179,854Messages
9,130Senders
30Years
342mboxes

← back to listing · view thread

From:
David
Cc:
Date:
Thu, 13 May 2004 08:48:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject:
RE: [idm] proem
Msg-Id:
<Pine.SOL.4.58.0405130840420.11810@yellow.csi.cam.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To:
<E1BNa7p-000432-Hq@gold.csi.cam.ac.uk>
Mbox:
idm.0405.gz
quoted 22 lines The couple times I've listened to Proem I've thought the same> > The couple times I've listened to Proem I've thought the same > > thing. Lots > > of slow pads and crunchy beats. nothing really stood out to me, even > > compared to other artists that employ the same thing (like > > Phonem who even > > has a similar name). Those other artists seem to put more of > > their own > > spin on it. Proem just seems to be going through the motions. > > > > Of course, I think his fans would argue that he goes through > > those motions > > *really well*. Which is valid -- it's ok to strive for a > > certain sound > > that fits well within what people are expecting, and do it > > really well. > > There are a lot of people who like that kind of sound and > > proem hits it > > pretty dead on. > > hm, this is pretty close to what I was thinking > about freeform when I heard the latest ep, although > I'd also be among those who'd argue for it as a fan.
I'd not heard significant amounts of Freeform before Wildcat, but surely mild Tom Waits pastiche (Gone and Left the City) isn't /completely/ generic. The rest is slightly more par for the course, although Skim + Skitter is impressively well done. What would you suggest that's in a similar vein / has a similar feel but less 'going throught the motions?' David --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org