although i'm not the biggest fan, when !!! played here in louisville a
couple weeks ago, they packed the house on a weekday night, and the
younger kids were going bonkers for their music.
kudos to Warp for trying something different.
~jason
www.krack.org
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:44:51 -0400, Jeff/Ninja Tune <jeff@ninjatune.net> wrote:
quoted 50 lines I think in order to survive and be relevant in the long run that every> I think in order to survive and be relevant in the long run that every
> good indie label needs to take some chances. And let's face it, even
> though they're not all winners, you can't fault someone for trying some
> different paths. In my mind all the great indies stopped toeing the
> same line and eventually became known for just putting out good music
> regardless of what genre it fell into (Beggars isn't exactly just known
> for Bauhaus anymore, Matador, Sub Pop, Touch & Go). And I'm sure Warp,
> much like us here, would like to think their fans listen to a lot of
> different music and would be down for the fact that they're trying some
> different things. I also think Warp also has enough acts sounding like
> 'Warp' to keep your die hard fans happy and don't need to sign more of
> the same when those people are already doing it right.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> On 19-Jul-04, at 11:14 AM, Albers, Brian wrote:
>
> > Warp in the 00's is like Cleopatra or Invisible in the 90's. In the
> > early days of all three of those labels, they put out some really
> > great stuff for the times. It always seems, though, that when a label
> > adds more and more artists to their roster, it's inevitable that the
> > signature "sound" of that label loses focus. Nevermind that over the
> > years the bands themselves will change their sound considerably. Case
> > in point- the new Two Lone Swordsmen rock album. I'm not exactly
> > waiting for Warp to release an "electronic tribute to the Buzzcocks"
> > or anything like that anytime soon, though...
> >
> > I have to agree with you. I haven't bought a Warp product in years. I
> > guess I'll check out the compilations when they put those out, but I
> > seem to generally expect more hip hop and rockish stuff from Warp
> > these days.
> >
> >
> >
> > > is it just me or does everything warp put out after
> > > "ultravisitor" suck ass? they fell off REAL hard. i
> > > guess great things don't last forever.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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