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From:
Kent Williams
To:
intelligent dance
Date:
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:10:41 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Orbital The Box
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On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Pete Ashdown wrote:
quoted 4 lines Zenon M. Feszczak said once upon a time:> Zenon M. Feszczak said once upon a time: > > >Just got "The Box" on Saturday. Quite excellent. >
My first listen reaction was that it was incredibly awful, and people who read this list know that I rarely say anything bad. Usually I just praise the good and let the bad pass without comment. I will give this another chance, though and see if it does more for me on repeated listenings.
quoted 6 lines It reminds me of a stab at something greater, like classical composition. I> It reminds me of a stab at something greater, like classical composition. I > wonder if we'll ever see Bach/Mozart/Beethoven/etc remix competition that > isn't pure cheese. > > I would like to see the Hartnolls attempt a full-on orchestration. >
Ah but then they'd have to learn to read music! MMM...maybe not, just pull their sequences into Finale and spit out a score. I'd love to see Orchestral percussionists trying to play jungle drum lines... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Unintentional Internet Humor (and I'm not making this up!): "Could someone please define 'AMBIENT' (This question is completly rhetorical)" -- some guy called 'JPM' "Why my source is crazy? He play without my hands, and don't hold down the presets, he change it when he wants, I don't try to use it in any mode, he starts the sequence or the arpeggiators, who can explain me my source crazy?" - Daniele Viali Kent Williams kent@inav.net (319) 338 6053 (home) (319) 626 6700 x 219 (work) (319) 626 3489 (fax)