Chotto Matte a Moment!

Iqu | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 13, 1998
• Label: K Records
• Genres: Dance & DJ/Electronica
• ASIN: B0013AYFR0
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,752 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Analog, downbeat electronica, June 9, 2001

By 

T. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chotto Matte a Moment (Audio CD)

This album is so, so much better than the reviews say. The band is a keyboard player, a standup bass player, and a third character who mans the theremin, turntables, and any other wack noises they require.

IQU combines the playful joy of Mu-Ziq with the jazzy standup bass of Squarepusher's "Music Is Rotted One Note" with some of the abstract acid jazz of Amon Tobin. This is fun, fun music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's got a sense of humor, August 23, 2000

By 

Ryan Sharp (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chotto Matte a Moment (Audio CD)

This album is quirky, fun music. No, it's not perfect, but it's taking risks and and makes good on most of them. I'm pretty sure it doesn't sound anything like any other recording you own, and that should be a good enough reason to check it out.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars almost there, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chotto Matte a Moment (Audio CD)

although i agree with the first reviewer that, at least in music, the ends justify the means and not vice versa, i disagree with their conclusion on icu (at least in part). if using an bonafide wood upright pumps life into this tired genre (as i believe it does here), then arm yerself with a string quartet and glen branca's army of guitars. whatever it takes. these days, the sweaty funk of the 70s has been reduced to the safe and stoic pings of way too many d&b hacks with way too much time on their hands. get a job! as for alt-rock, it really isn't that alt and it seldom rocks. i want a little panic and a little danger and snicker in my tunes, and icu delivers (partly). they're throwing some great organic curves, human moods, into their stuff - consequently, it's got life. and yopparai is the highlight - infectious frantic candy. love it.

but my complaint (and it's big) is the sag in the last half of chotto. whistle thru bouncing baby buddah sound like filler. 4 tracks - that's a lot of drag! fortunately, the final unlisted track reminds me of what they can do. just hope that next time they do it thru an entire album. think of this as an expensive ep but worth it and buy it.

other stuff i like: zoviet france, slint, we, yo la tengo, royal trux, tipsy - check 'em out!