I agree with Brain on all fronts. SH has been a big influence on the whole
IDM sound, and their most recent stuff, 'Haul Ass' (2000) is just a strong.
I know they've been putting stuff out since the late 70's.
I think Tom E. is a genius.
quoted 53 lines From: Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
>From: Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] severed heads
>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:41:58 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>The day Severed Heads is not considered IDM related discussion is the day
>I leave the list and pledge to absolutely never come back. (Barring the
>smart alec posts that will shortly follow..)
>
>Underrated, you bet. For the more angular, warped, less melodic, clicky
>stuff, too. The first three tracks off "Since The Accident": "A Relic of
>the Empire", "A Million Angels", and "House Still Standing" pretty much
>are prototypes for 75% of the recent artists we discuss here.. and that
>was done in 1983. The double track "The Bladders of Thousand
>Bedouin/Ayoomteyempt" off the "City Slab Horror" album is up there too.
>
>Most folks initially heard of Severed Heads through the later, more
>commercial sounding pop dance stuff later in the 80s and after. And some
>of that isn't bad at all. (I think "Rotund For Success" is a great
>album)... but it's hardly a good example of why Severed Heads are a pretty
>important band as far as IDM goes...
>
>More detailed followup on specific albums to come.. but there is a web
>page on sevcom.com that, I think, has Mp3s of almost all their stuff.
>I forget what it is, though...
>
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> Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
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>
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, me makes you wrote:
> > just listened to the old "Dead Eyes Opened" promo from nettwerk that i
> > 'borrowed' from the local station, and man does this guy know how to
>make a
> > synth line
> > this is definately one of the most underrated bands ever(although it is
>just
> > tom doing all the work:)
> > but is this 'k for cherished IDM discussion material??
> > or skinny puppy/teargarder/legendary pink dots(old, all their new stuff
>is
> > dead, can this be attributed to goetels absence??)
> > brian
>
>
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