From Tomas Jirku Sent Thu, May 27th 1999, 18:12
From Tomas Jirku Sent Thu, May 27th 1999, 18:12
>The intriguing thing about Pole is not that Stefan Betke was able to >create two distinctly monotonous recordings by trying to control the >crackle of a busted Waldorf filter. Hey, if you had a day job at a >mastering plant listening to terrible German techno for subtle >variations >in sonic frequency, errant bits of radio static would probably seem >like >an exotic treat worth preserving to you, too. the intriguing thing about this review is that he obviously took a pole press release and put a rock'n'roll/negative spin on it. every single fricken pole review i have read is exactly the same! they always include the phrases "subtle variations in sonic frequency", "crackle of a busted Waldorf filter" and maybe if the reviewer can detect sounds below 100Hz they might notice the basslines that drive pole's songs. is it impossible to look deeper into his music? should these people be allowed to review music they do not understand? what the hell is wrong with this industry and the critics that "serve" it? tomas