"Roy G Biv" roy-g-biv@eudoramail.com wrote:
: as for those who feel that the list is no place for negative reviews (aka
: contructive criticism), well, imho, you're wrong. criticism is an important
: part of keeping any artform healthy and strong.
Cool. Lay down some criticism: I'll certainly cheer you. Now that we know
your opinion on Funckarma, bring on the criticism. ("Real deal" vs. "watered
down version that just doesn't 'gel'" only gives me the barest idea as to why
you don't like them.) How about a few sentences explaining just how they fall
short of the mark? You'll have my support, and likely a lot of other list
members.
I'll give you my criticism: AE have a phenomenal sense of sonic counterpoint,
setting contrasting sounds against each other in a way that fits naturally.
Funckarma doesn't, such that the sounds seem more selected on their individual
merits and not as much for how they interact with each other. And there is
AE's secret weapon: melodies. Yes, even on EP7 there are tunes (though not in
as conventional a sense as, say, Amber -- more timbral than tonal). Finally,
an AE track tends to evolve smoothly over its duration in interesting ways;
Funckarma is more episodic, and the progression within a track doesn't have as
much a sense of "inevitability" as many AE tracks do. (And some of the
"episodes" seem to grind on past their point of interest.)
But I enjoy Funckarma anyway, for what it is. They aren't AE clones. They
use some of the same sonic elements as AE, but in different ways. I prefer
AE, for the reasons given. Your mileage may vary.
-Ed
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