Big
City Orchestra-Greatest Hits & Test Tones - Contemporary Vital Underground#34,
Franz de Ward, March 1994::
The third CD by one of the
most interesting conceptual bands. They re-recorded test tones
that were fed through prepared speakers. The resonances they
produced are documented on this CD. There are some 25 of these
sounds, plus 4 pieces that were mixed by people like John Duncan
and Monte Cazzazza into peices of music. These test tones can
be regarded as another set of B.C.O.'s sound effects (which
are present on each CD). The strange thing is (again, just as
on Beatlerape) that all pieces, including their 5 greatest hits,
are not clearly indexed, so it's a lot like a big puzzle. From
the CDs so far, this one is the most conceptual, the most industrial
(in terms of noize) and probably the most intriguing.