Its rather presuptious to assume that the music that they make is not the
music that they enjoy and would want to make. I've loved most of
Orbital's output and just because its dance doesn't necessaruly mean
its pop crap.
Rob
component records
www.mindstorm.com/component
----- Original Message -----
From: Konstantin Minko <ibss@ukrpack.net>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [idm] Re: Chart/MTV Success = Shite Music
quoted 47 lines Oribital are commercial pop electronica anyway.... Only "In Sides" was a> Oribital are commercial pop electronica anyway.... Only "In Sides" was a
> really great album from them - anything else was just useless crap. Please
> note that I did not see them on MTV (I simply don't have such option in my
> country).I do not like them because they are making music for masses not for
> themselves in the first place.... Though in "In Sides" they've shown what
> they're really capable of... And then decided to switch to normal money
> making music. Alas, they lost it and never seem to find it until now.
>
> Certainly it is only my humble opinion...no offense
>
> Alien
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TekDz9ER@aol.com [mailto:TekDz9ER@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 7:40 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [idm] Re: Chart/MTV Success = Shite Music
>
>
> I've always been a big fan of Orbital, but I'll tell you one thing that
> really annoyed me. Forget the whole MTV vs. underground thing. The pure
> fact that they recorded a track with overlaying vocals from Leonardo
> DiCaprio just made my stomach turn. I really wish they had thought harder
> before coming out with The Beach. Hopefully the forthcoming album will help
> redeem themselves.
>
> TekDz9er
>
> <If there's one thing that annoys me, it's those people who hate Orbital
> simply because they've appeared on MTV. That's how the anti-Orbital argument
> always starts -- mention MTV first, as if some sort of commercial profile is
> indicative of a lack of artistic integrity, *THEN* get around to criticising
> their music (albeit in a unconvincing fashion). If Orbital ain't your cup
> of tea, then that's fine -- but don't
> pretend to hate them just because they're not as "underground" as other IDM
> artists you like.>
>
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