i'll prob'ly get in trouble here, but ah well...
Kent wrote:
quoted 4 lines Labradford (Kranky 013) The Labradford boys were ambient before ambient>Labradford (Kranky 013) The Labradford boys were ambient before ambient
>was cool, they were indie back when it meant something, and groups
>like Tortoise have to give them their due as originators of the only
>adventurous genre left in guitar rock.
Now I love Labradford, but "originators of the only adventurous genre left
in guitar rock?" Isn't that a bit much? as far as tortoise goes, both
bands date back to approximately the same time (although the labradford 7"
may have predated the first tortoise 7"s)...and, to boot, stylistically,
tortoise do pretty different things than labradford. Perhaps one of the
greatest things tortoise has done lately is to offer a feasible crossover
between rock instrumentation & dj remixing. Labradford was remixed by Jim
O'rourke early on, but haven't made a contribution anywhere near that of
Tortoise's.
Not trying to start a fight here...and i'm sure you all are as tired of
relentless tortoise-hype as i am... just offering another perspective.
Sorry for the non-idm content.
Btw, kent, i dig the reviews, overall. Definitely not enough of those in here.
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