On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, einexile the meek wrote:
quoted 1 line On Thu, 23 Nov 1995, Dave Ross wrote:> On Thu, 23 Nov 1995, Dave Ross wrote:quoted 5 lines One thing I can forgive about Tri Repetae is that *lots* of people are> One thing I can forgive about Tri Repetae is that *lots* of people are
> disappointing this year. Ultramarine. Nitzer Ebb. Low. Cocteau Twins.
> Verve. Richard Kirk, TWICE. Belly. From Within. Dreamfish. (I know I'll
> take heat for that...) At least Autechre released two ass kicking eps
> before this mess, and Tri does have a few nice bits.
I was one of the people saying how dissapointed I was with Tri Repetae,
and I was, but after further listening It has really grown on me and I now
recant my disappointment comments. I almost gave up on it, but I was
determined to keep listening until I could know for sure whether it was
a hasty judgement, and I now feel it was. It still isn't in the class of
the 1st two albums but it *is* quite good. And, I like it better than Anvil
Vapre right now.
I haven't heard the new Kirk but as far as From Within 2 and Dreamfish 2 go,
I'll agree and disagree. Very few albums will ever match the brilliance
of From Within 1 IMO, and FW2 is no exception. It's a good album though,
but if you were expecting another FW1 I could see how it might be
disappointing. Dreamfish 2 wasn't quite what I expected...more minimal than
I anticipated. This one took me quite a few listens before I really
started to get into it, and now it's currently one of my favourites. Maybe
you gave up too early on this one? I almost did on Tri Repetae....
I think these albums are very good examples of the careful and repeated
listening that these types of music require before the listener can grasp
the work. There isn't too much instant gratification with these albums,
but if you give them time you'll probably be rewarded.
Tony