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quoted 12 lines Has anyone heard the new orbital single? I bought it yesterday

> >Has anyone heard the new orbital single? I bought it yesterday > >and...well...it's shite really. I know they seemed to be having a bit > >of a dip in quality recently, what with the so-so In Sides and the naff > >Saint, but this is easily the worst thing they've done. It's hard to > >believe this is the same band that did the Brown album, times fly, > >snivilisation etc. How the mighty have fallen. > > y'know...just because you used to like them and think of them as "mighty," > it's ok to grow away from them. sometimes you just don't like what they're > doing anymore, which is especially apparent when they've come out with > three albums since the last one you liked. snivilisation came out 4 years > ago, for crying out loud!

three albums? I thought there was only one (in sides). Besides, didn't times fly come out after snivilisation? I thought the box was pretty good as well, and even In Sides had some nice tracks. I wouldn't be complaining so much, but you can't help but feel a little let-down when a band you really rate releases something that just doesn't do it for you at all - I mean, I had some nigh-on religious experiences seing them live. Admittedly, I seem to be in a minority - In Sides was their best selling album ever after all. Go figure.

quoted 1 line eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights

> eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights

It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it. Dan Shoebridge. np: Deadly Avenger

being that orbital is like IDM flamebait, i'm hesitant to get involved, but what the hey... On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, dis2 wrote:

quoted 8 lines three albums? I thought there was only one (in sides). Besides, didn't

> three albums? I thought there was only one (in sides). Besides, didn't > times fly come out after snivilisation? I thought the box was pretty > good as well, and even In Sides had some nice tracks. > > I wouldn't be complaining so much, but you can't help but feel a little > let-down when a band you really rate releases something that just > doesn't do it for you at all - I mean, I had some nigh-on religious > experiences seing them live.

honestly, i feel _in sides_ was easily their best. _snivilisation_ was mighty weak, 1 aged horribly, and 2 was mighty same-y. granted each album has a few amazing tracks, but the only one i put on and actually listen to the whole way through is _in sides_.

quoted 2 lines Admittedly, I seem to be in a minority - In Sides was their best selling

> Admittedly, I seem to be in a minority - In Sides was their best selling > album ever after all. Go figure.

...due to "the box", due to its video.

quoted 1 line It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it.

> It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it.

well people are going to, anyway. * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# and then when i die/i feel i shall say/i have not understood i have not understood any of this icq: 5562209

Warren Lapham wrote:

quoted 7 lines eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights

> > >> eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights > > > >It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it. > > What else is there to talk about here on the idm list? >

Not enough chicks in IDM, Why Aphex is shit now, Stanley Kubrick, Pointless stereo improvements, Anything limited to 500 or less copies, How that guy who writes in wierd syntax has far too much spare time, The list is endless. Dan.

At 10:16 AM 3/10/99 , dis2 wrote:

quoted 5 lines It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it.

>> >It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it. >> >> What else is there to talk about here on the idm list? >> >Not enough chicks in IDM,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line Why Aphex is shit now,

>Why Aphex is shit now,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line Stanley Kubrick,

>Stanley Kubrick,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line Pointless stereo improvements,

>Pointless stereo improvements,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line Anything limited to 500 or less copies,

>Anything limited to 500 or less copies,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line How that guy who writes in wierd syntax has far too much spare time,

>How that guy who writes in wierd syntax has far too much spare time,

personal taste.

quoted 1 line The list is endless.

>The list is endless.

indeed. but it is all the same topic, isn't it? (especially with cut-and-paste.) let's put the 'm' back in 'idm,' shall we? np: alter ego - _decoding the hacker myth_ -- Warren Lapham wlapham@sigma6.com http://www.sigma6.com/ sigma6 Interactive Media conceive : construct : connect tm Looking forward to earlier reply.

Wow! Looks like we've just realized that the enjoyment and interpretation of art is entirely subjective! Makin' progress. I think Aphex is making cooler records now than he did when he was "pushing the envelope of sound" which I never thought he did anyway. The Caustic Window compilation is just great. Thud Thud, Squelch, Arr! Humanoid must not escape! Thumpathumpathumpathumpathump. Doesn't get any better than that when you get right down to it. (uh oh... now where did I put that fireproof bodysuit?) I agree about the M (and more specifically, the DM) needing to be reset around here. Enough bother with the idiosyncrasies of the english language, crazy old film directors, and all that. Let's talk about some damn records. On that topic, does anybody know who did the "secret" track 10 on the Steve Reich remix album? Sounds like Si Begg, but I could be wrong. Tom

quoted 3 lines Wow! Looks like we've just realized that the enjoyment and interpretation of

> Wow! Looks like we've just realized that the enjoyment and interpretation of > art is entirely subjective! Makin' progress. >

Is that "progress"? Certainly not obvious that the judgement of art is entirely subjective. Is there no difference between judging art and favorite ice cream flavors?

quoted 2 lines I think Aphex is making cooler records now than he did when he was "pushing

> I think Aphex is making cooler records now than he did when he was "pushing > the envelope of sound" which I never thought he did anyway.

Aphex's records are now available via the BMG music club. Time for another "save the underground" revival! 3

quoted 37 lines eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights

> >> > > eric, getting ready for a solid month of orbital fights > >> > > >> >It's all personal taste really - pointless arguing about it. > >> > >> What else is there to talk about here on the idm list? > >> > >Not enough chicks in IDM, > > personal taste. > > >Why Aphex is shit now, > > personal taste. > > >Stanley Kubrick, > > personal taste. > > >Pointless stereo improvements, > > personal taste. > > >Anything limited to 500 or less copies, > > personal taste. > > >How that guy who writes in wierd syntax has far too much spare time, > > personal taste. > > >The list is endless. > > indeed. but it is all the same topic, isn't it? (especially with > cut-and-paste.) > > let's put the 'm' back in 'idm,' shall we? >

Nothing wrong with stating personal taste, most of my posts have been just that. My point was that when long protracted arguments ensue it gets a bit wearying - you know the sort... Aphex has gone terrible now... No, he's still great... No, he's shit... etc. Next post will be something entirely positive about music - promise. Provocative posts are far too much effort. Dan Shoebridge. np: Amon Tobin - Permutation