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- Summary: David Grubbs and Laura Cantrell guest on Forrest's latest cut-up offering.
- Record Label: Sonig
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Positive: 8 out of 11
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Mixed: 3 out of 11
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By remembering the pop elements of the source material he uses to construct his tracks, and incorporating that FM-dial ear for melody into even his most adventurous collage projects, Forrest takes the mashup form beyond gimmickry into an entirely new, refreshingly listenable, excitingly shameless realm.
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It's everything we've come to expect from Forrest in one gloriously hack 'n' sawed package, meticulously pieced together from his wide-ranging record collection.
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UrbHe tears apart the classic rock, only to re-assemble it into compositions that most resemble... classic rock. [Oct 2005, p.77]
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SpinHere, he just wrecks shit... occasionally stopping for moments of necessary reflection. [Sep 2005, p.109]
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With Shamelessly Exciting he's starting to get good. In other words, on this record, once you get the idea, you're still going to want to listen.
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Occasionally, it does seem to forsake being interesting in order to just sink into snarky spot-the-reference games or gnash another guitar solo in the interest of vapid overstimulation.
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He comes across as an unfocused sample artist who is too eager to show off all the cool stuff he can do.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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SeanTDec 11, 2005excellent "mashups". this guy takes that word and gives it credibility. this isnt your standard mashup mix this is something else entirely.
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