From Irene McC Sent Mon, Nov 9th 1998, 14:54
From Irene McC Sent Mon, Nov 9th 1998, 14:54
On 9 Nov 98, MikeD wrote re: Re: music is rotted (was Re: (idm) : > the first few listens through were with excitement of the new > album...the next 10 or so i kinda gave up on it...due to the almost boring > feeling of it...but as with Plastikman's Consumed...it took quite a few > listens to enjoy it to its fullest Which proves that we're all different - I had exactly the opposite experience : couldn't find a foothold with Sqpr from the first listen (except the first 2 tracks and My Sound, which we all seem to agree is great) - however, Consumed overawed me with emotional sensation from the first few bars into it and continues to do so. I think my "problem" (and it's _my_ fault) with Squarepusher's current material is that I'm not sufficiently conversant with his muses (Miles Davis / Herbie Hancock etc) to instantly lock on to this genre. Very Spinal Tap "Hope you like our new direction" .... POLES apart and diametrically blasted off from my beloved Beep Street, the track that had life transforming qualities for me :-) For what it's worth, JockeySlut has just awarded Rotted Note 4.5 stars out of 5. I *