Re: (idm) Boards of Canada's Top 10

From Rodney Perkins
Sent Thu, Jan 21st 1999, 19:20

The Incredible String Band is fairly well-known. However, for the most part,
it sounds like they are taking the piss. When they name Hell Interface (a
BOC guise with one track on record that costs $$$$ to obtain), they have to
be mucking around. And Seagy Eyeball? Thats funny.


> Thought some of you might be interested in what Mike and Marcus picked as
> their top 10 for '98.  (This comes from the Jan. 11 issue of CMJ New Music
> report, p. 37):
>
> Marcus:
>
> Dan Berry: Tighten Up
> Magic Teens: Geranium
> Noushka: Jupiter Corn
> Moira Niven: You're Late
> Seagy Eyeball: Tenmen
> Le Bannash: Dimanche
> Incredible String Band: Earthspan
> Triad: 17
> The Mawz: Silis
> Platinum: Song of Boaz
>
> Mike:
>
> Hansel Gyrata: Hollow Tube
> Juliss: Landscape
> Orphel Binuswade: Harp Und Flaut
> Randy Rodd: No Drinks
> Hell Interface: How Will I Know
> Julian Cope: Interpreter
> Ova: Flean (remix)
> Boomer: Slap Your Mammy
> Arkady: Delicass Harmonium
> Magic Teens: Gold
>
> With the exception of Hell Interface and Julian Cope, I've never heard of
> any of these artists.  Can someone fill me in?  Maybe there's a few jokes
> in there?
>
> Jeff
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