At 9:34 PM +0100 5/10/00, : ruaridh : wrote:
quoted 1 line Well, leaving the matters of personal taste to the side for a moment..>Well, leaving the matters of personal taste to the side for a moment..
Why? That's no fun at all.
quoted 6 lines Is there no racial or political impact in NWA's lyrics?>>Is there no racial or political impact in NWA's lyrics?
>
>Of course there is, but that doesnt mean that a tribute to them has to be
>intrisically racial or political. Perhaps what the record celebrated was
>their sheer power - the astonishing ferocity which Kid 606, whether
>justifibly or not, perhpas feels an affinity with.
It's possible, but because of the release's design and music -- bad
judgement call as it may be -- I feel there's enough to say there's more
there than just banal rage.
quoted 4 lines ...Parts of the lyrics are left>...Parts of the lyrics are left
>intact, and the feeling of rage is still there; why then do you see this as
>a knowing calculated statement about "theft of black culture" and not just a
>love-letter from an ardent fan?
Because:
-- the white vinyl is stamped with a black label
-- the label notes read like some kid auditioning to be a VJ
-- the music itself seems pretty tame, in comparison with the original
(and that's a statement of a kind in its own right)
quoted 6 lines Is this a rhetorical question? Of course not. If I liked it I would >have>>Is this a rhetorical question? Of course not. If I liked it I would >have
>>said so. (?)
>
>I presume you're deliberately misunderstanding me; my point was to enquire
>as to whether you would have gone into this over-analysis if you'd liked the
>record, or if it's all merely needless justification for disliking it.
Feel free to read my reviews in Grooves and on the list archives if you're
truly interested in what I write when I do like something. If anything, I
could be accused of over-analyzing everything, good or bad. And I tend to
give more thumbs up than down.
quoted 2 lines persons work isnt always pursuing a sinister agenda. There is enough>persons work isnt always pursuing a sinister agenda. There is enough
>"cultural theft" taking place already; to we need to invent more?
Yes, I think it is a highly relevant issue in this era of well-paid,
multi-platinum, hyphenated, guitar-rap acts. If this NWA remix is a
satirical work, my hat goes off to Mr. Depedro.
quoted 5 lines affiliation with VVM. Their reputation is based largely on hype. Yes, >the>>affiliation with VVM. Their reputation is based largely on hype. Yes, >the
>>emperor is naked and has a hairy ass.
>
>And i'm sure we're all impressed that you are bucking what you see as the
>trend, avoiding the herd, ignoring the hype blah blah blah.
It's ironic that an independent like V/VM inspires this kind of worship.
Didn't they promise to burn a bunch of IDM rareties awhile back in a blaze
of righteous fire? I just dislike hypocrisy. More importantly, I do not
respect the musical content of their stuff.
quoted 2 lines etc.) is puerile nonsense. But i dont let the fact that its on a label that>etc.) is puerile nonsense. But i dont let the fact that its on a label that
>have a bit of a buzz about them cloud my judgement.
I did not decide to buy (or decide not to buy) Kid606's "Straight Outta
Compton" based on whether it was on V/VM. In fact, I didn't know it was
published through V/VM until I had it in my hands and looked at it. I
bought it because it was an NWA remix project that sounded like a good idea
on paper.
FYI, I do about 98% of my buying "blind", via mail-order. The other 2% is
composed of movie soundtracks and the occasional Britney Spears fix.
quoted 4 lines As far as i'm concerned,>As far as i'm concerned,
>the 606 single and Caretaker CD are two of the best things i've heard in
>months, with the Stranger Pthalo release up there as well. But thats just my
>opinion.
As far as I'm concerned, all V/VM sounds pretty much the same, in that I
don't play it more than once or twice before it quietly collects dust. But
that's just my opinion.
quoted 2 lines Even those who post to the list *praising* Schematics stuff admit the very>Even those who post to the list *praising* Schematics stuff admit the very
>large debt they owe. I'd rather listen to something a bit more interesting.
Just because they paid tDR to do some cover art doesn't make them Warp
copycats. Yes, they owe a debt to their forerunners across the pond. But
they have their own voice.
I'll agree that there is a much wider range of artists putting out good
releases, and Schematic's artists are only a few among the bunch. "Lily.."
was a real treat, certainly. I was really impressed with Phoenicia,
Delarosa+Asora, and 09's tracks, which sounded nothing like Autechre of any
era.
Best,
A.
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