From multsanta Sent Thu, Dec 4th 1997, 22:45
From multsanta Sent Thu, Dec 4th 1997, 22:45
first: did you happen to check this line?? i sez: >[please, no flames you photekheds] siliconvortex <xxxxxx@xxx-xxx-xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx> spouted: >>3.Minotaur >>This seems to be the 'my beats kick major ass, but i need to work on >my >>melodic devolpment' portion of the album, a stage i thought that >Photek >>had outgrown after _the hidden camera_. >this is nonsense, what kind of reviewing is this? it's called 'honest reviewing' i hate these people who live by the 'if you don't have anything nice to say...' rule when writing reviews. thats just for media types who want to kiss the asses of the artists/labels involved with the release. the purpose of reviews are to give the potential listener/purchaser an idea of the music, not to show how much you like an artists previous works. i'd be the first to admit that photek's earlier works were excellent. i'm just saying that i was expecting more of a progression on this one. as you said yourself, this track(s) has 'sparse insturmentation' (though it's more like no insturmentation). i was just passing this fact on to the reader. >if mr. parkes >wishes to >make tracks that have sparse instrumentation, and, god forbid, >minimalistic >melodies, it isn't just to piss off the c64 game music fans - it's >because >he wants to make that kind of music. frankly, i couldn't give a shit if mr. parkes pisses on a dat and released it. if that's what he likes to do. that doesn't mean i'm gonna enjoy it or reccomend it. (though, as a listener and a fan, i'd be dissapointed) >i'm sure he could, if he wanted, >produce melody that brings a smile to the faces of all the dot fans, >but i'm >sure someone round here will agree he isn't going for something THAT >simplistic.. so, dot=simplistic? pick up the hab ep sometime. >so please lay off mr parkes, I never was laying on mr parkes. i was simply saying that i'd enjoy it more had he expanded on those tracks with some melodic backing. we all know the rythym is what rupert's good at, but even the best beats need some support. tracks like 'the hidden camera' don't have 'simpilistic' dot-ish melodies, or c64ish bleepy melodies, but they do have enough insturmental backing to keep your attention for six minutes >and i don't think anyone's interested in >reviews of the new global communication single that go along the same >lines.. if the shoe fits... mult