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From:
William D. VanLoo
To:
Hillie
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Date:
Tue, 21 Jan 1997 10:53:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) I will not post about Richard James for at least 24 hours..
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I've got to agree with the statement that RDJ contains some really, really beautiful stuff. The opening song, "4", gets stuck in my head just at the mention of it, because of the beautiful strings and the counter-melody. The girl/boy song, although originally released on its own EP of course, is quite possibly the first IDMish thing I've ever heard my wife say "I love this song". I've gotta say, it dropped my jaw and left me smiling for a while. Anyway, listen to RDJ again (it won't take long, considering that RDJ+Girl/Boy = 45 minutes). I'll definitely agree that some ideas could have been more fleshed out, but I don't find myself waiting for tracks to end (like I do with the first track on "I care..."). It really seems like there's lots of live strings on this album, too. Anyone care to comment? I must really be coming off as the string fanatic, with my drooling post over the Brodsky Quartet's reworking of Bjork's "hyperballad", but it's only coincedence, really... bill / dj marathon
quoted 11 lines I must say that I strongly disagree. I think that RDJ LP is about some of> I must say that I strongly disagree. I think that RDJ LP is about some of > the most beautiful compositions he's made since I Care Because You Do. > > -- > Hillie aka Aurafix / DAMONES > > hillien kotisivu - http://www.clark.net/pub/buh/index.html > easy internet services - http://huizen.dds.nl/~eis > > Do re mi fa so la ti.. Oh let's see if I can make it easier... >
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