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> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 10:17:50 -0800
> To: "'idm@hyperreal.org'" <idm@hyperreal.org>
> From: Matthew Allen <matthew@lith.com>
> Subject: RE: (idm) William Orbit
> Message-ID: <EFE24F91BCCAD3119A1D00609709781C0CEBA4@mailserver.lith.com>
>
> I heard a snippet of one of the versions of Adagio for strings last
> week. And was very very dissapointed. Some of Orbit's Strage Cargo work is
> what i consider the best 'poppy' techno you can find, So when i heard he was
> doing a remake of the Barber tune (of which i own a multitude of different
> recordings, basically i love this song) i was very intrigued. However the
> mix i heard was your basic build-up 4OTF techno track [here's the strings,
> here's the cello, ok now here is the bass, and ok here comes the kick drum].
> Which i figured would be the case, but i was hoping for more. So much of
> this type of techno relies on this monumental buildup type thing, which
> barbers original also does [IMO It's the most classic example of using this
> type of song structure for great emotional effect]. I figured they would be
> a great fit. But the track i heard was very underwhelming.
Yes I heard this record and couldnt belive how cheesy and sappy it
was... this is the sort of record that will go over very well in retail
environments, but as a fan of many of these pieces of music I was
aghast... this reminded me of how hilarious the Walter Carlos records
sounded when they came out... and still do today...
To hear a better take on classical music, I think Spring Heels Jack's
under appreciated Treader record is far more interesting... not aimed at
the lifestyle market that the Orbit record is, these guys are obviously
serious fans of a wide variety of music including the classics and
dissonant jazz... all of these influences go into their samplers and
what comes out is something which has a base in the past, but is clearly
a product of the age of the sampler... there are a few too many drum and
bass cuts (although they do seem to be outgrowing that) on the record,
but the opening cut with its screetching and skittering strings and the
closing covers of songs from the Sound Of Music are bracing listens that
will most definately not show up at your local Banana Republic
A.
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