From Oxybate Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 05:46
From Oxybate Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 05:46
Now I know I am probably the thousandth person to comment on the =
new release by RDJ, but let me anyway.
After buying it and rushing home to give it a listen, I was =
shocked. What the fuck is this Come to Daddy shit? Is that for real? =
I could have "written" a better track with my Casio keyboard and =
cassette recorder. Is this what we call Intelligent Dance music?
I've always thought of RDJ as a mediocre musician with a few good =
works to his name, but this was crazy.
Then I listened to Flim. Beautiful, Playful melody with a =
child-like beauty. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Went through the rest of the album and almost threw up at the =
rancidity of the Shit=81 on there. I'm trying to figure out how the =
execs at Sire records kept a straight face while approving this =
release (they probably kept looking at predicted sales figures after =
the MTV hyping and "TECHNO HITS THE US!" fanfare going around.)
But to my surprise, along comes the little ditty IZ-US. Again, =
melodic, pleasing synths with a catchy, yet all-to-common swingish =
beat. What sample CD did he rip that from - "Basic drum loops Vol 1? =
Either way the song is enjoyable.
I'll tell you, this RDJ bullshit is ridiculous. Its a shame that =
even in a non-mainstream vein such as IDM, we still have our pop =
stars and bandwagon idols - RDJ is NO exception. He has it all - the =
Logo, the secure label contract, and the wacky gimmick persona.
I think I should start a calculated campaign and approach MCA. =
My new IDM/"Techno is USA" hero is called Rubber Ducky. I have a logo =
with a ducky grooving to some tunes a la Plastikman. And my gimmick =
is to sample ducks having sex with a distorted breakbeat running in =
the background? I hear a five million dollar cash advance guys...let =
me go work on this - tlak ya later!
Flame me till it hurts,
Ami
A. Mukerjee
Vassar College
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and =
hornets break through.
--Jonathan Swift