quoted 6 lines Well I for one really like the new Underworld album and have been>
> > Well I for one really like the new Underworld album and have been
> > listening to it alot. It has quite a bit of range, from some
> > light drum & bass to lush orbital-esque techno, a bit or hard stuff -
> > trance, acid. But yes, some of the trcks do have (errr) vocals. Not
> > just weird nondescript vocals but actual lyrics.
Erkki wrote--
quoted 2 lines Well, personally I don't understand this bias against vocals/lyrics> Well, personally I don't understand this bias against vocals/lyrics
> many IDM/techno people seem to have,
Simple--we have delusions about IDM/techno being on a Higher Plane. Vocals
are a rude reminder that it's still popmuzik, and we don't like that :-)
since, as in Underworld's case,
quoted 2 lines they only bring more depth and even extra dimension to the actual> they only bring more depth and even extra dimension to the actual
> music than there would be if it was only instrumental stuff.
Well, it sort of depends on the music--I think that vocals on an Autechre
album would sound a bit silly (and in fact I can't imagine how they would
pull it off), but for techno that's more song-based (like Underworld) I totally
agree with you.
Ashok
On now--Tangerine Dream "The Dream Mixes"--my low-brow listening for the day