Re: (idm) david holmes

From laerm
Sent Thu, Oct 15th 1998, 16:48

> Actually, they WEREN'T recorded by Holmes on the street as he claims. Or
> at least not all of them were.
> 
> Not long after I got the album, I was watching an episode of Taxicab
> Confessions, this great documentary series where people are filmed in
> taxis with a hidden camera. One segment features this scary dude with a
> stars 'n' stripes bandana ranting about beating the shit out of someone in
> a bar brawl, or something to that effect. And wouldn't you know it, but
> excerpts of this guy's rant appear on "Let's Get Killed" as one of Holmes'
> supposed "field recordings" from the streets of NYC.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I still like the music on the disc fine. But this sort
> of made me wonder how many of the interludes Holmes actually got from
> "real life", and how many he scooped from other sources.

hah! why doesn't this surprise me?

ps - thanks. now i don't feel stupid, thinking that i was the only who
watched that show. :)

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