SIMM

WELCOME

  1/  Clown                                      (Bernocchi)                   5.03
  2/  Some Silences                              (Bernocchi)                   7.31
  3/  Hollow                                     (Bernocchi)                   5.36
  4/  Frozen Chances                             (Bernocchi)                   6.24
  5/  The Crawl Space                            (Bernocchi)                   7.11
  6/  These Days - Stalker Mix                   (Bernocchi)                   6.59
  7/  Pillhead                                   (Bernocchi)                   4.58
  8/  Crash                                      (Bernocchi)                   5.41
  9/  Welcome                                    (Bernocchi)                   5.33
  10/ HIM                                        (Bernocchi)                   3.52
  11/ Backstage Sonic                            (Bernocchi)                   5.40

          Created and mixed at Verba Corrige Prod. Studio, May/September 1996
          Tracks 10 and 11 created and mixed at Verba Corrige Prod. Studio,
            February 1997 
          Produced by Eraldo Bernocchi

Eraldo Bernocchi: beats, samples, treated guitars, sounds.

          1996 - Possible Recs (UK), DOSS LP 002 (2x12")
          1996 - Possible Recs (UK), DOSS CD 002 (CD)
          1998 - Possible Recs/Invisible (USA), INV-POS 8003 (CD)

Note: Tracks 10 and 11 only appear on the 1998 release.

REVIEWS :

Overall impression: good. It would seem that in order to get a cd released on Mick Harris' label, Possible, all one needs to do is sound like Scorn. Well, that's not such a bad thing actually. "Welcome" isn't all that far off from most of the other artists on Possible (see also "Sonics Everywhere" various artists compilation and Ambush "Rumours") ... minimal drum 'n bass backed with big bass lines and ambient atmospheres. Eraldo's tracks have a much slower tempo than the manic stuff by Ambush and Quoit though. The final 2 tracks of this album (from February '97) I find to be more interesting than the previous 9 tracks (from May-September of '96) due to the added complexity and programming ingenuity. All in all a nice piece of work, but not quite as entrancing as Harris' recent work as Scorn and Quoit ...

mark@southwind.net

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SIMM is the name of Eraldo Bernocchi's (of Ashes, Sigillium S) ambient dub project. This is the first actual full length under that name (there's a 12" out, too) and only the second disc on Possible. I've recently heard that Scorn's hanging up their sampler, but if SIMM keeps putting stuff out, it'll be all good. Really hard to do a full description of each track, they're all consistently good dub tracks. One thing that I really like about SIMM's beats is that they still sound rooted in hip-hop (that was my problem with Zander, the beats got a bit too experimental), noticeable, but not super bass, and some odd guitar samples. If you like Scorn (and you should, goddamnit) then you'll love this.

Overall - 5+/5

Creaig Dunton (courtesy of the False Prophet Campaign website)