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From:
Andrei
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Date:
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:52:31 -0500
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Re: [idm] Telefon Tel Aviv?
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On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, thorsten Sideb0ard wrote:
quoted 9 lines There something a little too sickly sweet about it for my taste.> There something a little too sickly sweet about it for my taste. > In some ways it's beautiful, yeah, the synth patch programming is pretty > awesome, but it almost seems too formulaic for me, this whole extension of > the post-rock sound coming from chicago, now embracing electronics. > Maybe it's just that i'm not too into that lounge sound, > but i find it kinda boring. > > i shouldn't diss the TTAviv too much cos i be listening to it quite > frequently, and enjoy it but it just doesn't blow my mind.
I pretty much feel the same way about it. I mean I like it and have listened to it a lot, but I find it's a bit too slick sounding and the guitar stuff tends to venture too much into David Gilmour territory. And the typical sort of melancholia of IDM sounds downright sentimental in their hands. Andrei --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org