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From:
Kent Williams
To:
GEOTRAX
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Date:
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:42:12 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Ass-licker
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On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, GEOTRAX wrote:
quoted 10 lines Eric,> > Eric, > > EH>I've been trying to stay on the sidelines through all this, but the above > EH>mutual handjob is blowing this Squarepusher thing over the top. > > For every person who posts one of these handjobs, there's also someone > who refuses to credit people with enough intelligence to actually > understand that people might actually LIKE these records, and not for > this so-called hype.
Here here. And some of us (like me) who've been buying records for 30 years and do have some taste and historical context, and who like it. I'm not going to get all soppy or hyperbolic over SP, but the fact is it was in constant rotation for days and I enjoyed every moment.
quoted 3 lines I say Squarepusher's LP is brilliant. I'm not licking anyones arse.> > I say Squarepusher's LP is brilliant. I'm not licking anyones arse. >
Thank god for that!
quoted 6 lines EH>Aphex and Mu-ziq operated within that with their little-kid melodies> EH>Aphex and Mu-ziq operated within that with their little-kid melodies > EH>over ring-modulated rhythms (actually Aphex fell into it, and Paradinas > EH>started in it but got wise and made Makesaracket and Spatula Freak). > > Meaningless, totally meaningless. Where are you coming from here? >
That should be obvious ;-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- "I read Keyboard, but it's like staring at a book with pictures of simple looking but expensive machines." -- Michael Lazarev Check the home page http://soli.inav.net/~kent/ NEW CD Electronic Music Project http://soli.inav.net/~kent/emp.html Kent Williams kent@inav.net CADSI 2651 Crosspark Road Coralville IA 52241 (319) 338 6053 (home) (319) 626 6700 x 219 (work) (319) 626 3489 (fax)