On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, Moran wrote:
quoted 20 lines On Sat, 18 Nov 1995, Eylon I wrote:> On Sat, 18 Nov 1995, Eylon I wrote:
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> > >I am also wondering what opinions idm subscribers have about Stereolab. Its
> > >hard to classify them as anything in particular, but I assume they
> > >probably share fans with the idm genre. I wouldn't readily
> > >call it dance music, but they definately have created thier own
> > >uniquely intelligent sound and feel. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > not a big fan but like them. I'd rather put them under easy listening.
> > but the gentle people are also there and so is IDM.
>
> Don't they remind you of some french progressive rock group? It can be
> said of a lot of groups discussed in this list that they are 90's prog
> rock... I would say bullshit.. but stereolab is just a little to flakey..
> Its like we're back to the nonsensical 70s where lyrics like:
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> "Close to the edge, down by the corner!"
>
> are not the utter play on the ambiguity of language that they seem in the
> 90s.
French Prog rock is not all prog rock. In fact I like it better.
Take gong for example, they are nothing like other prog rock band's
bombasatic sagas and other hubristic behaviour. Gong in fact remind me
a lot of the goa vibe. Language as a plaything is crucial for modern
art but I don't think it's ess entiality to be a good thing.
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