i saw mum live.. i think im in love with twins.. and 3 others..
-derrick
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From: ""<adam@damek.org>
Subject: [idm] Mums, Sigur Ros (was re: Year-End Mini-Reviews)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:55:09 -0600 (CST)
quoted 9 lines Quoting Martin Lomas <mlomas@rogers.com>:
>Quoting Martin Lomas <mlomas@rogers.com>:
>> Just posted my annual year-end mini-reviews, about half of which might
>> be IDM
>>
>> http://members.rogers.com/mlomas/2Reviews2002.html
>
>>>From the page:
>Mum - Finally we are no one (Fat Cat, 2002)
> Mum have shown their wide-ranging prowess on previous releases in a
mostly
quoted 1 line techno vein, albeit dynamic and melody-bound. Here, they effortlessly ease
>techno vein, albeit dynamic and melody-bound. Here, they effortlessly ease
into
quoted 1 line another direction, that of sweet, emotional and dreamy electronic pop...
>another direction, that of sweet, emotional and dreamy electronic pop...
[etc.]
quoted 2 lines Mum - The Szabotnik 15 Mission (Klein, 2002)
>Mum - The Szabotnik 15 Mission (Klein, 2002)
> A prolific year for Mum. And again, a different direction here; left
field
quoted 4 lines and funky. Brilliantly executed grooves... [etc.]
>and funky. Brilliantly executed grooves... [etc.]
>
>There are two groups called "Mum", right? One with the little accent over
>the "u", the other without the accent? These two reviews are not the same
Mum,
quoted 3 lines right?
>right?
>
>On another note, I was selling a ton of my music at Other Music the other
day,
quoted 1 line and decided to use some of the cash they paid me to pick up the new Sigur
>and decided to use some of the cash they paid me to pick up the new Sigur
Ros
quoted 1 line album. What a complete waste! I can't imagine anything more boring than
>album. What a complete waste! I can't imagine anything more boring than
"()"
quoted 3 lines (or was it "(("? Or maybe "[|")
>(or was it "(("? Or maybe "[|")
>
>Seriously, their previous album has it's beautiful moments, but this one
is
quoted 1 line just, like, "tinkle tinkle tinkle, drone drone drone, moan moan moan
>just, like, "tinkle tinkle tinkle, drone drone drone, moan moan moan
tinkle,"
quoted 1 line etc. etc. AAAAUUUGH!!! I don't know about everybody else, but they just
>etc. etc. AAAAUUUGH!!! I don't know about everybody else, but they just
took
quoted 1 line everything I liked about the first album and got rid of it, leaving only
>everything I liked about the first album and got rid of it, leaving only
the
quoted 1 line boring bits, which only served to make me realize that I haven't listened
>boring bits, which only served to make me realize that I haven't listened
to
quoted 1 line their first ablum in over a year because it's frankly not *that* amazing,
>their first ablum in over a year because it's frankly not *that* amazing,
so
quoted 6 lines I'm selling them both.
>I'm selling them both.
>
>Sorry, I just had to vent there.
>
>2002 saw a few good things here and there, but overall it was full of
>disappointments and "blah" moments. Both musically and politically...
Looking
quoted 1 line back at everyone's "best of 2002, the horror" responses, I saw more
>back at everyone's "best of 2002, the horror" responses, I saw more
mentions of
quoted 2 lines things I had forgotten in my own list, quite good stuff, like Proswell &
>things I had forgotten in my own list, quite good stuff, like Proswell &
>Machine Drum & ML & Susumu Yokota, but really 2002 just disappointed
overall.
quoted 7 lines I guess it just makes me appreciate the good stuff all the more...
>I guess it just makes me appreciate the good stuff all the more...
>
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