for the record, no disrespect to you, ed c, was intended. this
punk-to-pop problem isn't going to get solved any other way than feet
stamping, or making the music oneself. But it just starts the cycle
all over again...if the music is palatable in a certain way. I'd be
the first to tell ya, it's not about the money for a lot of these
artists. but, if new exciting music is to crop up - we've got to
cough up the 5-spot, go to a gig and actually *buy* the record. in
hind-sight, it's clear I'm preaching to the choir. so, I guess my
point is mute. which may render it a rant -- regardless, it is
difficult to know, decide, especially insist that something is *good*,
you're all right, it happens on this list every day. arbiters of all
ages have ruined entire movements this way, or in the worst cases the
glut has killed 'potential' movements. I recognise it's frustrating,
but the search to find an artist or three to compete at the same level
as boc, ae, rdj, squarepusher seems a little desperate - perhaps the
expectation is too high. I imagine we're all very lucky to have been
alive and aware enough to notice these folks work at all. fewer
people are actually paying attention and or doing 'good work' than we
seem to think are. it's a small club, right? as far as the next big
thing is concerned...when she comes, we'll know it, no need to ask.
and no, I'm not talking about bjork, but she's all right in my book.
I hope for her a sort of reverse engineering, the opposite of what ed
c mentioned, where the pop sensation recedes into the genesis of her
talent, becoming entirely too weird, opaque, and nearly unlistenable.
it could happen, she made a baby with matt barney after all. before
you know it, she'll be auto-sodomising on the grammy she'll get and
*really* freak out the fcc.
thanks for reading
j e m
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