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----- Original Message -----
From: James Roberts <james@robertsyork.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 8:07 AM
Subject: (idm) Squarepusher quality control
quoted 1 line Is it just me, or have Squarepusher releases just been going down the
> Is it just me, or have Squarepusher releases just been going down the
drain
quoted 4 lines lately? Overall:
> lately? Overall:
>
> 'Music Is Rotted...' was great, lots of interesting noises, depth and
> development (and kept it up over 15 tracks);
This one took me a while to warm up to but its really grown on me. I think
my intial problem with it was that it was such a complete departure from
his previous work
quoted 1 line 'Budakhan Mindphone' was okay, beautiful first track but didn't really
> 'Budakhan Mindphone' was okay, beautiful first track but didn't really
hang
quoted 1 line together;
> together;
Agreed, two bass hit is great but its a downward spiral after that.
quoted 5 lines 'Maximum Priest' was average, with not enough development and too many
> 'Maximum Priest' was average, with not enough development and too many
> 'well, I've got this, why not stick it in' moments;
> and 'Selection Sixteen', apart from Square Rave, Schizm Track #1 and Time
> Borb, was awful - effortless jazz bits, aimless drumrolls, painful noises.
> About 13 tracks too long in my opinion.
I'm pretty partial to tracks 4 and 5 but alot of stuf on that Ep/CD is like
you said
aimless and kinda wanky.
quoted 2 lines Is he going down the Quantity Not Quality route, or is just running out of
> Is he going down the Quantity Not Quality route, or is just running out of
> inspiration?
I think he's relized that whatever he does people are going to buy it so he
can
drop the quality control and still make the fat bucks. Often times prolific
and quality
control don't seem to go hand in hand. Warp probably puts 10 demos a week
in the trash that knock the socks off of some of their bigger names output.
Rob
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