From Jon Drukman Sent Mon, Jun 1st 1998, 18:42
From Jon Drukman Sent Mon, Jun 1st 1998, 18:42
On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Tosh Cooey wrote: > It may seem that much of the "I" in IDM is missing these days, so: > > http://m-nus.com/audio/mpeg/theorem.html > > Richie Hawtin's new project, MINUS Inc., is releasing unreleased MP3's, > and I dare anyone to listen to SWARM and not hear the synapses firing. 7 minutes of a 4-on-the-floor kick drum and a single unchanging synth chord through a phaser is intelligent!? what planet am i on? i mean, i like minimalism as much as the next guy (actually, that's a lie, i hate minimalism) but to call it intelligent just seems kinda nuts to me. in fact, if anything, it's the opposite of intelligent... it's like systems music. set it up and let it run. no thought required. in the spirit of put up or shut up: http://sticky.bud.com/mp3/mo1.mp3 -jsd-