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From:
Zenon M. Feszczak
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Date:
Mon, 27 Jan 1997 10:37:51 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) IDM videos and swirly colors
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At 01:03 -0500 27.01.97, you wrote:
quoted 15 lines Anyone care to venture why so many "idm-ambient" vidoes are, well,> >Anyone care to venture why so many "idm-ambient" vidoes are, well, >somewhat comparable to looking through a kallidescope(which for me only >retains my interest for less than 1min). > >I suppose they are attempts at visual manifestations of the sensations the >music is supposed to create? > >Or maybe becuase they are really nice to look at if you are on some tye >of chemical? > >Granted, these "computer generated" and swirly images could be excellent on >a large scren in >a club or at a live performance, with the music enveloping you, but, well, >they seemingly lacked creativity while watching them in my bedroom on >my TV.
There's the rub. When I saw the first AMP on a typical sized home TV, many of the visuals simply appeared dull and repetitive. Viewing later on a mega-screen projection TV was a completely different experience. Just sublime. Another question for those in the know: Why the constant emphasis on babies and psychadelic birth tunnels? Is this a latent safe-sex message? Zeno of Elea