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(idm) orbital, what else?

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1997-01-08 19:07Jon Drukman (idm) orbital, what else?
└─ 1997-01-08 21:45Julius anthony Martinez (idm) Idm Poll + Orbital broadcast tonight
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1997-01-08 19:07Jon Drukmani can't understand all this fanatical worship of orbital. they do little for me. there wer
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Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:07:28 -0800 (PST)
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i can't understand all this fanatical worship of orbital. they do little for me. there were maybe 2 worthwhile tracks on In Sides, in my opinion. Ben Morrison wrote:
quoted 3 lines Can anyone on this list post CDs that they feel are ON PAR, aka JUST AS>Can anyone on this list post CDs that they feel are ON PAR, aka JUST AS >GOOD if not better (cringe.. ) then In Sides, please do. Opinions >appreciated.
i'll try to stay within the same general style... i mean, there were lots of styles of music i thought were better this year (techstep for one) but that wouldn't be much of a worthwhile comparison. the winner in the "friendly techno" stakes for me has to be the LP "Everest" by OFF AND GONE. this is everything that orbital should be - wants to be - but isn't. it's a big swirling hypnotic melting pot of beautiful noise underpinned by some great rhythms. where orbital beat a simple idea into the ground over the course of 10 or more minutes (did "out there somewhere" really need to be 20 minutes? i think not), off and gone pack so much creativity into 8 minutes that it feels like you just listened to an entire album. i get tired and antsy listening to orbital ("is this GOING somewhere? is something going to happen?"). i get energized and excited when i listen to off and gone. i can't remember if the underworld "2nd toughest" came out this year but if it did it certainly beats "in sides". if you can track down "anthology" by pentatonik, that is a VERY orbitalesque disc... i like it better though. see you in the future, -- Jon Drukman / jsd@gamespot.com
1997-01-08 21:45Julius anthony MartinezOn Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Jon Drukman wrote: > i can't understand all this fanatical worship of
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Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:45:06 -0800 (PST)
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On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Jon Drukman wrote:
quoted 3 lines i can't understand all this fanatical worship of orbital. they do> i can't understand all this fanatical worship of orbital. they do > little for me. there were maybe 2 worthwhile tracks on In Sides, in > my opinion.
I feel the same way about Squarepusher. I listened to the album in store and bought the Rephlex 12" (without listening...whoops!) I liked maybe 1-2 tracks on the album which didn't justify a purchase for me. I think the 12" is incredibly uninteresting. I'm definately not a fanatical worshiper of Orbital. I only liked about half of Snivilization (but that half was fantastic). In Sides and the singles released this year have been very very good...but it's not as though orbital can do no wrong. You probably shouldn't misinterpret people saying In Sides is a great album with fanatical worship. BTW I see an Orbital Real Audio concert will be broadcast tonight at 6:30 PT.----> www.liveconcerts.com Tony