Chris Fahey wrote:
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I was handed a flyer for the band Spiritualized. The flyer's
quoted 7 lines graphic design and language (and of course the venue where I got the> graphic design and language (and of course the venue where I got the
> flyer) suggest that the band might be kinda IDM or something. In fact,
> much of Spiritualized's marketing campaign of late has suggested such... I
> recently heard their album "Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space"
> (which by the way has dope package design) and boy was I duped. This stuff
> is straight up Oasis wannabe crapola (IMHO, of course) and has little to
> no IDM appeal. Just a warning: Beware Britpop in IDM clothing.
sorry, this is ludicrous. spiritualized have next to nothing to do
with oasis -- only someone who thinks all brit guys with guitars sound
the same could say that. yer welcome not to like the spiritualized
album if you want (taste's taste), but at least get somewhere close to
the ballpark when it comes to describing it; spiritualized have as
much in common with oasis as porter ricks has with prodigy. for those
who don't know -- and i think most of you do -- the leader of
spiritualized is j. spaceman, founding member of spacemen 3, who all
but invented the school of "post-rock" that is basically the rock
equivalent of idm. spiritualized certainly head in a more song-based
direction than spacemen did, but there's still the sort of weird
textures, slo-mo rhythms, and out-and-out droniness that most idmers
dig. it might not be your cup of tea, but accusing it of
misrepresenting itself is way off base. (IMHO, of course.)
JS