From -- Sent Fri, Feb 12th 1999, 18:52
From -- Sent Fri, Feb 12th 1999, 18:52
Its been some time since the flow of good music has slowed to a trickle, I'm looking foward to some schematic and MAS new stuff but haven't heard over anything new coming out. on that note, skam also seems to be taking their time as well. btw on the question of Autechre clones, this happens with everything, one group makes a sound, others get interested in exploring that sound as well but get labelled as clones. for instance: Joy Division, after the death of Ian Curtis every band with the "JD" sound were called clones or cheap copies and most of them went unseen. 20 years later I'm digging in used record bins trying to find these clones because they are completely valid. Bands like Crispy Ambulance, Section 25 and ACR had their own sound, however similar it was to Joy Division it was still an interesting take on the whole thing, In many respects I find ACR's Too Each... a far better record than Unknown Pleasures. And at this point LP5 seems weaker than some of the stuff coming from the clones, not everything lasts so you should grab it while you can, in 20 years that Push Button Objects 12" may never be found again