ok, you have all convinced me to go back and take a listen to plaid
again....
most electronic stuff has ceased moving me emotionaly lately... some
classics I guess would be kraftwerk, tangerine dream, squarepusher, DJ
shadow, Aphex twin, autechre (select tracks on amber only), B12, and
definitely boards of canada
n:h wrote:
quoted 47 lines I haven't posted to IDM in who knows how long but I feel compelled>
> I haven't posted to IDM in who knows how long but I feel compelled
> to...
>
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Josh Bown wrote:
>
> > to me, all plaid sounds the same, and it all sounds like orbital...
>
> we must not have the same Plaid collection, because how you could say all
> Plaid sounds Orbital is beyond me.
>
> >
> > what they do, is they dick around in the studio till they have a catchy
> > loop going and they sequence that for 32 measures, then they put in some
> > minor variations for another 32 measures and then they go back to the
> > beginning and they call that a song...
>
> Wow you've had the pleasure of seeing Ed and Andy make tracks in the
> studio?
>
> >
> > Both are good for the gimmicky value of wacky sci-fi sound design jack
> > off noises, but it isn't emotional powerful lyrical song material... it
> > is more like demonstration software for the latest new synthesizers and
> > wacky sounds they have come up with....
> >
>
> I guess I'd like you to give an example of what you consider emotional
> powerful lyrical song material...and please don't say Autechre. Track 2
> off Restproof is a perfect example of a track that is not only not wacky
> sci-fi, but is very emotional, powerful and lyrical IMHO...
>
> > there isn't a shred of romance in either one...
> >
>
> we obviously have different tastes, which is fine. What is your definition
> of romance?
>
> > They would both make good movie soundtrack music for like action and
> > sci-fi movies, though....
>
> well Orbital did make a soundtrack for some movie right? And as I recall
> it was sub par. But seriously lumping Plaid and Orbital together is just a
> little ignorant....
>
> nate
>
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