APL — New Release

Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 80

This new release of APL comes in a plain white sleeve and although there is no documentation available, I do not believe it will ever be commercially available. Believe it or not I first heard of this on the television. Well how does it shape up against its competitors? … all the standard features are there. A full heady riff is developed slowly and steadily with a nod and a wink to past masters of this genre. The pulsating beat never lets up and by the end you are left drained of all emotion. Of all APL releases this well could be the first to break the top 40. Criticisms of the 12" disk format (I could not find any commercially available 12" drives for PC’s) will abound, and the black vinyl format is rumoured to be obsolete. That aside Manugistics, Dyalog, MicroAPL et al could learn a lot by the fulsome groove. I also wonder — where did they get that silly name.

The influences are worn proudly, from Joy Division to the KLF with snatches of old — Floyd, Genesis and even Tangerine Dream. Will these people get better? — I hope so because few records these days sound as fresh as this. (Note: as usual with APL products the release date of this record has been put back — it is on the Beyond label and the track is called ‘the calling’.)