On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Julius anthony Martinez wrote:
quoted 5 lines I haven't heard the new Kirk but as far as From Within 2 and Dreamfish 2 go,> I haven't heard the new Kirk but as far as From Within 2 and Dreamfish 2 go,
> I'll agree and disagree. Very few albums will ever match the brilliance
> of From Within 1 IMO, and FW2 is no exception. It's a good album though,
> but if you were expecting another FW1 I could see how it might be
> disappointing.
I don't think anyone realistically expected "another" FW1. I didn't
expect the second half of FW1 to be more of the first half, and it
wasn't. What bugs me about FW2 is that it's not musically or emotionally
original. Most of what it has to offer has already been done.
quoted 4 lines Dreamfish 2 wasn't quite what I expected...more minimal than> Dreamfish 2 wasn't quite what I expected...more minimal than
> I anticipated. This one took me quite a few listens before I really
> started to get into it, and now it's currently one of my favourites. Maybe
> you gave up too early on this one? I almost did on Tri Repetae....
I did sort of give up early on Dreamfish 2. I bought it and liked it as I
immediately like any new Fax release by default. I do however expect it
to grab me after a few listens and it did not. I played it now and then
just for the hell out of until one day I realized it was really annoying
me, so I shut it off. Fair enough; I'll give it another try now.
I have, however, tortured myself with about twelve hours of Tri Repetae
and the more I listen to it, the more it strikes me a thrown together,
semi-effortless and passionless stock material. Half of the album is
based on Anvil Vapre and none of it is as good. After a certain point you
are no longer keeping an open mind to be fair but rather beating your
taste into submission.
quoted 4 lines I think these albums are very good examples of the careful and repeated> I think these albums are very good examples of the careful and repeated
> listening that these types of music require before the listener can grasp
> the work. There isn't too much instant gratification with these albums,
> but if you give them time you'll probably be rewarded.
I do gain instant gratification from most of what I end up liking. It's
not often that I will miss something initially only to catch on after
repeated listens. Modula Green, Solitaire, AC1, and Amber are all good
examples of records I liked first off and later, with familiarity, grew
attached to and loved. I do recognize that now and then an album will
bore you so that you lose interest and only upon further examination do
you discover the record's redeeming qualities. Right now I see little in
Dreamfish 2 or FW2 that redeems their repetitiveness, lack of interesting
melody or chord progression or rhythm or really satisfying ambience, but
it baffles me that these albums can have turned out so unengaging, so
after Dreamfish 2 is over I shall listen to From Within 2 again and then
maybe Tri Repetae, maybe kick myself in the stomach a little, shove
bamboo up under my fingernails, whatever it takes. ;)
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