At 12:27 AM 7/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
quoted 6 lines i have mixed feelings about this....on one hand i don't think the prodigy
>i have mixed feelings about this....on one hand i don't think the prodigy
>and chem bros are creating some of the better techno...i think most people
>on this list are aware of more intelligent music than this out there....but
>what about their sales?
>
>any comments???
I can't believe evry one is so quick to associate The Prodigy and The
Chems. The Prodigy may have stepped outside of IDM, but that should only
make the elitists hate them (or I guess most of this group). If you ignore
the "(tastes like) Rap Foo Yung" and the "Sweet & Sour (looks like) Punk"
tracks, you're left with some killer beats. I guess Liam's gone to
K(iller)DM. I tell what would piss me off is if I found out he was using
Warez to create his music ;)
As for the chems, dog at will. When it sounds like a beat has been drawn
out in Piano Roll view, it probably has. They lack a sense of feel. It's
like robotic funk with no volume control. Doesn't quite sound right to me.
I have been playing the drums (marching, concert, and trap set)
non-professionally for about 11 years and tweaking samples and knobs (also
non-professionally) for the last three. This makes me aware of rhythm,
feel, and technique more than anything. It lets me here sloppiness in the
showing off of some Drill 'n Bass. So take this OPPINION for what it's
worth and flame at will because I don't mind using the delete key and I
know many services that would gladly take e-mail addresses.
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