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1999-04-13 14:40.rrWow... Wow. Am I insane for thinking the Lexaunculpt MP3s totally blow the 12" off the fri

From:: .rr <rr@lucidesign.com>
To:: infecteddiscomeat <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:40:53 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Doubly Dense Oranges

Wow... Wow. Am I insane for thinking the Lexaunculpt MP3s totally blow the 12" off the frigging map? I was listening to the 12" last night and it was pleasant, like a piece of abstract art that is soothing but a bit shallow. Then I fired up my machine and started in on the MP3s. Total shift...it was full of emotion, and nothing like the slab o' wax. The 3'22" track was the most stand-out. It starts off brutally, like being hit with a feeling of utter hopelessness and pain, then the peaceful, soulful melody reveals itself slowly...not unlike a stripper, yet with far more inner beauty. It seriously brought back feelings of loss I've had to deal with recently, and brought me some peace. It totally caught me by surprise--IDM isn't supposed to be this soulful. ;] If future releases have this emotional charge, I'd say the SoCal hype is warranted. Orange certainly has my attention. .rr np: "lex_793k.mp3"

1999-04-13 17:42laermOn Tue, 13 Apr 1999, .rr wrote: > Am I insane for thinking the Lexaunculpt MP3s totally bl

From:: laerm <laerm@voicenet.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:42:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Doubly Dense Oranges
Reply to:: (idm) Doubly Dense Oranges

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, .rr wrote:

quoted 2 lines Am I insane for thinking the Lexaunculpt MP3s totally blow the 12" off

> Am I insane for thinking the Lexaunculpt MP3s totally blow the 12" off > the frigging map?

maybe - i'm gonna crank my pretentious level up here about ten notches and say i found them hard to listen to due to the abysmal quality. i could really careless about the bitrate, but the mono action makes some sounds drown a mix totally. they should've been recorded and mixed in mono, methinks. * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# i think there's something you should know/i think it's time i told you so there's something deep inside of me/there's someone i forgot to be icq: 5562209

1999-04-14 08:16MoonlightI've had similar eperiences with some modern instrumental "Electronica" (errgh. I hate tha

From:: Moonlight <roesch@augsburg.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 03:16:04 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Emotion in IDM (Re: Doubly Dense Oranges)
Reply to:: (idm) Doubly Dense Oranges

I've had similar eperiences with some modern instrumental "Electronica" (errgh. I hate that word like "Trip-hop" and "IDM," but what else am i going to use?): being moved by pure sounds to a near-crying state. (I'm a bit old-fashioned, and it's much more likely to happen with vocal music), but i have four tracks that have done it to me just with sound: Seefeel "Utreat (complete)" Fila Brazillia "A Zed and two L's" Aphex Twin: whichever SAWII track he played live in Mpls. Irresistible Force "Nepalese Bliss (DJ Food Mix)" With the first three, it was just a wash of pure loneliness. I am always in awe of producers who can do this to me, especially seefeel, who worked it with a simple repitition. np: Fila Brazillia "Old Codes/New Chaos" At 09:40 AM 4/13/99 -0500, you wrote:

quoted 4 lines The 3'22" track was the most stand-out.

>The 3'22" track was the most stand-out. >It seriously brought back feelings of loss I've had to deal with recently, >and brought me some peace. It totally caught me by surprise--IDM isn't >supposed to be this soulful. ;]

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(idm) Doubly Dense Oranges