Christopher Fahey <chrisfahey@mindspring.com> writes:
quoted 3 lines If you heard a NEW t-Power track, or a new Dillinja track, or any> If you heard a NEW t-Power track, or a new Dillinja track, or any
> of those guys Simon Reynolds talks about, would you be able to
> identlify the artist without being told who it is?
In the case of T-Power, or say the No U-Turn crew, or Panacea , the
answer would have to be yes. Both have distinct styles, as do many
other junglists. I have friends that can spot Shy-FX, Aphrodite,
Ganja Kru, and many others, but then they listen to a >lot< of
jungle, (which isn't that hard when you live in grand jungle
central).
Oh, and Reynolds can kiss my crack with his big wannabe lips.
quoted 6 lines In fact, think about how many artists there are who you could> In fact, think about how many artists there are who you could
> identify at all just by the way it sounds. The list would be tiny,
> and it would include Squarepusher. It would not include 99% of
> jungle artists. 99% of jungle artists are basically just one big
> musician with a single agenda: to create the perfect expression of
> the f
The F?
Surely this is just a variant on the 'It all sounds the same'
argument, which is deeply rooted in your listening context. To me,
italian opera all sounds the same, but this is obviously not true
for (most if not all) italian opera fans. Of course ths isn't to say
I don't like italian opera, just that I haven't listened to that
much.
pHile
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