From Adam Huffman Sent Tue, May 19th 1998, 18:26
From Adam Huffman Sent Tue, May 19th 1998, 18:26
On Tue, 19 May 1998, -wheeler- wrote: > > I'm not sure whether I'd say it's more accessible than C. S. but I > > did like it from the first listen. > > Can you say that about C.S? I'm not sure I can. Of course, I love it > now and knew at the time that I would later, based on past > experience with their work. > It's not too interesting of me to say it but I'm in absolute agreement with you here. I've learned never to judge an Ae release from the first hearing. And yes, I can't say I had the same initial reaction with C. S. So perhaps it's more accessible but not simpler. > Yeah, 8 is a good'n but I thought there had always been a jazz > element to their music (<-only half sincere). > Hmmm. I was trying to think of a clever phrase and that was all I managed. What I should have said was that a lot of the melody on that track sounds like live playing, although it probably isn't (might be though) and that is in contrast with a lot of their material which sounds like machines talking to each other. > > A true appreciation of Autechre can only come from having acquired > > their releases in order, in my opinion. Maybe. > > I can agree with this, as someone who has done just that, but > where is the control group? I don't know how you would measure > appreciation. > Blast - you've spotted the scientific flaw in my reasoning. Again the result of shoddy expression. What I really meant was getting them when they came out. I feel as though I've grown up with them in some musical sense. Pretty spurious, actually. I can remember each purchase, including taking back my grey vinyl Incunabula 3 times... adam