From Bill VanLoo Sent Thu, May 27th 1999, 18:42
From Bill VanLoo Sent Thu, May 27th 1999, 18:42
> call me biased, but i sincerely think tomas is better than most chain
> reaction stuff i've heard, & even pole. the compositions are warm &
> alive, rather than being just exercises in sound.
I don't know if I'd agree that Tomas's material is better, but it's very good.
Are there any of the Berlin records that grab you like Tomas's stuff?
Personally, the Vainqeuer "Solanus (extracted)" record and Various Artists
"no. 8" really blow me away each time I listen to them because they are alive
in the same way you describe. I don't listen to "no. 8" very often because
it's such a special record...like a snifter of expensive brandy or something
to be savored only on special occasions, not partaken of on a daily basis.
Anybody else have records like that?
> ahh, so i'm not entitled to my opinions because i run a label? :) i
> think there's way too much minimal techno that's done & that most of it
> isn't up to par. it is, obviously, my sole opinion, based on turning
> down lots of new ultra-hip records because i thought they had nothing to
> them, just a repetition of the oh so famed berlin (& i guess koln) sound.
I understand completely. I'm addicted to the Chain Reaction sound, and even
more addicted to the Rhythm & Sound material, but I don't know if I'll be
buying their latest (CR-24 & RS-05) because from the reviews I've read,
they're doing something of a re-hash.
> i just happen to like & dislike very different things, & not based on
> genre but on artists. the artists on no type all make music i like
> listening to. that's why they're on the label.
>
> i should also mention that i don't consider any artist to be a sacred
> cow & that i like making fun of music which is held as such by many.
>
> hope that clears it up. :)
That does it nicely, thanks. I appreciate your well thought-out response,
since that's what I was after.
Cheers,
Bill
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