From Rodney Perkins Sent Thu, Apr 8th 1999, 16:50
Ollie Olsen? He was in the Orchestra of Skin and Bone wasn't he? I think he comes from the NWW/C93/PTV axis. >>BTW--Anyone ever heard Antediluvian Rocking Horse? Got an advert for them >>from Seeland and it seemed to be something I'd be liking. Anyone reviews?? > > Here is the low down as I see it. Most wouldn't put this under the > "intelligent" moniker of IDM. It is basically a bunch of appropriated > samples (which they didn't pay copyright for) cut and looped in a way to > make dance music. Some guy Ollie Olsen added beats or something to it. I > actually like it, it is fun and kind fo silly (they use burps for the > bassline to one of the songs). I don't think it would be a lot of people > on this list's cup of tea though. The one annoying thing is that the real > tracks are broken with random, weird tracks of what sounds liek someone > just turning the knob on the radio a lot or just a long monologue taken > from somewhere. They aren't very inteteresting and they seem pointless ot > me. Got to give them kudos for espousing the Negativland no copyright > ideal, although they aren;t out to make any statements whatsoever. > > I interviewed them for a humor ezine I write for called The Shrubbery. > Check it out at www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com and then look for it in > archives. Its the ezine's one year anniversary...hooray! > > This might be off topic, but an thinking about ordering the new-ish Stars > of the Lid, the one where they incorporate sounds from Jon McCafferty's > paintings...how do they do that? Like, what sounds does he actually make > painting? Just curious to see if they really do anything interesting or if > it is just Stars of the LId with the moise of some guy mixing his paints > over it. > > Thanks > todd > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > yes I said yes I will Yes. > Trieste-Zurich-Paris, 1914-1921 > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >