No, I'm right with ya there... I live in the southeastern US (where indie
pop, hip-hop and country music rule) and more times than not when I tell
someone I like electronica, they say, "You mean like Moby?" with this
disgusted look on their faces....
I have a music-related sh*t-list... there are 2 artists on it. The Dave
Matthews Band is the other one...
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> wrote:
quoted 150 lines Yeah I was being completely sarcastic - I hate moby with all my core, even
> Yeah I was being completely sarcastic - I hate moby with all my core, even
> Play was shite to me despite its critical acclaim. Should have been called
> "car commercials" or something.
>
> I've not heard any Moby since that just because i cant stand the guy, he
> looks like a penis with glasses. I hate the way he talks, I hate how
> awkwardly entitled he sounds in interviews. I hate that he has no chin.
>
> Then he came out with this new album and I was curious. I heard people
> saying good things, so I just had to go out and buy it (ed. find it on
> rapidshare). I have to admit, there are a couple tracks I like - they have a
> bit of a orchestral feel to them. BUt there are some tracks, like what you
> are describing with the 'singing'. He again tries to sing on this and it
> causes my deep down rage to bubble back up to the surface.
>
> I just don't get why this guy is such a 'darling', im single-handedly using
> him as the scapegoat for killing any chance of electronic music in the
> mainstream. Its not a fair accusation, nor do I even have proper grounds for
> such an accusation. But it's what I believe.
>
> Mkid
>
>
>
> On 31-Jul-09, at 11:57 AM, Wendy Branson wrote:
>
> Heh, forgot I have a lala.com account for a minute there, so I'll answer
> my
> own question.
>
> It's just like Play.... except more boring.
> That dude gives electronica a bad name...
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Wendy Branson <speechless1974@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> Do you have the latest one then?
>>
>> Is it better than anything he's done since Play, or is everyone that's
>> saying that full of sh*t?
>> I mean, even Play was not particularly good, but it had its moments (i.e.,
>> on the tracks where he was NOT doing what some might confuse with singing)
>>
>> (I'm not one that buys artists I deplore)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> wrote:
>>
>> In answer to your question: Yes, I have all the Moby albums.
>>>
>>> Mantrakid
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>>>
>>> On 31-Jul-09, at 11:34 AM, dr. butcher m.d. wrote:
>>>
>>> riddle me this:
>>> why on earth would you have all of vsnares albums if "its trash" & he
>>> "sucks ass"??
>>> *scratches head*
>>> anyone else out there collecting the discographies of artists they
>>> deplore?
>>> maybe it's a trend i'm late picking up on...
>>> i will say it's big of you to continue giving his music a chance
>>> after 40+ releases of disappointment.
>>> you're a bigger person than i am...
>>> ...or masochistic - whichever.
>>>
>>> -drbmd
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, July 30, 2009 11:08 am, Corey Kazaks wrote:
>>> Whatever happened to the classic gods of idm? Like aphex and
>>> squarepusher?? No one
>>> talks about them anymore, and since them ive heard very few that were
>>> better. It
>>> was more than music for both of them. I have a square pusher tattoo for
>>> christ
>>> sakes. Oh and Vsnares sucks ass, i dont care what anyone says, i have
>>> all
>>> his
>>> albums and its trash.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:25:13 am
>>> To: idm@hyperreal.org
>>> From: Stef Michalski <stef@futra.co.uk>
>>> Subject: Re: [idm] too quiet
>>>
>>> Don't think the comment was that IDM is too quiet - just that nobody
>>> was talking...
>>>
>>> I think that IDM can cover everything from soundscapes to breakbeat
>>> techno - if you consider Black Dog & Plaid to be pioneers of the genre
>>> then look at just how varied their output has been over the years.
>>>
>>> <http://www.last.fm/music/Television+Overdose/Seven7Seven>
>>> <http://rapidshare.com/files/243532059/Television_Overdose.zip>
>>>
>>> On 30 Jul 2009, at 09:38, Beki wrote:
>>>
>>> Try Chris Harvey, there are some tracks on here that are more uptempo
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.magnatune.com/artists/albums/harvey-otherwake/
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Benjamin McCook" <ben_mccook@yahoo.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 4:22 AM
>>>> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [idm] too quiet
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes I think that IDM is too quiet.. I like minimal stuff, but
>>>>
>>>>> is there anything more uptempo and filled out?
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail
>>>>>
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