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1999-09-23 23:05Jeffrey BarszczAt 06:16 PM 9/23/99 EDT, you wrote: >okay, im not trying to start any flame wars or insult

From:: Jeffrey Barszcz <glueslabs@earthlink.net>
To:: matthew d salcido <mattsalcido@juno.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 19:05:20 -0400
Subject:: (idm) No...please! (was: BoC: whats the attraction?)

At 06:16 PM 9/23/99 EDT, you wrote:

quoted 1 line okay, im not trying to start any flame wars or insult anyone, but... can

>okay, im not trying to start any flame wars or insult anyone, but... can

yeah, you are.

quoted 2 lines someone please explain to me, or at least tell me, what it is exactly

>someone please explain to me, or at least tell me, what it is exactly >that makes boards of canada so great? personally, i didnt think their

Man, that's like asking someone why he likes the taste of orange juice or something. What music one likes is all a matter of taste. It's completely subjective. As for BoC, I just like them...don't know exactly why. And I guess they're "so great" because a lot of other people like them. That's not what makes me enjoy them, mind you, but that's why they're talked about so often. We really should discuss something more informative than what qualities of Boards of Canada make them popular. Jeff

1999-09-23 23:32matthew d salcido>yeah, you are. no im not. if i was, i wouldnt have been so careful with the way i worded

From:: matthew d salcido <mattsalcido@juno.com>
To:: <glueslabs@earthlink.net>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 19:32:53 EDT
Subject:: (idm) Re: No...please! (was: BoC: whats the attraction?)

quoted 1 line yeah, you are.

>yeah, you are.

no im not. if i was, i wouldnt have been so careful with the way i worded my post. how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly that you like about it? do you like the beats or the structure? do you like it when youre high? does it make you think of a particular time in you life that you enjoyed? please explain. as a listener i find their music enjoyable but i think there is other music that is more deserving of attention then BoC. as i said in my post i wanted to know what it is that people enjoy about BoC... perhaps i am approaching it in the wrong way...

quoted 1 line We really should discuss something more informative than what qualities

>We really should discuss something more informative than what qualities

of >Boards of Canada make them popular. like what? how about what kind of person would pay $250 for some cdrs? or how about what kind of music does one listen to when having sex.... i think this discussion is fine because im asking people to explain what it is they enjoy about a particular musical artist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "black is a bright light on a dark day" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

1999-09-24 00:11laermOn Thu, 23 Sep 1999, matthew d salcido wrote: > how do you know you like something if you

From:: laerm <laerm@voicenet.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:11:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Re: No...please! (was: BoC: whats the attraction?)
Reply to:: (idm) Re: No...please! (was: BoC: whats the attraction?)

On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, matthew d salcido wrote:

quoted 2 lines how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly

> how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly > that you like about it?

it's perfectly human to like something and have no idea why. i love beamish irish stout, don't ask me why, cuz i can't tell you.

quoted 3 lines do you like the beats or the structure? do you like it when youre

> do you like the beats or the structure? do you like it when youre > high? does it make you think of a particular time in you life that > you enjoyed? please explain.

are you a computer in disguise? no offence, but i think you need more experience with people, perhaps not just through computer screens. * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# it's only in uncertainty/that we're naked and alive icq:5562209

1999-09-24 01:57Drusca> > how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly > > that you

From:: Drusca <drusca@erols.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:57:26 -0500
Subject:: Re: (idm)(was: BoC: whats the attraction?)

quoted 3 lines how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly

> > how do you know you like something if you cant tell me what it is exactly > > that you like about it? > > do you like the beats or the structure?

Beautiful melodies (great harmonic/melodic sense), cool overall "sound design", very nice development, whimsical sense of humor... It's just so damn PLEASANT...but in a non offensive way. Actually I didn't give this record a chance until all the hype wore off, but it's really a great record. They're one of the only groups that manages to absorb the Autechre influence, but doesn't sound like a blatant rip-off (i.e....well, maybe I won't get into that, but you know who I'm talking about). Andrei

1999-09-24 01:13laermOn Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Drusca wrote: > Actually I didn't give this record a chance until all

From:: laerm <laerm@voicenet.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:13:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm)(was: BoC: whats the attraction?)
Reply to:: Re: (idm)(was: BoC: whats the attraction?)

On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Drusca wrote:

quoted 5 lines Actually I didn't give this record a chance until all the hype wore

> Actually I didn't give this record a chance until all the hype wore > off, but it's really a great record. They're one of the only groups > that manages to absorb the Autechre influence, but doesn't sound like > a blatant rip-off (i.e....well, maybe I won't get into that, but you > know who I'm talking about).

actually, i don't really get the autechre influence. or, at least, the standard autechre influence. i suppose i can see the slow beats of _amber_, but not the style that has influence funkboring (whoops, didn't mean to name the name you didn't want to name). * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# it's only in uncertainty/that we're naked and alive icq:5562209

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