Good points. Anyways, now speaking as a critic of music, i'm not too fond
of the cd. Found it a bit disappointing, but I'm sure she'll only get
better.
-mark
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 AeOtaku@aol.com wrote:
quoted 28 lines I haven't really seen Mira Calix, but if I might> I haven't really seen Mira Calix, but if I might
> add two cents to this discussion:
>
> The single men quotient of IDM absolutely loves
> the idea of beautiful women making music. So
> it's fine to say something like "she's beautiful"
> if you're speaking as a single man (and it doesn't
> degenerate to vulgar, dirty talk). That's a compliment,
> I guess, however tired she might be of hearing it. However, if
> you're speaking as a music critic, her physical
> appearance shouldn't have anything to do with it.
> Talking about AFX's behavior seems okay: it has
> a direct connection to the mind of the man who
> makes the music, and from that we can garner
> more insight into his productions. Pointing out
> that a producer is a woman is relevant as well,
> because there are very few women producers in
> this genre, but her attractiveness and your
> non-partisan assessment of her music should be
> ideally separate. So: lust after her if you want,
> list members, and I'm not against a "Wow, attractive
> women in IDM?" comment from time to time,
> but hopefully her album's musical merits will be judged
> apart from this by each listener. Isn't this why the whole
> "anonymous techno producer" thing started?
>
> Matt
>
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