From KaisrSolze Sent Sun, Oct 19th 1997, 18:15
From KaisrSolze Sent Sun, Oct 19th 1997, 18:15
>AFX is my favorite because I find his music so emotional. >The exact examples you 2 bring up: orbital, goldie- these are 2 examples I'd use to typify soulless music. I guess what I mean is that there are virtues to simple formulaic "pop." As long as they aren't entirely mechanical knock-offs of other artists/hits (and I don't think any of the artists I mentioned are), the simple form can allow the artist to communicate exactly the emotion they want in an obvious, direct way (which isn't always a good thing). And I like Orbital, Goldie, etc., when i'm not in the mood for anything complex/subtle, when I'm tired or whatever and I want amplified emotion. And i think I'm tired most of my free-time--I can't sit down and *really listen* to music as often as I'd like. However, when I am wide awake, I have a place for AFX and plenty of others. Then there are artists like Tricky, Autechre, etc. whose work I can appreciate on all levels--they're my favorites. You've gotta combine the pop with the experimental, the heart with the head--then you've really got something special. Sam