Re: (idm) what's new? what's cool?

From Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid On Earth
Sent Sun, Nov 22nd 1998, 23:37


>the only 98 release i bought was boc and it disappointed
>me bitterly. 50% filler?

>yuri

I have yet to encounter an idm album that isn't at least 50% filler.
Autechre reaches vertiginous musical highs but IMO the vast majority of
their tracks are dull and unenjoyable. The same can be said of pusher, AFX
(well not always), all rephlex and warp acts. As long as I get the the one
killer track per album I'm happy with it. What matters is the 50% of good
stuff. I don't like the whole boc album either but the 4 or 5 excellent
tracks that it has are really essential to me now.