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is it just me or do most of the tracks on this LP sound "inspired" by other people?? (no names mentioned) nice, but a little "derivative" IMHO bri

brian flanagan (DA7A7TH13F) wrote:

quoted 3 lines is it just me or do most of the tracks on this LP sound "inspired"

> is it just me or do most of the tracks on this LP sound "inspired" > by other people?? (no names mentioned) >

I don't care what people think, I still reccon this is one of the best releases this year, and it sounds very Paradinas (and Paradinas only!)

quoted 9 lines brian flanagan (DA7A7TH13F) wrote:

> brian flanagan (DA7A7TH13F) wrote: > > > is it just me or do most of the tracks on this LP sound "inspired" > > by other people?? (no names mentioned) > > > > I don't care what people think, I still reccon this is one of the best > releases this year, and it sounds very Paradinas (and Paradinas only!) >

Inspired only in that he's incorporated jungle breaks into his music. Which may be getting a little tired. But the melody lines in some of the tunes are totally unique and beautiful. Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ Spooky. What a PUTZ this guy is. freshie Paranoia: The choice of a Tech Generation http://silly.com/~tang

quoted 3 lines Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ

> Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ > Spooky. What a PUTZ this guy is. >

Care to expand? I saw DJ Spooky and Ben Neill here in montreal and was impressed... Ali "It means we'll manage I'll master your language And in the meantime I'll create my own" (Tricky)

quoted 5 lines Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ

> > Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ > > Spooky. What a PUTZ this guy is. > > > Care to expand? I saw DJ Spooky and Ben Neill here in montreal and > was impressed...

a) can't mix. b) can't select music. c) is an art-wank freshie Paranoia: The choice of a Tech Generation http://silly.com/~tang

brian j tang wrote:

quoted 10 lines Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ

> > > > Ack! Walked into a bar last night and who was spinning but DJ > > > Spooky. What a PUTZ this guy is. > > > > > Care to expand? I saw DJ Spooky and Ben Neill here in montreal and > > was impressed... > > a) can't mix. > b) can't select music. > c) is an art-wank

d) can't scratch for shit e) crap attitude I saw him in LA at recombinant and he sucked so fucking hard I left the event after hearing 15 minutes of his set. Don't believe the hype... word to the mother, brock. np: Aural Expansion - 'Remixed Sheep'

quoted 4 lines I saw him in LA at recombinant and he sucked so fucking hard I left the

>I saw him in LA at recombinant and he sucked so fucking hard I left the >event after hearing 15 minutes of his set. > >Don't believe the hype...

Just one question... When should you ever believe the hype? Is there anybody actually worthy of *all* the hype the media gives them? Granted, some are more worthy than others. But still -- listen and decide for yourself, rather than blindly believing what underpaid writers desperate for a scoop have to say. Regarding DJ Spooky. He has been overhyped. However, he can spin an amazing set. Maybe it isn't mixed *well*, but that isn't the point. Crap attitude? His writing sure is annoying (yet strangely amusing), but he was a really nice guy when I introduced myself, and he sure didn't know me from a hole in the ground. Can't select music? That's your own preference. I really like the way he mixes it up, you may not. Of course, depending on the mood he's in, the stuff he spins really varies (I saw an ambient set of his which bored the shit out of me). Anyway, Spooky is trying to make you think or something. He isn't trying to make his sets easy to take, and his taste in music doesn't hue to any preconceived theme. Thus, he's really the kind of person you have to judge for yourself. Go see him live some night he isn't spinning an ambient set, but be warned that he's hit-or-miss. And give a listen to his albums, although IMO they have nothing to do with his live feel. And yes, he may be an art-wank, but who really cares? Private pretention has nothing to do with the music coming out of the speakers. Just don't believe the hype... Sam

Did anyone NOT like the new µ-ziq venture? We need some "con" if there really is any?... Thx!

o}Did anyone NOT like the new µ-ziq venture? i didn't. it bores me. definitely well done, but i haven't had the urge to listen to it again after the first two runthroughs. but whadda i kno.... r$

Ok, ok, so i picked this one up late, but it is probably the best album I've heard all year. Mike P's drums usually don't impress me as much as others do, but Lunatic Harness, Brace Yourself Jason and My Little Beautiful all have wonderful drum work....IMO it seems less Aphex derived than a lot of his previous work. And as always, his grasp of the perfect melody is wonderful.... ending this rant... --Matt

I think as a whole "Lunatic Harness" is a more consistent affair than his earlier efforts. And for me, "Approaching Menace" is still a killer track! transmission from the pHinnWeb Bunker over, ekku aka pHinn the maintainer of pHinnWeb - the old skool, the nu skool and the pHuture skool of Finnish electronic music trerra@uta.fi | http://www.uta.fi/~trerra | http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb

Just saw a Virgin sampler in an old junk 2nd hand music shop and the cover looked exactly the same (as in entirely) as the Lunatic Harness art .. just had some dodgy guitar stuff mainly . Didn't know if Mike.P would be that happy about it .. Tim.