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Thu, 29 May 1997 19:56:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Re: (idm) reznor
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In a message dated 97-05-29 19:36:07 EDT, fresh@linkonline.net (Gonzi (Fresh)) writes: << Basically yeah since richards been doing breakbeat tracks since 1990. The thought of trent making jungle makes some of us who truly love that music cringe. Mostly because trent reznor makes an idiot of himself with his ridiculous tortured soul posturing and his oh im so gloomy marketing gimmicks. I hate to see the music i'm into (aka plug) being associated with that and brought down to that level. >> I've been a big nine inch nails fan since "pretty hate machine". I think musically it he has a lot of talent. But i agree. Not everything in life is all gloom and death. I would love, for once, to hear trent write a song about how happy he was. << i guess when richard d james decided to do a drum and bass track it was ok because its rdj, but if trent reznor decides to dabble in it he is a leech.>> these are speedy dn'b breakbeats, without any talent or anything. Anyone can put out a 300 bpm song and call it drum n' bass but it takes talent to make it good. "The Perfect Drug" is a perfect example of a guy sitting down and saying "ok drum n' bass is getting popular and I want to be ahead of my time so right now I'm going to write a drum n' bass track." when RDJ does a drum n' bass track it's probly more like "Yeah i've been listening to alot of drum n' bass and i think I'm gonna incorporate that into my songs, plus my legion of loyal fans will buy whatever I put out." :-) oh.. and one other thing: RDJ's drum n' bass is GOOD!! I hope to god that if the next nine inch nails album is like this that he at least starts listening to some dn'b and get some real influences ( i said listening- not signing Plug to your label, Mr. Reznor) hey- maybe he'll get someone to do it for him Is RDJ, still doing NIN tracks?? How about this: make the entire next nine inch nails album really a new richard james album with trent reznor vocals! with tiny note at the bottom of each track writh "everything by Richard D. James" it worked on two tracks on "further down the spiral" why not try it for a whole album?? << It just seems ridiculous. Some people consider finding and creating samples and beats an artform in itself, DJ Shadow being an excellent example of this. When Shadow was on Metropolis last Jason Bentley told a story about how when Shadow was here last time he got up at 5am after djing all night so he could go to a swap meet to search the old records for beats. >> will shadow find samples for money?? maybe trent should call him up sometimes mult.