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From:
laerm
To:
Greg Clow
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Date:
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:48:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) david holmes
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quoted 14 lines Actually, they WEREN'T recorded by Holmes on the street as he claims. Or> Actually, they WEREN'T recorded by Holmes on the street as he claims. Or > at least not all of them were. > > Not long after I got the album, I was watching an episode of Taxicab > Confessions, this great documentary series where people are filmed in > taxis with a hidden camera. One segment features this scary dude with a > stars 'n' stripes bandana ranting about beating the shit out of someone in > a bar brawl, or something to that effect. And wouldn't you know it, but > excerpts of this guy's rant appear on "Let's Get Killed" as one of Holmes' > supposed "field recordings" from the streets of NYC. > > Don't get me wrong, I still like the music on the disc fine. But this sort > of made me wonder how many of the interludes Holmes actually got from > "real life", and how many he scooped from other sources.
hah! why doesn't this surprise me? ps - thanks. now i don't feel stupid, thinking that i was the only who watched that show. :) * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com ##:# i nostri sogni sono sempre presenti