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quoted 5 lines IDM is all about crappy melodies. look at aphex twin - arguably the >king

>IDM is all about crappy melodies. look at aphex twin - arguably the >king >of crappy melodies, he is nonetheless usually able to make their >crappiness somehow appealing. the whole genre is afflicted with >people >who think they can program some cool midi patterns and then throw lame >keyboard noodle loops on top of it.

oh my god, i can't believe you said that! though i do remember mylsef saying many years back that RDJ had no talent, i am aware now that i was somehow mislead by industrial music. "I Care..." has some of the greatest melodies i've ever heard. "RDJ Album" has some funk-ass melodies too. though i don't know what you might be looking for in a melody, listen carefully and i'm sure you'll find it in RDJs tunes. whistlability is a majory plus when it come to melodies, and that's why bjork and stereolab also rule the melody-scene. i, unfortunely, can't write melodies worth shit so i like to rely on fractal music generation on occasion. or stick to monotonous shtuff. tomas np: Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand

On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Tomas Jirku wrote: [...]

quoted 1 line bjork and stereolab also rule the melody-scene.

> bjork and stereolab also rule the melody-scene.

I heard a recording of Bjork singing with some jazz band. I was in a sushi restaurant in Chicago last night and it came lofting through the air to our table. Any idea which record this might have been? And I haven't heard any Stereolab stuff. Can you recommend a good first foray into their material?

quoted 2 lines i, unfortunely, can't write melodies worth shit so i like to rely on

> i, unfortunely, can't write melodies worth shit so i like to rely on > fractal music generation on occasion. or stick to monotonous shtuff.

Hmm, this sounds quite interesting. Which program do you use for fractal generation? BTW, I'm back on the list after being away for some time. I finally have the time to keep up on the traffic. Well, more time than I used to. ;-) Steven White /"\ http://barkingcat.org \ / X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL

On 23 Aug 99, Steven White wrote re: Re: (idm) RDJ rules melody land:

quoted 2 lines And I haven't heard any Stereolab stuff. Can you recommend a

> And I haven't heard any Stereolab stuff. Can you recommend a > good first foray into their material?

Refried Ectoplasm. Much like the more recent Aluminum Trees, this is a collection of their earlier hard-to-find odds and ends. Excellent. I'm sad I haven't got this (had to return a damaged copy to the shop, who were unable to replace it). I * ~ you can also mail me at <lime909@hotmail.com>

On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Steven White wrote: } On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Tomas Jirku wrote: } } [...] } > bjork and stereolab also rule the melody-scene. } } I heard a recording of Bjork singing with some jazz band. I was } in a sushi restaurant in Chicago last night and it came lofting through } the air to our table. Any idea which record this might have been? That was probably _Gling-Glo_. All but the last two or three tracks are in Icelandic, but if you're a fan of Bjork's voice it's something to check out. I don't think it was released in the US, but I'm pretty sure you can still order it and I've seen it in a local shop a few times. Jeremy