Nyack
11 Track Player
This disc has the distinction of being the first CD Plus title to
be launched in the UK. Indeed, it was on sale only days after
the official release of the Blue Book standard!
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Nyack from New York:
so good, they named it... once |
Eleven Track
player consists of 55 minutes of audio followed by an
interactive guide to the band. Nyack is a new indy band from
Nyack, in upstate New York. I had problems using this disc
because my CD-ROM drive didn't have the appropriate driver
software. However, the disc's developer, multimedia company
Wild Tangent, based in Newmarket, kindly came to my rescue.
The data track is designed for both PC and Mac CD-ROM
drives and is ignored by the CD player. With track one discs, it
is possible to accidentally play the data track on your audio
player by using track search in reverse mode, but my efforts to
fast forward past track eleven and into the interactive program
were thwarted.
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Eight-ball in the corner, Fast Eddy |
The interactive section was devised by Nyack
and consists of a scrapbook that has photographs and videos
shot two members of the band. There are also song lyrics,
performances and a tour of Nyack itself.
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Nyack waxes lyrical |
The production has a
rough-and ready look to it (Wild Tangent describes it as
"garage multimedia"), and is miles away from the quality
offered by The Cranberries disc. But this fits well with the
band's image and means that you don't have to pay over the
adds for the CD-ROM portion.
Verdict:
A good introduction to Nyack. It's not a state-of-the
art production, but three cheers to Echo for not charging a
price premium for the interactive program.
- Sarah McLachlan
The Freedom Sessions
- The Cranberries
Doors and Windows
- EBN
Telecommunication
- Various
Don't Play Track One
- The Duratti Column
Sex and Death
- Mike Oldfield
The Songs Of Distant Earth
- The editors choice
- The technology