From Jonathan Tedds Sent Thu, Jun 10th 1999, 16:12
From Jonathan Tedds Sent Thu, Jun 10th 1999, 16:12
If 'idm' is 'intelligent dance music' then by far the best example of this so far this year both live and on record for me has to be Orbital's 'Middle of Nowhere'. Went to the Leeds gig a while ago and am still buzzing off it now. I have seen them live many times now and they just keep on improving (apart from the disappointing Snivilisation - made me laugh when NME decided that was their best album to date - bit of politics and NME can't get enough of it!). To go one better with 'Middle of Nowhere' than 'In Sides' is quite an achievement. I might even try composing a review of it if I get the time. If you love experimental sounds but want the kind of emotionally involving and evolving music that you get from great classical music then this aint a bad place to start... Cheers, Jonny