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quoted 2 lines I'll second this notion that Atom Heart has run out of gas. Maybe he ought to

> > I'll second this notion that Atom Heart has run out of gas. Maybe he ought to > > take a vacation.

Hmmm... For a musician as prolific as Atom Heart, it's inevitable that some of the things he releases are going to sound a little outlandish and inaccessible *even* to people who pride themselves on listening to odd sorts of music. Atom Heart releases whole albums when others have finished one song. Saying he's run out of gas just means he's exploring more areas then you have interest in. The solution to this problem is rather simple: just buy the releases by Atom Heart that fit yer fancey. You'll still prolly have plenty of his stuff to investigate...

quoted 13 lines Foof. MONO TM is *brilliant* (and HAT is great too - haven't heard

> Foof. MONO TM is *brilliant* (and HAT is great too - haven't heard > Brown). Take a look at the above gripe: "no tunes to speak of", "not much > of a consistent groove". IMO this misses the point of MONO TM entirely. > What's so cool about that release is how each cut (like "Inflatable Rasta > Wig" and the one before it (name escapes me)) starts out like a relatively > straightforward electro cut and slowly mutates into a malevolent alien > beast before our very eyes, as the rhythm disintegrates and the melody (to > the extent that there was one to begin with) dissolves. I love how he > finds so many ways to use the drum machine in a *textural* instead of > *rhythmic* manner - you wouldn't think it was possible at all given the > sounds it makes! On the other hand, given that this debate occurred on > the idm (i*D*m) list, it's not surprising that they worry about such > things as "consistent grooves", so let's not be too hard on them...

Heh... Yeah, i can remember buying "hat" and wondering why it boasted three seperate studio locations in three different countries, 'cause it didn't seem like an overwhelming anount of thought went into the production of songs like "2 Gigabyte of JouJou." It took me some time to just calibrate my ears to listen to it. Now i know lots of people are like, "Well, you can always *make* yourself like something after you've bought it," and hence make it appear as if the disc in question is hogwash :) . In response, i'd have to say that lot's of my favorite music didn't really hit me over the head as being very good during the first listen, but my appreciation was nurtured over several listening sessions. Atom Heart's a wierdo, and it certainly takes some time to calibrate your own ears to his variety of styles. Who knows what might happen to Uwe if he took a month or two off? It'd certainly give us some time to catch up on some releases... no@h (who wouldn't trade his copy of "hat" for *any* amount of Jou-jou) . . . . . . ...