<The revolution has already started. The fact that you can complain that
Radiohead's new album isn't IDM-ENOUGH, and we all understand what you're
talking about, should be proof enough.>
To this point, I'd like ask how anyone could logically expect them to go much
further into an IDM exploratory in their first attempt? I'm not sure how
long Radiohead has been together, but you certainly don't just toss your
guitars in the trash and expect to create a full-on piece of electronic
genious. A talented rock band doesn't necessarily make a talented IDM group
regardless of how fond they are of that style of music. Producing the music
is a talent in itself that takes years of perfection and I think they should
be applauded for how well they've done, if you are able to see Kid A as a
debut album from a refound group. And that normally applies to the kids who
start screwing around with their samplers and became musicians, not to rock
bands with a number of releases under their belt. I read someone say
something about their naive use of timestretching? Track the progression of
their influences in Aphex and Ae. Their first releases were nowhere near as
precise as the more recent ones. Who would've thought that tracks off of
Analogue Bubblebath would turn into something like Bucephalus Bouncing Ball?
And Autechre...I mean...come on......Cavity Job??? Radiohead have passed the
first test as far as I'm concerned. Supposedly they have a bunch of other
tracks on hold. Let the real judging begin with their sophmore IDM "type"
release.
tekdz9er
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