From grey Sent Fri, Sep 18th 1998, 16:47
From grey Sent Fri, Sep 18th 1998, 16:47
I really like this topic. Hard to pin it down to a few records or songs though... A lot of my major changes in musical perspective came from one person at a particular time deciding to 'enlighten' me to a new branch of the great musical tree we all live under. But I guess in that, there usually must have always been _one_ album or song that stuck out and made me realize... Depeche Mode - Violator This is where I became obsessed with the synthetic. Went on to be obsessed with 80's synthpop. Still have a fearful collection. Orbital - The Box (long version) I still remember driving with my friend Andrew in San Francisco, blaring this... it probably wasn't the first time I heard it, but it was the first time I heard it *loud*. And what can I say. It impacted me. I went on to aquire much Orbital, and despite the general disdain from the elitists on this list, I still like them. A lot. Single Cell Orchestra - s/t Speedy J - G Spot This is more representative of a whole slew of CDs that Chris lent me when we first met. Regardless to say, I feel in love with them, fell in love with him, and the rest has been history. :-) They, and he, singlehandedly opened my ears to a whole slew of music I never knew existed. On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: > > wow. neat topic. i've gone through a lot of different phases, so off the top > of my head: > > public enemy- fear of a black planet. the first non-poppy hip hop album i > bought and enjoyed. > > faith no more- the real thing. at least, i think that's the title...this and > janes' addiction set me down a weird alternative road while it was still the > hair metal days. > > dj shadow- endtroducing. the first great abstract hip hop i tuned in to. 96 > was a banner year for records for me. > > aphex- i care becuase you do. the first idm i heard. > -- xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx.xx http://www.extortion.com "Millions of human hands at work, billions of minds...a vast network, screaming with life: an organism. A natural organism." - Max Cohen, in the motion picture pi