Re: (idm) 76:14 and 'difficult' music

From spacecake
Sent Fri, Apr 3rd 1998, 00:03

At 01:17 PM 4/2/98 EST, you wrote:
> Anyway, the point of my
>letter - perhaps there are no bad albums, just albums that haven't been
>listened to enough to discover their secret pleasures (or have been
>listened to way too much). 

hmmmm. i can kinda see where you're going with this...
you're saying that if i listen to the SpiceGirls
enough times i will eventually go deaf and might percieve the muted
tones and muffled beats as 'wicked off-kilter experimental techno'...
...either that or get severe braindamage... :-)
(actually i like the spicegirls, parts of 'wannabe' remind
 me of autechre's 'dael'... the beats and synth bass squiggle 
 that is)

anyway, i would disagree. bad is still bad and no amount of listening
can make it good. hmm, i'm trying to think of a electronic record which i
own and think it sucks.... hmmm.... the cosmic twins CD on
disturbance only comes to mind... tottally forgetablle stuff.

>Latest signs Apocalypse is near: 
<snip>

its not the apocalypse its just the end of the world as we know it...;-)

PS: the other poster mentioned Air Liquide...  
     which reminded me of that wicked compilation on the new
    electronica label (called new electronica vol.1)  featuring nico,     
    cusp (aka vapourspace), CJ bolland, Air Liquide and some others...
         
    its really worth checking out (if you can still find it!) if you       
    were disappointed by the Air Liquide CDs but liked that style
    of hard melodic techno...   

:spacecake: