okay, 'better' is such a bad word, but it's hard to listen to autechre and
not realize that they're doing something more than most other electronic
musicians today.
Call it better.
Call it smarter.
Call it luckier.
Call it timing.
Call it whatever you will, but autechre have more of it.
And personally, I don't think they cringe at this thought. Everyone's got
more of something and it's always a good day when someone else notices.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian MacDonald [mailto:brianm@kuci.org]
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 11:12 AM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] the future of "idm"
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000 andrei@world.std.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines Lucas wrote:> Lucas wrote:
>
> > Autechre are not any different than any of us.
>
> Yes they are. They're a lot more talented than most of us.
With all due respect to the Ae boyz, I take issue with any type of
statement like "X is a lot more talented than most of us."... I sincerely
believe that for every truly talented artist that is well known, there are
99 equally "talented" artists that are completely unknown -- or perhaps
don't even realize how talented they are -- or just exist in the wrong
place or wrong time.
I won't deny that Autechre push the limit, but I think even they would
cringe at the thought they are *the* pinnacle of talent in a particular
musical field.. Luck/chaos/right time right place/etc. has at least
partially to do with why they are popular. Luck/chaos/right time right
place has a lot to do with why any high profile artists are popular.
quoted 1 line Come on, Lexaunculpt is good, but that's like comparing David S. Ware to> Come on, Lexaunculpt is good, but that's like comparing David S. Ware to
Coltrane (or
quoted 1 line Enrique to Julio). :-)> Enrique to Julio). :-)
For the record, I enjoy Lexaunculpt (and a slew of other "Autechre rip
offs") more than Autechre. It's not that I think Lex and the gang are
"better" than Ae, or vice versa. But I find Lex's stuff more enjoyable
than Autechre's... though I appreciate the influence Ae's had on lots of
folks.
quoted 1 line Andrei> Andrei
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