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quoted 2 lines the only 98 release i bought was boc and it disappointed

>the only 98 release i bought was boc and it disappointed >me bitterly. 50% filler?

quoted 1 line yuri

>yuri

I have yet to encounter an idm album that isn't at least 50% filler. Autechre reaches vertiginous musical highs but IMO the vast majority of their tracks are dull and unenjoyable. The same can be said of pusher, AFX (well not always), all rephlex and warp acts. As long as I get the the one killer track per album I'm happy with it. What matters is the 50% of good stuff. I don't like the whole boc album either but the 4 or 5 excellent tracks that it has are really essential to me now.

? wrote:

quoted 5 lines after having lost touch with idm most of this year and being

> after having lost touch with idm most of this year and being > stuck in old fila brazillia stuff, i wonder what releases > this year were popular on the list and considered as best. > the only 98 release i bought was boc and it disappointed > me bitterly. 50% filler? :(

Well, you definitely can't go wrong with the 2 new Two Lone Swordsmen releases - "Stay Down" (45 min LP) and "A Bag Of Blue Sparks" (35 min EP)... If in doubt, check out the samples at http://www.warp-net.com/ ... -- Kurt B. Pruenner kurt.pruenner@jk.uni-linz.ac.at Haendelstrasse 17 http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/~k30a2e7/ A-4020 Linz/AUSTRIA Web-Admin of http://www.hermes-gfx.gup.uni-linz.ac.at/ np: Chaos A.D. - Male Pill Part 6 (Buzz Caner) (How are the remixes? And why are they just available on vinyl? *GRRR!* :) BUZZ / BUZZ 2 http://www.buzz2.com/ WARP Records http://www.warp-net.com/ Aphex Twin http://aphex.base.org/ Underworld http://www.dirty.org/

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 01:06:53 -0800 ? <yuris@actcom.co.il> writes:

quoted 7 lines after having lost touch with idm most of this year and being

>after having lost touch with idm most of this year and being >stuck in old fila brazillia stuff, i wonder what releases >this year were popular on the list and considered as best. >the only 98 release i bought was boc and it disappointed >me bitterly. 50% filler? :( >yuri >

agreed. i could have just got the "Roygbiv" promo and been happy. this year, my personally fave was the underrated Jega album "Spectrum". for me, that album was only about 20% filler. i liked just about everything on it, but to many people said it was crap and their opinions are more important than mine so guess that's what it is (whatever). not that i could have possibly heard every full length that came out this year, but you know what i'm sayin'. ???Ы ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

GPR's "Digital Millenium" comp is a nice treat. 3

On 22 Nov 98, Zenon M. Feszczak wrote re: Re: (idm) what's new? what's cool?:

quoted 1 line GPR's "Digital Millenium" comp is a nice treat.

> GPR's "Digital Millenium" comp is a nice treat.

Yip, agreed. But that's hardly a 'new and cool' release? Came out in '97. I *does* have Scoobs in Colombia on it, though :-) I *

imo, ae's lp5 is the best idm release of the year. not really idm, but dvoa's piss frond is great too... as are the seasonal coil singles. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]