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From:
Eric Hill
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Date:
Sat, 27 Sep 1997 09:20:40 -0700
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Re: (idm) [review] Bjrk - Homogenic (reality check)
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c'mon, everyone knows gonzi's more interested in the names associated with the music than the music itself - he even posted that he didn't have _homogenic_ and he obviously hasn't heard it. it's much easier to make bad music with a lot of resources (though cylob DOES try damn hard to refute that), and to say that collaborations are inherently worse musically than solo work is plain silly. the ol' "nobly suffering artist" cliche does a lot more damage to the artists who are honored for it than it produces good music. the fact that artists still have day jobs tend to be reflective of a lack of marketplace for their work, since presumably they'd prefer to make music or whatever full-time. bjork's new one makes it a little more _possible_ that the creepy-nerd solo musicians that people on this list tend to like can someday enjoy full-time artmaking if that is their desire. eric, pissing in the wind onnow: teep:sewer sound 60(tape)