On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Drusca wrote:
quoted 4 lines With all due respect to the Ae boyz, I take issue with any type of> > With all due respect to the Ae boyz, I take issue with any type of
> > statement like "X is a lot more talented than most of us."...
>
> Can most of us make music as good as Autechre's ?
Well, Most, in the grandest definition of the term, probably think
Autechre is a bunch of noise. "My *blender* can make better music than
*that*! HAW HAW HAW!". So, um, strictly in the minds of most -- yeah.
quoted 6 lines Luck/chaos/right time right place/etc. has at least> > Luck/chaos/right time right place/etc. has at least
> > partially to do with why they are popular.
>
> Well, I guess if Ae weren't at the right place at the right time lots of
> pale, white boys badly in need of a shower would have to look elsewhere
> for inspiration.
Um..... yeah! Pretty much.
quoted 7 lines For the record, I enjoy Lexaunculpt (and a slew of other "Autechre rip> > For the record, I enjoy Lexaunculpt (and a slew of other "Autechre rip
> > offs") more than Autechre.
>
> That's YOUR problem. ;-)
>
> Yeah, and I enjoy Brandford Marsalis more than Coltrane 'cuz he got rid of
> all that "difficult" stuff. ;-)
Type all the cute smiley winkies ya want... It's not the "difficult" thing
that keeps me from worshipping the Ae altar. Actually, I don't think
Autechre, Lex, or anything mostly talked about on this list is particular
"difficult" to listen to. ;-D ( <--- there, an open-mouthed smiley
winkey.. I one-upped ya!)
quoted 3 lines But I find Lex's stuff more enjoyable than Autechre's...> > But I find Lex's stuff more enjoyable than Autechre's...
>
> enjoyable = ?
Stuff I enjoy.
np: Paris "The Devil Made Me Do It"
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"Zee Robot attacked zee computer -- in zee outer space...!"
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