The Kid has done some incredible things, and some things that belong in the
garbage pail. Kind of like Ae, Picasso, Hemingway etc. etc. At least he's
pushing envelopes, and not just DSP envelopes. Maybe he doesn't belong on this
list, but that might just be to his credit.
Regards,
Christophe
Ron Jeremy wrote:
quoted 43 lines From: Rjyan Kidwell <cex@tigerbeat6.com>
> >From: Rjyan Kidwell <cex@tigerbeat6.com>
> >how many other artists out there now have the breadth of 606?
>
> Who cares?
>
> >hardly any.
> >maybe the press finds it remarkable that rather than find a pigeonhole and
> >squat in it like most producers, he's making sounds that register all over
> >the map. ALL over the map.
>
> The same press would also be reviewing to people like Panacea and ATR,
> doesn't mean it's unique or good in any way. If some artists were to get a
> lot of reviews in magazines, it makes me more skeptical of how good it is.
> Actually that depends on the zine really. Some magazines review good stuff,
> others review a lot of the crap in certain genres.
>
> >and i think it's actually pretty RARE that someone on IDM-list praises 606,
>
> He gets mentioned a little more often than you would expect, considering he
> sucks!
>
> >save for the wise vangaurds like Lance, Andrew Duke, and etc. it's actually
> >the electronic music press that's picking up on him, in particular mags
> >like
> >the Wire. ie: folks that don't really care about 'IDM.'
>
> I thought Wire did review a lot of IDM stuff.
>
> >many people on this list seem to be under the mistaken impression that
> >everything 606 has put out is "gabber" or "noise." these people have
> >obviously only heard a smidgeon of his lengthy discography, and need to get
> >informed before they start generalizing about 606 records.
>
> True, I haven't heard everything. Why continue to dig when most of it has
> been sewage? Haven't got that kind of time to waste on such talentless
> artists!
>
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