From Aaron S Michelson Sent Sun, Aug 22nd 1999, 10:31
From Aaron S Michelson Sent Sun, Aug 22nd 1999, 10:31
1. Jungle artists who think they're jazz musicians. I'm listening to the new Peshay record right now, and it sounds like typical bland fodder similar to whatever Roni Size and 4 Hero have been doing... I mean it's nice stuff and all, but damnit I miss all that eerie time-stretching beats'n bass craziness from way back..... 2. It suddenly dawned on me last night that Plaid records suck balls compared to Black Dog records.... Ed and Andy definitely can write esthetically-pleasing music, but it has no soul. 3. Fuck polyrhythms. As far as I can tell, the whole Lexaunculpt/Schematic/Funkstorung/ Chocolate Industries/whatever genre is heinously supersaturated..... if I hear another record that's just filtered PC tracker beats... I'll pull my lungs out. Great on a programming tip, for sure, but for christ's sake I need a melody or something... ten years from now The Wire is going to write a 5 page article about how this particular genre simply reflected the burgeoning popularity of home computers and shareware software vs. the increased interaction and accessibility of an end user to music distribution and promotion. Blah fodder more like. As far as I can see, Autechre had their three years on top, and their output is shite now. At least Arovane, Colongib and Richard Devine provide some sort of relief. But I'll still buy jungle records. And I'll still buy Plaid records. And I'll still buy every Schematic record... *sigh* Aaron np: theorem - nano (plus 8)