I am having a hard time believing that so many have listened to this album
and have been so preoccupied with something else that they fail to hear the
absolute depth that each track on this album offers. In my opinion, if
anyone were to listen to this album carefully, they would find more textures
of sounds, melodies and beats than any other IDM album released this year.
There is SO MUCH to each track that even multiple concentrated listenings do
not reveal everything.
It is not often that an album by ANY artist _rewards_ you for multiple
listenings.
I call it a reward because any lover of music appreciates when a song
surprises you and pleases your brain when you first listen to it. If a song
can do that repeatedly, it is superior.
And who's saying that because 'Mommy' likes it that we should accept it as a
quality album?
One quick note about the commercialism aspect...
It seems to me that many IDM'ers get a certain disease that keeps them from
enjoying any artist or album after it breaks into mainstream listening. I
wonder what the response to this album would have been if it came out a few
years ago when Orbital was still techno's little secret, unknown on the MTV
and alternative radio circuit. I think many of you know the answer. Is it
really that hard for some people to believe that an album can be _so good_
that, with the right marketing nudge, it can break into different markets for
more people to enjoy? What's so despicable about that?
ARM/Ren
On Now: In Sides -- I just had to put it on after reading about the album
for 20 minutes. It's kind of like when people talk about food, you have a
tendency to get really hungry, especially if it's just before meal time...