From Joshua Reuven Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 03:33
From Joshua Reuven Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 03:33
> i actually really enjoy 'plays', especially the cover of 'paint it > black'. i don't even know the rolling stones original (or if i do, i > didn't notice), so to me it sounds like a new piece. on a first listen, > the build-up & song construction struck me as awesome, but as this is > the only fennesz thing i've heard... i thought it was catchy, in the > very least, & with a very pleasing structure. > > though, if 'hotel parallel' is even more complex, intricate & varied > than 'plays', as you say it is, i'd certainly love to hear it. > unfortunately, this seems to be the only recent mego release that's > impossible to find anywhere. ironically, i've had better luck finding > the original tray edition of 'fsck' _after_ they decided to repress it. > :) that's odd. "hotel parallel" was always easy to find. and in case it wasn't, it was reissued as well. forced exposure, other music and many places have it... why is "plays" so appealing...? perhaps because one could say that fennesz is an amazing song writer as opposed to "programmer" or other such titles. the pieces are well thought out, and are beautiful...and i belive that his "interpretations" of those songs are amazing, as opposed to just doing a standard electronic version of those songs... and i'm sure you've heard paint it black by the stones. it's everywhere. there's a commerical for the new kevin bacon flick that uses that song... -joshua...