Artist description dense, multi layered, multi tracked electronica

Music Style ambient,drum and bass

Musical Influences Reich Andriesen Boulez

Similar Artists King Crimson

Artist History see web site

Group Members m.c. maguire

Instruments electronic

Albums Back_Engineering a Cloned Hula-Hoop

Press Reviews March,2000Vancouver Georgia Straight (CD REVIEW)Don’t file this under easy listening. But if you can afford the time(74 minutes) and the neighbours can stand the volume it demands, Back-Engineering a Cloned Hoola-Hoop rewards close attention. Spin-happy M.C.Maguire’s mix-master approach sometimes resembles the’80’s electronica of Holger Czukay and Jah Wobble, especially since he is just as likely to borrow from african and Asian sources as from the usual rock’n’roll well. There’s definitely something Zappa in there,somewhere, and also a touch of Negitivland in the sheer density of the sampling and his propensity to chop it up in abrupt ways . But Maguire’s sense of form, which has him returning to hypnotically building beats and almost ethereal vocal choruses (even if there not made from ‘real’ vocals) finally stamps the project with an original, sometimes even transcendent vision. The disc is divided into seven long cuts, each bearing a faux-tableau title, such as “Russian Mob Extorts Asian Triad to Muscle Columbian Cartel to lean on Aliens to put Y2K jelly on my butt(sans anal-probe).org”. It’s not clear whether Maguire’s verbiage is part of some grand joke, but the music itself is quite serious, without any hints of pompousness.Sept,2000Listen.com(CD REVIEW)Vancouver's M.C. Maguire deftly blends a slew of varying genres into somewhat cohesive musical formats - very dense collages. Yet, the chaos begins to make sense on repeat listens and is rooted in rhythm.Oct.2000Audiogalaxy.com(CD REVIEW) Electronica, Ambient, BreakbeatPost-modern synthesis combined with acres of culturally rich soundscapes and samples.African hymns, funky breaks, helicoptering echos....it's all there.

Location Vancouver, B.C. - Canada

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