I'll second this, for the most part. I have and enjoy Tides, but I don't think it's so amazing or groundbreaking or whatever some other people think. And other than Tides, I haven't found much of Arovane's work very interesting/captivating/etc.
For me, Tides is a nice downtempo, "other people will like it, too" kind of release. Heck, my girlfriend likes it, and she doesn't like most of "that IDM stuff."
On the other hand, I also don't think BoC are the great mystical holy grail of music either. I respect them and all, and it does seem that they put more effort into their work than your average twiddler, and it shows, and that's very important. Still, they're just another couple of guys making music.
Who isn't? I don't know. Autechre? Aphex? John Sinunu's butt cheeks? No comment.
-adam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian M. Cass [mailto:kingmob@nmt.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: 'idm@hyperreal.org'
> Subject: [idm] arovane
>
>
> Anyone else on this list think arovane is the weakest, most
> overated act
> currently being mentioned? Considering that some people have
> spoke out
> against BoC as being weak, when most people think they're
> sublimed, I'm
> surprised no one has spoken out against arovane. I concede that the
> music is well produced and not unpleasant and I've got nothing against
> people who like arovane, I mean more power to you if you can
> get into it I
> guess, but personally, I'd rather listen to Autechre brush
> their teeth.
>
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