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!

    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.

    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.

    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