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Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:12:43 -0600
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Re: [idm] like loop finding jazz records
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quoted 20 lines does anyone have any recommendations for other> > > does anyone have any recommendations for other >> > artists or tracks that might do me right in this >> > vein? >> >> Mood-wise, I hear some similarity in Electric Birds' 'Strata Frames' >> and maybe even the 'Ele' / 'Entain' by Vladislav Delay. But I don't >> think anyone really has that housey feel that Jan Jelinek gets in there >> with the more ambient and conceptual aspects. > >I think the Delay comparison/recommendation is very apt. > >My opinion about the Jelinek record differs from what I've heard the >majority of people say. I picked it up after all the praise I saw, even >from people whose tastes I trust, but wasn't impressed. I actually got rid >of it. I'd much rather listen to Delay's records, who I thought it sounded >very similar to. I thought it had too much of what I call a "fashion >boutique house" feel, the kind of stuff they'd play at like an Armani >store or sumthin. That kind of music where the harmony is just static >minor seventh chords modulating up and down really annoys me. It's the >ultimate cliche when dance music people try to sound "jazzy".
I would have to agree-I was none too impressed with this record, especially after hearing all the praise of it. Vladislav Delay runs circles around this material IMO. And his Luomo project is a perfect example of how to do house music right... -- ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- omz beautamous loaf recordings http://www.hotweird.com/loaf/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org