From Alex Reynolds Sent Wed, Sep 9th 1998, 20:32
From Alex Reynolds Sent Wed, Sep 9th 1998, 20:32
Never seen the film. Reviews were spotty and I was immediately suspicious of a film that advertised winning a "most daring" award. The book is eerily sexy and at the same time emotionally detached of itself. I feel like screaming by at 80 mph on a packed sidewalk after reading a couple of paragraphs, running over as many beautiful people as possible... <g> (I wonder if that qualifies as an orgy in Ballard's eyes?) Seeing as how we're discussing (or not discussing, oddly enough) electronic music on this list, this book is somewhat relevant -- dealing with behaviors such as: communication with others using technological devices as a medium (e.g., idm-list, irc); masochism as a means of dealing with others (e.g., the entire 'industrial' electronica genre: prodigy, nin, skinny puppy, et al.), etc. Interesting ground to cover, here. Alex ps. 'Passion' is an excellent, atmospheric work. I remember walking through the Aegytisches Museum in Berlin while listening to the third track off that cd. Breathtaking. --- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 16:56:08 +0200 From: "Irene McC" <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> Subject: Re: (idm) reading list ... > I am currently reading Ballard's "Crash" Is it as stomach-churningly revolting as the film? ... np : Peter Gabriel's Passion - which I've finally gotten hold of! --- __________________________________________________________________________ Alex Reynolds Distributed Support Specialist Department of Biology School of Arts & Sciences Computing University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA email:xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx phone:215.573.2818 Interviewer--what do the words mean? Brian Eno--what do the chords mean?