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To All Things What They Need

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I find the previous interviewer's review IRRITATING.

This music is a cocktail of sophisticated dance productions that borrow from many different styles. It is full of nice ambient sound scapes that are very relaxing to listen to it doesn’t really present any mesmerising or memorable tunes. The general vibe can be described as quiet minimal and so if you enjoy you music floating around in the background rather than slamming you against the wall then this one is for you

As one of the progenitors of modern techno, you have to give Gerald Simpson (better known as A Guy Called Gerald) his due. So as _To All Things What They Need_ starts off on an ambient notes of "American Cars," Simpson moves into a restless, genre-hopping album. From the electro fo "To Love" to the downtempo, spoken word "Millennium Sanhedrin" (with Ursula Rucker, of course), Simpson slides easily from one style to the next. A muezzin takes center stage in the Middle Eastern-influenced "Call For Prayer" while "Tajeen" spices the pot with with ethnic electro. "First Try" is a beautiful, swirling, string-laden piece of acid, while "Pump" is a straight-up house jam. Even if the groundbreaking part of his career has passed, he can still bring out the best of the machines.

I made the common mistake like the other guy did. I heard Gerald's "Meaning" song and thought the whole cd was like that, but unfortunatly I was wrong. I rate this about a 2.5, its not entirely crappy, but it is more of a let down than anything. I really like "Meaning" alot, it has a real nice sound to it, I wish Gerald would focus on that style of music a bit more. Ultimately it has too much "soul" to it, I have noticed that soul, jazz, funk, or other various "black" elements just dont really work with techno. Personally I like the german styled techno, but to each their own. If your the type of person that needs a transition from soul to techno, then this would be a perfect cd. But if your like me and feel that techno should be pure techno, and every other form of music sucks, then your probably only going to be happy with track 5's "Meaning". I bought this for about $4.00, at that price I think it was worth it, but I encourage people to read the reviews so you dont spend $20.00 on a new cd that turns out like this one.

Worst CD I've ever purchased. I heard one song on the radio. Made the same mistake everyone else does. Thinking the whole CD was like that, bought the stupid thing. It's just a bunch of noise, with one musical track. Please Please listen to the samples before you buy. I blame myself for not listening. The little bits you hear are exactly what the whole track will sound like. There's no variation. Oh, and get this, one of the tracks has random super high-pitched tones in it. I bet Mr Guy Called Gerald thought he'd done something cool no-one else had done before. Well...no-one else did it cause it's IRRITATING.