From: Adam Piontek <damek@earthling.net>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>; James R McPherson <andregurov@juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] phoenicia
quoted 16 lines On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:21:30 -0500, James R McPherson wrote:> On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:21:30 -0500, James R McPherson wrote:
> >Am I correct in thinking that the work that Phoenicia has laid out in
> >_Lily of the Valley_ is their best work yet? Where the now 3 years old
> >(!) work of _Randa Roomet_ was dry and uninvolving, these new tasters
> >have whetted my appetite and faith in Mr. Farinas' (et al) production
> >talents. I didn't think _Lily of the Valley_ would be as good as others
> >had intoned, but now I see I was remiss in waiting so long to get it.
> >Faint praise be damned, I like it.
>
> I agree. I haven't liked any Phoenecia previous to the material on
> Lily of the Valley. Randa Roomet was ok, but it was indeed rather
> dry. Everything else I've heard is garbage to my ears. In fact,
> pretty much everything on the previous schematic compilation was
> garbage to my ears. _Lily_ reaffirmed in my mind the potential of
> Schematic...
> -adam
You know IDM has really been disappointing recently and this post strikes me
as one that is quite a good example. Just as a matter of politeness, and
especially if you know the artist is on the list, it is fucking very
disheartening seeing people refer to music as 'garbage.' If you don't like
it, that's fine and you can say so and ideally explain why. But how about
having some fucking manners, alright? This list was developed to foster a
sense of community among those who enjoyed what was at the time very obscure
music. Originally it was impossible for most of us to find anyone else in
the same area who enjoyed what we had discovered. I still believe this list
can be used to that end, and it's especially heartening to see people
encourage and give criticism to the younger generation of artists that have
developed around the list and were inspired by the music for which it was
created. Please take a moment to think twice before you post comments like
the one above.
Yours, Gonzi Merchan.
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