From Mark Stevens Sent Fri, Aug 7th 1998, 21:46
From Mark Stevens Sent Fri, Aug 7th 1998, 21:46
On Fri, 07 Aug 1998 01:11:48 +0200, you wrote: >there's a significant different between being "commercial" and >"commercially succesful" although I know it's hard for many people to >understand. But then again, nuances are appearantly some heavy shit for >many on this list. I think some people get a bit scared when too many people start listening to music they're interested in. For them, a <insert innovative but commercially successful group here> album was once a little private place they could retreat to when the going got tough, but now everyone seems to stopping off there for a picnic. It's a purely psychological thing -- there are people out there who are completely incapable of enjoying (or admitting to enjoying) music that's enjoyed by a wide audience. It offends their sense of individuality. I'm not saying this is the case for *everyone* who doesn't like Bjork. I can genuinely see that for many people, she's a squawking Icelandic pixie who's had one too many bangs on the head. Fair enough. But I do get a bit suspicious when people who are self-proclaimed IDM nuts can slag off Bjork/Orbital whilst singing the praises of Mira Calix/Bola. >Oh, and btw if you read the linear notes it clearly states that it was >PRODUCED by Mark Bell and written by Björk. Except the ear-bleeder that is 'Pluto', which Mark Bell co-wrote. >When Mark Bell writes tracks it sounds like that last track on Warp 100 >which isn't really the same thing, at least not to my ears. Then again, given how much of a Bell/LFO fan I am, I thought his Speed Jack tracks were shite. /\/)ark http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/