quoted 11 lines Who writes them?
>Who writes them?
>
>I swear sometimes they are so off base. I'm just curious what people are
>so endowed with that power. I think a lot of us buy things merely by
>reccomendation here, previous experience with the label, artist, or
>artist's labelmates, etc, AND the descriptions.
>
>Just curious
>-Gil
>
>
We all write them, and yes, because this is art we're talking about here,
some of them will be off base. But the good part is when multiple people
write something on the same release or artist, we can usually come to some
sort of consensus.
I think also that there is sort of an unwritten rule that if you perhaps
don't know exactly what you're talking about, then maybe you don't write
about it. Another good aspect of the list is that the people who do review
stuff are extremely fluent in the genre and know how to express their
thoughts (sometimes a little too much where they'll compare some new release
to some other thing that I've never even heard of, but I suppose that's my
problem).
It's also a perfect forum for asking real general questions like "Is this
band any good," or "How does their new release compare to their others?"
Many people on this list know many things and love to share their knowledge.
np: Phonem "Hydro Electric" which by the way is a very nice cd which is
comparable to perhaps Autechre's "Ambre" especially in terms of rhythmic
complexity and overall intensity, with a bit less synth backing.
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