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A 16yr old using an email digest? There is hope for the world :) On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 21:25 Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 174 lines so what schematic? (arent they in fl?)

> so what schematic? (arent they in fl?) > come on you cant reference a idm label in florida on the idm list and not > tell us which it is :) > > when he met ae, how many people did he meet? :) > > > Clint Anderson > Systems Engineer > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Faraz Masroor <faraz_masroor@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> i do not smoke weed, i'm 16. and since i live in miami there's an >> autechre concert soon. which is under 18. argh >> >> my (former) history teacher assures me that i will eventually like aphex. >> his brother is the head of an idm record label thats been around since >> 1996, and he's met ae in person he claims. >> >> faraz >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 AM, Clint Anderson < >> clinta@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> note to self: criticizing things is a great catalyst for conversation :) >> >> >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:10 AM, Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> *Faraz Masroor :* >> «*i havent even heard jmj (...) but like i'm not gonna waste my time >> listening to "extremely influential tapes from the 70's immersive >> experiences with then-new avant garde blablaa"*» >> → his 70s materials are actually no abstruse «avant-garde» : it's cosmic >> disco. >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:29 AM, Faraz Masroor <faraz_masroor@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> i havent even heard jmj (i've heard of him, ofc!) but like i'm not gonna >> waste my time listening to "extremely influential tapes from the 70's >> immersive experiences with then-new avant garde blablaa" like okay it's >> pioneering, he's inspired many artists that i listen to but like i'm not >> gonna spend my time listening to like something completely different from >> what i like anyway. at least a segway >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, September 1, 2015 3:57 PM, Laurent Knauth < >> laurent.knauth@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Well, *Zoolook *and *Zoolookologie *are not «*those albums*», as these >> are tracks from the same *Zoolook *album actually. >> >> «*Music from the mind's eye*» is an interesting sentence by the way, as >> this is probably how John Doe or Joe Public would rate any of your >> favourite IDM albums. >> >> Let's get straight to the point anyway : «*stock wavetable sounds*». >> I totally agree and am comfor(wave)table about this in fact. >> I mean what's not to like in these static and crude sounding «rough cut» >> waveforms ?! >> I find some kind of a naive art appeal to them, and i really mean it, so >> this is no irony of off-beat humour at all. >> These sounds are so inexpressive that they eventually only speak for >> themselves. >> >> I'm no longer into «*slowly rotating gourad shaded cube or something*» >> anymore but yes, *Bit Arts*' *Ba1 *or *Walkman*'s *We're the devils *remain >> among my all-time favourite tracks for instance. >> I do sincerely enjoy every bit art of it : >> → *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIhg9RhbCfM >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIhg9RhbCfM>* >> → *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMoABraZQQ >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMoABraZQQ>* >> >> Back to *Jarre*, these couple of *Zoolook *tracks admittedly sound a >> little cheesy but i like it that way. >> For some more *Squarepusher*-friendly take on those frosty *Synclavier *tones >> and provided you haven't done yet, you might give a listen to *Zappa*'s *Jazz >> from hell* : >> → *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQomGo2meR8 >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQomGo2meR8>* >> Wicked. >> >> But ultimately, of course, *Depeche Mode*'s mid/late-80s stuff are among >> the finest achievements mankind ever created to my ears. >> The Unesco should actually consider adding them to their list if you ask >> me. >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> yeah i dunno to me those albums are just soooooooo boring its literally >> just like listening to the music from the mind's eye >> just sounds like stock wavetable sounds and uncreative straight ahead >> beats, like i picture you being into yanni or something if you dig this :) >> >> show me a slowly rotating gourad shaded cube or something while you're at >> it >> >> >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Love Zoolook too. >> And Zoolookologie as well. >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Maximus <max0666@cox.net> wrote: >> >> I like Zoolook. >> >> is it possible not to like oxygene? i mean come on now... ;) >> >> On 1 September 2015 at 17:28, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/17/jean-michel-jarre-announces-first-album-in-eight-years/ >> >> >> someone was talking about things we hate >> here's one >> >> can anyone point me to a piece of music by JMJ that is at all interesting? >> >> >> >> >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >> >> >> >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________ >> Sent from my Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K >> _____________________________________________ >> noise I make: >> http://www.soundcloud.com/pushkin >> http://www.last.fm/music/Pushkin >> >> noise I like: >> http://www.last.fm/user/zombiefly >> >> sites I run: >> http://www.ctran.co.uk >> http://o-fu-online.net >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >