Bjork's Telegram has an interesting stringy track on it. Also on the
single for Orb's Oxbow Lakes a band called Instrumental has completely
reorchestrated the song as a live chamber music peice. It's really good.
-Chris Fahey
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>From: Eric Appelt [SMTP:reagan@telalink.net]
>Sent: Monday, January 13, 1997 6:21 PM
>To: idm@hyperreal.com
>Subject: (idm) Violins and other comments
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>First of all...
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>Does anyone know of any idm artists/albums that use a signifigant amount of
>violin or other stringed instrument samples? A good example of the kind of
>thing that I'm looking for would be "Into the fourth dimension" off of The
>Orb's Adventures through the Ultraworld. Thanks in advance.
>
>Second of all...
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>I am beginning to regret starting that thread about commercialism in
>general. Seems that now almost every member of the list feels a moral
>obligation to put in their .02 on commercialism in a 27 page message. Some
>people have started trying to define art in the posts?!? Sigh...oh well (I
>guess I am just as guilty as everyone else)
>
>Third of all...
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>In reference to the argument of the purpose of art, I enclose a fragment of
>a conversation with an artist friend of mine...
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>Eric: What would you say if someone asked you 'what is the purpose of art'?
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>Gene: I would probably hit him.
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>I hope that clears up the issue on whether art is communication or to
>entertain the artist.
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> -Reagan
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> (Mainstream music is NOT a dairy product)
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