Still acting up.A Silence Broken * Various Artists * Public Record Twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. after its rise as the rallying cry Noun 1. rallying cry - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" war cry, watchword, battle cry, cry catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group 2. of ACT UP, the words "Silence = Death" provide the platform to reappraise re·ap·praise tr.v. re·ap·praised, re·ap·prais·ing, re·ap·prais·es To make a fresh appraisal or evaluation of. reappraise Verb [-praising, -praised the state of AIDS awareness today on this intriguing electronic compilation. Using chanting protesters as source material, eight queer music innovators do an impressive job of turning out tracks that are thought-provoking yet also engaging. Terre Thaemlitz uses sampled jazz vocals and LP surface noise to lend texture to the seductive deep house of "Hush Now," while Soft Pink Truth (alias Drew Daniel of Matmos) juggles effervescent ef·fer·vesce intr.v. ef·fer·vesced, ef·fer·vesc·ing, ef·fer·vesc·es 1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid. 2. To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up. 3. percussion between stereo channels to create the feather-light industrial romp "The Boy Who Cried Silence Equals Death." The lesser-known participants are just as noteworthy, and you can't beat the sticker price: A Silence Broken is available as a free download at Public Record's Web site, www.ultrared.org/ publicrecord/directory.html. |
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