"Arthur B. Purvis" <abpurvis@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> wrote:
quoted 6 lines What with all the witchman hype, I was really excited when our radio>What with all the witchman hype, I was really excited when our radio
>station got the "Heavy Mental" ep, so I took it home for a listen. I am
>totally unimpressed. It sounds like the Chemical Brothers in a bad mood,
>but not half as good as anything the Chems ever did. Weak beats, cliche
>"dark" chord progressions, etc. Sure, it was kind of enjoyable, but
>hopelessly derivative. Is everything by him like this?
HM is quite a weak EP, IMO, but worse than the Chemical Brothers???
Explorimenting has its share of memorable moments, but I'd say you should
check out his "States Of Mind" 12" (esp. Primal Skin), "Shape Of Rage" 12"
(Leviathan & Offworld - long), and "Nightmare Alley" 2x12" (Bullethead etc.)
before passing final judgement.
John Roome may have jumped on the downtempo/d'n'b bandwagon a few years
back, but tell me who hasn't (or won't soon) these days. His material
(up to and including Explorimenting) is definitely of a higher standard
than most, IMO.
In the end it really depends on what _you_ like, and what _you_
consider derivative.
-Patrick
np: Laswell/Style Scott - "Dub Meltdown"