(idm) Re: farmers manual...

From Greg Earle
Sent Mon, Sep 14th 1998, 01:19

'Way back on Sept. 2nd, xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx was heard to utter:
> In a message dated 98-09-01 23:42:41 EDT, xxxx@xxx.xxx writes:
> 
>>> Just heard No Backup.  Wow! love fsck and Explorers We, but this was 
really
>> different in a similiar yet really different way... *great stuff*
>>
>> And I have a 12" by FM ... is that No Backup (I'm lazy and away right now 
:)

I doubt it.  The "No Backup" I have is a CD in a little white sleeve that
comes inside an annoying oversized larger blue & white fold-out sleeve.

> Indeed, but the truly genius thing is the CD-ROM content of No Backup.
> Gorgeous, truly modern surrealism, probably their ultimate statement of
> intent!  Gotta have a Mac to see it though!!  Found my copy buried in the
> 'Techno' section at Virgin Burbank ...

Heh.  Probably the copy I moved over there to begin with - you think you
had it bad, I stumbled upon the two copies (bought the other one, obviously)
over in the "Rock" section!  Like, duh.

OnNow: Moving Shadow "98.1" compilation CD ($3.99 new - special at Tower!)

        - Greg

"This is not to say that there is no place for analytical thought in music
 criticism; just that I think that some criticism seeks to exhibit the
 cleverness of its author in ways that obscures the putative subject, the
 music.  The technical term for this is 'wanking.'" - Kent Williams on IDM