On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, greg strockbine wrote:
quoted 4 lines I follow this list and I've bought a ton of stuff that got good reviews
> I follow this list and I've bought a ton of stuff that got good reviews
> here. And a lot of it ends up in my "hardly ever played" pile. Yep,
> I'll even agree it is of high quality, but its like "too" intelligent, a
> lot of the stuff just doesn't *move* me.
I agree - there's a lot of IDM out there that is intricate and clever,
but also introspective and narrow-minded. Find the balance though, and it
it just clicks. Detroit techno is a good example - here is a form of
music that not only satisfies emotionally but also kicks like anything.
Put Model 500s _Starlight_ on; intricate chords, meandering bass,
otherworldy moods - all of these make for an emotional, listenable
record. And underpinning it all is this mad funked-up beat. I start
grinning and nodding whenever I hear this track - here's something that
makes me dance and think simulataneously. Goa trance has everything in
place - it just seems to lack that care and thought that makes me sit-up
and take interest - it lacks innovation and I find that unforgivable in a
music form that by it's very essence, is innovative.
quoted 3 lines But junk like Kaos, Concepts in
> But junk like Kaos, Concepts in
> Dance 2, and Trance Raver are bolted down on my player.
> - my 2 cents
Fair enough - I must admit that I often drag out the Prodigys' _What Evil
Lurks EP_ when I'm feeling all ravey... :)
I'm not against Goa - I think almost all the people on this list have
relatively good taste in music. I just *personally* think it is not
particularly suitable - like Gabber, like house, like ambient (which is
the term 'intelligent' taken to it's extreme), like country n'bloody western.
Am I wrong? Am I right?
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