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From: Aaron D Meyers <adm226@nyu.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:42:49 -0500
quoted 1 line Funny that you say that. I think that instrumental music turns a lot>Funny that you say that. I think that instrumental music turns a lot
of people off. If adding lyrics opens IDM up to a wider audience, I
think that's great. For myself, I've found that I really like a lot of
recent IDM with vocals, cut-up or no. Super_Collider and Ellen
Allien come to mind as some good examples.
apparat's 'duplex' has some good vocals. styrofoam's latest CD is
great because of the vocals and electronics mix. and of course,
don't forget the magic of dntel and his guest vocalists. can't say i
like the postal service, though.
quoted 1 line But to outright dismiss "soul vocals", which have a pretty rich>But to outright dismiss "soul vocals", which have a pretty rich
heritage outside of American Idol, is pretty close-sighted and
elitist.
quoted 1 line What do you mean about rap? Soul vocals will kill rap or rap>What do you mean about rap? Soul vocals will kill rap or rap
vocals will kill IDM? You wanna qualify that one too?
i think it's really a question of taste. i think "soul vocals" are fine,
but i wince every time i hear a moby-esque "soul" sample on an
electro track.
it's not the oil-and-water combination; in fact, i love the first yaz
album (and don't tell me alf moyet hasn't got soul). but i don't hear
the combination being done well. same goes for soul/r&b in rap.
it's just used as sweetener to pull in some extra people who
wouldn't have listened otherwise. hip-hop exploded into a new
audience by adding r&b choruses and hooks, but it feels like a
marketing move. which, to me, is the very antithesis of "soul".
d.
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