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From:
Konstantin Minko
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Date:
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:27:52 +0200
Subject:
RE: (idm) Squarepusher
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Anybody wishing to buy/trade my cd of "Music is one rotten note"? ;)
quoted 74 lines -----Original Message-----> -----Original Message----- > From: Konstantin Minko [mailto:ibss@ukrpack.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:22 PM > To: idm@hyperreal.org; Michael Upton > Subject: RE: (idm) Squarepusher > > > Let me give my opinion on this. > > I love the stuff Tom made before "Music...". I have most of it and it hits > the spot at maximum for me. Then I ordered "Music.." without even > listening > to it and... got upset as hell. It was different music. Live jazz > improvisation with slight tint of old Tom in a couple of tracks. I was > desperate. I thought I lost him and would have to forget his > name. When, in > the beginning of 1999 I heard short realaudio clips of his next EP - > "Budokhan MIndphone" I was under impression that it is similar to > "Music..." > and decided to forget about it. Luckily, my friend, who's much > bigger fan of > Tom and who likes "Music..." as well as many people on this list do (we > found it out during endless flames hitting list recently) introduced me to > "Maximum Priest EP". I gotta say it is exceptional! It's lovely, it's > amazing and rocking! And now I like "Budokhan MIndphone" also. > For me it is > like he had some artistic problems and "Music..." was his > transitional work > before the birth of new Tom. > As for your tastes I think you should listen to it before buying, as in > "Maximum Priest EP" he finally made what he was trying to do - introduce > live jazz improvisations into his old style. Which he did in exceptional > way. But those who like "Music..." definetly might not like his > last stuff. > > Hail to Squarepusher and I am longing for Selection Sixteen.... > > Bandwidth wasted. OK. Status cleared. > > Alien > > P.S. Forgot to mention that I, personally, would buy "Maximum Priest EP" > anyway because of Ae track. 8) > > > > This is going to run rather contrary to most people's opinions, > > at a guess, but what the hell. It is an honest request for info, > > not flame bait. > > > > Uh, anyway, a friend lent me 'Music is Rotted One Note' the other > > day and I really like it. I was particularly baffled by people's > > complaints that it was lacking form. > > > > I should've figured that I would like it, given I didn't like any > > of his earlier stuff, and most of his fans started slagging him > > around this release, but, well, it doesn't always work like that > > does it? :) > > > > Anyway, I was wondering what the two subsequent EPs were like in > > comparison to 'Music..'. Please fill me in, folks. I think I > > heard one track from 'Vital Priest' (?) which sounded pretty > > dire.. loud organ sounds and lots of crashing and bashing. I > > don't remember there sounding like a strong live element. > > > > Please fill me in, one and all. > > > > Michael > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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