People have said (on more than one occasion) things about bill laswell
which would tend to make me shy away from his stuff. And it isn't
that I don't like it, it's that I'm curious what others think. I am
interested in finding more about collaborations (with or without a
capital C). He seems to be a competent musician, and I do realize now
that my question was a mite bit silly.. de-lurking pains perhaps..
--brett
On Thu, 31 July 1997, at 11:21:29, tweibrecht@juno.com wrote:
quoted 13 lines i dont get ur question..."i should consider others legitimate concerns> i dont get ur question..."i should consider others legitimate concerns
> about his music"...who's? laswell's? namlook's? and "that he re-hashes
> others work" again ..who rehashes? laswell? namlook?
> as to dsotm 5: remember that this is a Collaboration (with a capital C)
> ...it is not an individual work...it is also a progression that began
> with dsotm 1...try playing them all back-to-back for a taste of what that
> means...granted, each one of the dsotm discs gives more latitude to one
> of the collaborators...thats why, imo, the first two are more
> "schulzian", the next one more "namlookian" and the final two, more
> "laswellian"...i dont think laswell's bass is a "re-hash", and certainly
> not a "re-hash of others work"...he has a distinctive style, which melds
> quit well in this type of music...u may not like it, but its no
> coincidence that his style is in such demand...