From Perfect Sound Forever Sent Tue, Oct 14th 1997, 21:12
From Perfect Sound Forever Sent Tue, Oct 14th 1997, 21:12
After hearing all the DJ Spooky bashing that's been going on here, it's nice to see that there are some fans of his on his list. The insults hurled at him here say more about the people saying it than it does about him: 'he sucks' (very intellectual), 'he only wants money' (unlike every other performer) and 'he has no fans' (except all the people I saw at his Anchorage gig this summer). On the other hand, the people saying good things about him seem a little more thoughtful in their comments and I don't see this as a coincidence. Yes, he theorizes a lot and his music isn't for everybody and so what? Those are pretty poor reasons to toss loads of bile around. I've read through a lot of what he's written and I've been impressed by his historical tie-in's of a lot of seemingly disparate material (Thomas Edison to Xenakis to Bambaataa). To be fair, I haven't gotten into SONATA but I thought that SONGS and his NECROPOLIS collection are really good: varied, atmospheric and challenging. Jason -- Perfect Sound Forever Warped Perspectives on All Types of Music xxxxxxx-xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx http://www.furious.com/perfect