Re: (idm) Re: Antediluvian Rocking Horse

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
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