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From:
Aaron S Michelson
To:
Ironic Dance Music , Chris.Hilker
Date:
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:30:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) german 'blech'
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Excerpts from mail: 29-Oct-97 Re: (idm) german 'blech' by "Chris.Hilker"@hyperreal
quoted 5 lines To me, a good layout must be functional. The Blech CD cover art has a> To me, a good layout must be functional. The Blech CD cover art has a > virtually unreadable tracklist, which means it loses lots of points > with me (as do 'Chiastic Slide' and Kenny Larkin's 'Metaphor,' two > other nice-looking DR covers that sacrifice content on the altar of > form).
Your response leads me to ask one simple question: What's the point of a tracklisting anyway, other than to refer the track by name to someone else? Tracknames are so trivial these days. Especially for a band like Autechre, does it make such a huge difference? Aaron np: kumo (airbag)