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  <review review_id="6131">
    <review_id>6131</review_id>
    <reviewbody>my first download from 8bitpeoples section of the Internet Archive. Great interesting electronic tunes. Good work dude!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>cool stuff!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Tyler</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-09-13 16:53:58</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-09-13 16:53:58</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="6183">
    <review_id>6183</review_id>
    <reviewbody>This EP, from youngster Connor Kirby-Long, busts out some really beautiful, lo-fi electronic sounds, using pure tones and catchy melodies to his supreme advantage. Highly recommended - I like the 'Chartreuse Cactus' best - oh, and a disclaimer - Connor's also &lt;a href="http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-searchresults.php?searchAll=yes&amp;collection=monotonik&amp;submit=main&amp;search=grandma&amp;limit=100&amp;start=0" rel="nofollow"&gt;released 3 EPs as Grandma&lt;/a&gt; on the net.label I run, Monotonik, which are also well worth checking out.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Affecting, lo-fi electronics at their best</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>simon c</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-09-15 13:30:43</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-09-15 13:29:35</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="6560">
    <review_id>6560</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Connor, you are my hero.
THE END!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>most excellent</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>rossbot</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-10-03 10:45:09</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-10-03 10:45:09</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="7047">
    <review_id>7047</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Magic. Sometimes this release annoys me cause it is so good.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>my review argha rgahr garh</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>`oliver</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-10-29 09:47:39</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-10-29 09:47:39</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="7125">
    <review_id>7125</review_id>
    <reviewbody>really good man, im quite a fan of IDM and you definitely do a good job of it :) you must have some nice analog equipment goin on</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>ooooo</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>piezostatik</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-11-02 17:36:28</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-11-02 17:36:28</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="7139">
    <review_id>7139</review_id>
    <reviewbody>I'm dancing, really dancing.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Bleep, bleep!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>paranoid koala</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2003-11-03 16:49:36</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2003-11-03 16:49:36</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="8558">
    <review_id>8558</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Great stuff. Great hooks and catchy melodies.

In addition to the stuff released as Grandma, he also has two EPs released as Khonnor.

One on Type Records at:
http://www.typerecords.com/artists/full.php?id=24

And another on Please Do Something at:
http://www.pleasedosomething.com/r/pls014/

He is supposed to have a full LP out in March on Type, which I'm certainly looking forward to.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Great new artist!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>kpita</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2004-01-10 09:13:58</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2004-01-10 09:13:58</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="8625">
    <review_id>8625</review_id>
    <reviewbody>beautiful stuff indeed ! cute, cuddly and chippy. The way we like it. Frankly, this is one of the best netlabels release in 2003 ! amazing !</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>awe</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>camomille</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2004-01-12 08:11:39</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2004-01-12 08:11:39</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="9293">
    <review_id>9293</review_id>
    <reviewbody>honestly i was expecting "more" after reading all these enthusiast reviews. maybe too much intricate and bleepy for my tastes, and would have preferred not-fading-out solutions for the tracks endings BUT this is actually a very well produced ep. melodies are much interesting.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>intricate</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>purusha</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2004-02-07 05:24:20</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2004-02-07 05:24:20</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="24331">
    <review_id>24331</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Amazing how simple sounds can sound so good. Absolutly one of my favourite netlabel albums ever. Get it.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Amazing</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Andrew Stuckey</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2004-11-05 17:08:56</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2004-11-05 17:08:56</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="36032">
    <review_id>36032</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Great sound, no need to search anything else for today</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>I found what i was lookin for</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>snebtor</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2005-03-24 00:12:09</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2005-03-24 00:12:09</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="36967">
    <review_id>36967</review_id>
    <reviewbody>excellent stuff, i live in NY, it makes me wish i were in the foothills of New Mexico...</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>sweet like honey</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>drez</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2005-03-31 10:42:08</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2005-03-31 10:42:08</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="41824">
    <review_id>41824</review_id>
    <reviewbody>Great music, but why only 128Kbps? This makes it unsuitable for DJing. Please 8 Bit People, give us more bits per socond.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>128Kbps</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Sonic Walker</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2005-05-21 01:49:40</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2005-05-21 01:49:40</createdate>
    <stars>3</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="44657">
    <review_id>44657</review_id>
    <reviewbody>I like the fade outs ...</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>pretty</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>CCDRZ</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2005-06-26 19:48:08</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2005-06-26 19:48:08</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review review_id="50501">
    <review_id>50501</review_id>
    <reviewbody>this product sounds really good.
i remember the loading of internetional karate +
in my C64.
Big up!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>not bad 4 a cactus!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>neeva orrÃÂÃÂ¹</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2005-09-11 06:52:25</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2005-09-11 06:52:25</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>If only track #1 were longer!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>YEH!</reviewtitle>
    <stars>4</stars>
    <reviewer>Click</reviewer>
    <createdate>2006-02-03 22:04:17</createdate>
    <reviewdate>2006-02-03 22:04:17</reviewdate>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>This is completely amazing.

I wish the songs were longer though and that there were more of them.  I want an LP!!  Is there one in the works?</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Wow</reviewtitle>
    <stars>5</stars>
    <reviewer>johnny i</reviewer>
    <createdate>2006-05-29 14:00:09</createdate>
    <reviewdate>2006-05-29 14:00:09</reviewdate>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>I was just browsing the discography of 8BitPeoples and I came across his tracks.  They were simple, tightly composed and great.

Definitely one of the best net release albums I've ever heard.

It took me a good 4 months to find out he had other releases under different names (Khonnor and Grandma) and they have their moments too, great stuff.

I would really like to see a re-release of teh I, Cactus tracks in higher quality, like say 224kbit or so?</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Wow, something simply innovative</reviewtitle>
    <stars>5</stars>
    <reviewer>TravisO</reviewer>
    <createdate>2006-11-07 20:33:45</createdate>
    <reviewdate>2006-11-07 20:33:45</reviewdate>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Perfect for afternoon siesta's. Sweet, lovely, sleepy and emotional. Love it!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Sweet feeling</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Pitjamajusto</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2007-06-14 12:21:51</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2007-06-14 12:21:51</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>To think that such simple twitchy melodies are able to bring back such sweet memories. I found these tracks by accident way back in 03 and just now have regained them only to find them as sweet and innocent as when I first heard them.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Reminiscent of better times...</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>a simple mental relic</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2007-06-23 07:17:36</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2007-06-23 07:17:36</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Reminds me of the Boards of Canada﻿ music, but this is a lot easier on the mind.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>better than Boards of Canada.</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>simdude2u</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2009-12-13 03:12:51</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2009-12-13 03:04:59</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Hey I, Cactus; keep up the good work!  I keep this one in rotation. I really appreciate what you're doing here.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>I love this album!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>RawBC</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2010-09-16 17:19:03</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2010-09-16 17:19:03</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>It took me around seven tries to get myself to like this album, but now I do! It's nicely sweet and electronic-y, but not overly sappy. I'll be looking forward to more from I, Cactus!</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>sweet, innocent, smells like i, cactus!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>WeCallThisFlying</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2010-10-17 05:07:11</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2010-10-17 05:07:11</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>I hate experimental pieces that are too long, but these tracks are too short.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Too short</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Dan Bolser</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2011-05-11 10:35:54</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2011-05-11 10:35:54</createdate>
    <stars>1</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>I really enjoyed listening to this. Highly melodic.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>I, Mpressive</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Joseph Flatt</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2012-05-01 22:04:27</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2012-05-01 22:04:27</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <info>
    <num_reviews>25</num_reviews>
    <avg_rating>4.56</avg_rating>
  </info>
</reviews>

