On Fri, 07 Aug 1998 01:11:48 +0200, you wrote:
quoted 4 lines there's a significant different between being "commercial" and
>there's a significant different between being "commercial" and
>"commercially succesful" although I know it's hard for many people to
>understand. But then again, nuances are appearantly some heavy shit for
>many on this list.
I think some people get a bit scared when too many people start
listening to music they're interested in. For them, a <insert
innovative but commercially successful group here> album was once a
little private place they could retreat to when the going got tough,
but now everyone seems to stopping off there for a picnic.
It's a purely psychological thing -- there are people out there who
are completely incapable of enjoying (or admitting to enjoying) music
that's enjoyed by a wide audience. It offends their sense of
individuality.
I'm not saying this is the case for *everyone* who doesn't like Bjork.
I can genuinely see that for many people, she's a squawking Icelandic
pixie who's had one too many bangs on the head. Fair enough. But I do
get a bit suspicious when people who are self-proclaimed IDM nuts can
slag off Bjork/Orbital whilst singing the praises of Mira Calix/Bola.
quoted 2 lines Oh, and btw if you read the linear notes it clearly states that it was
>Oh, and btw if you read the linear notes it clearly states that it was
>PRODUCED by Mark Bell and written by Björk.
Except the ear-bleeder that is 'Pluto', which Mark Bell co-wrote.
quoted 2 lines When Mark Bell writes tracks it sounds like that last track on Warp 100
>When Mark Bell writes tracks it sounds like that last track on Warp 100
>which isn't really the same thing, at least not to my ears.
Then again, given how much of a Bell/LFO fan I am, I thought his Speed
Jack tracks were shite.
/\/)ark
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