Perhaps this thread should die (only to reoccur 2 months from now), but I
think some take the Miles/Squarepusher analogy a bit far. Dave merely
said the people who listen are analogous, not the artists. I don't find
any real similarity between Miles' later music and Tom's current output.
Miles was far more interested in texture (_Dark Magus_? _Bitches'
Brew_?), whilst Tom's creations stand as songs. Yes, THIS difference
between the two may simply be a delineation I've created in my mind, but
as an issue the fundamental (and sundry) differences between the two
still stand. Perhaps I need to pull out my copies of Miles again, but I
attest that Tom is developing into an artist that can stand by himself
without the overworked and undersupported comparisons. The
Squarepusher/Thomas collab 12" on Lo merely whets my appetite for more
... the new Tom is a far more confident musician than the old
drillnbasser.
On a different note, I have trouble compiling a top list of full-length
releases for the year. Was/is it that weak a year (lotsa great ep's,
though)?
J (sorry for maintaining an overlong thread)
np: ack! rerun of ER
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On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 15:47:29 -0600 (CST) cache@texas.net (jeff shoemaker)
writes:
quoted 7 lines unfortunately miles davis beat mr. jenkinson to the punch by about 30
>unfortunately miles davis beat mr. jenkinson to the punch by about 30
>years.
>i preferred jenkinson when he was doing stuff that sounded like
>nothing else
>in the world (okay, except for jaco pastorius in a blender). his
>newer
>material sounds a little too much like miles for my taste.
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