Re: (idm) Ae

From Nate Harrison
Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 19:44
On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Geoffrey Langham wrote:

Well you are certainly entitled to your opinion, but really, give them
(ae) a while to sink in. My experience with them (as many people on this
list) has been that none of the releases hit me for awhile after purchase. 
I bought Incunabala when it came out, and though it just sounded like rip
off old Front 242. Then that summer it hit me and I fell in love.

Next was Amber, and the same thing: it wasn't dancey, no 808 beats, it was
weird man. Now Amber is my all time favorite Ae release. It has a deep
coldness to it and at the same time a certain pensive warmth to it. I
don't find this album boring at all. Every song sound very different from
the one before it, while still being very cohesive, which I can't say
about newer Ae material... 

The other Ae releases only get more complex/abstract. A lot of us know
their sounds and 'tricks' by now, so perhaps we know what to expect. I
think they are bordering on complexity for complexity's sake, but still,
it's some pretty amazing programming they are doing.

just give it a while, you'll be brainwashed like the rest of us:)

peace

Nate

PS if you do indeed consider yourself a 'newbie', then I think you will
find that upon collecting other material, some good some not, you'll get a
'bigger picture', which will make you appreciate Ae's talent even more. It
did for me.


> All--
>         
>         If there's one thing I don't understand as a relative newbie to
> idm, it's all the fuss over Autechre.  It's clear a majority of
> subscribers to this list hold Ae close to their hearts, but I don't see
> it.  I've only heard Amber and Cichlisuite, but, believe me, I tried to
> like them.  I couldn't.  Amber is boring as hell and has no staying
> power as far as I am concerned.  Cichlisuite is essentially
> unlistenable. 
>         There's my opinion.  Come and crush it.  I dare you.
>         
>         --Geoff 
>