Re: (idm) The brilliance of Steven Stapleton

From wells
Sent Tue, Jan 27th 1998, 04:00

At 10:29 PM 1/26/98 -0500, Arthur B. Purvis wrote:
>
>I could be totally off the mark here, but isn't SFL the album he (in
>theory, anyways) built instruments for and then immediately destroyed
>them?  Or am I think of some kind of destruction of master tapes after
>something was recorded?
>

yeah, that's the one. i heard it was just one instrument, though. either
way, i'd be really interesting in learning about what sort of
intstrument(s) he built..

>>        np. luke vibert 'big soup' (wow. this record is gooood)
>
>  Wells, while I usually agree with you, I feel the need to say that this
>album bored me to tears.  I could literally not find a full two minutes of
>remotely interesting/grooving music on the entire record, and I listened
>to it 30-40 times (no recollection, however; I was so bored after the
>first minute and a half I usually stopped paying attention by accident).

i thought that the first time I heard it... but then my friend gave me his
promo copy and i played it and thought it was pretty good. not my usual
cup-o-tea (boy do I hate that cliche) but for some reason i like it. *shrug*

>I was listening to NWW - Sylvie and Babs...  when I read this email, and I
>really, really, really think you should run out and buy it.

yeah.. i want to pick up Thunder Perfect Mind and the Stapleton/David Tibet
album 'The Sadness of Things' next.. unfortunately, a NWW obsession is a
damned expensive one.

toodles.

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