signed to what was then the resolutely dance-inflected label Warp, bringing with them their group sensibility, but cutting it with the sense of wonder that comes with bedroom experimentation. It is not before time that Warp has chosen to compile the work that Seefeel produced for them.
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