I am not making any comparisons to point 7 think you are missing the point, (haha, get the pun?)
It's not that I don't not like it, I just don't think it's as good as I was hoping for.
quoted 69 lines Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:24:19 -0400
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:24:19 -0400
> From: theREALmxyzptlk@comcast.net
> CC: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] Point 7
>
> In terms of making comparisons to Point 7, in most cases, these seem
> like apples next to the exemplary orange.
> The Hidden Persuader record is electro. For me electro is either really
> good or tedious, the latter being by far the most populous category.
> I've been listening to electro since it crawled out between Kraftwerk
> and b-boys, and I don't hear anything special here.
> The Eero Johannes is indeed interesting, but the only reason to cast it
> in the problematic nomenclature of idm is because of a lack of
> appropriate signifiers.
> It's more of a collision between synth pop and electronic soul with some
> clever moves.
> The Loneshark ep delivered, in my opinion, one really nice track
> ("Battle Gongs") and another good one ("Pirates"); the two 'in the
> middle' seemed less worthy to my ears, creating a sort of sandwich that
> shows promise but has too much crust.
> The Infinite Scale is the most appropo in terms of genre, but although
> it's a good record, it doesn't add up to the same quality throughout as
> the Point 7 does in my ears. For the record, there are elements of the
> Point 7 I don't like, e.g. that tinge of rave afterwash. Admittedly,
> using my own construct of idm (which is unusually rigid for me, if only
> for the sake of making my point here), that rings genuine to the
> 90's-ish patina on the record.
>
>
> jeff
>
>
> Jon Jon wrote:
> > OK, of course it’s all relative, because what I think is good someone
> > else will think is gash, but some music that has been doing the do for
> > me is:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hidden Persuader – Electrocratic
> >
> > Infinite Scale – Ad infinitum
> >
> > *Eero Johannes - Eero Johannes*
> >
> > *Loneshark - *Synchromatic**
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:14:07
> >
> > **
> >
> > -0400
> > > From: theREALmxyzptlk@comcast.net
> > > CC: idm@hyperreal.org
> > > Subject: Re: [idm] Point 7
> > >
> > > Much better. All I wanted was some sense of what you're trying to say.
> > > You could even go a step further and name some of this year's artists
> > > whom you think excel beyond this - because I haven't heard them, and
> > > I've heard a thing or two. Even better would be why you think they're
> > > better than the Point 7.
> > >
> > >
> > > jeff
>
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