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1999-03-25 11:58Graham H Freeman (idm) black lung
└─ 1999-03-25 12:13Andrew Hime Re: (idm) black lung
1999-03-25 13:29Snog Re: (idm) black lung
1999-03-25 19:58Sharon Maher Re: Snog Re: (idm) black lung
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1999-03-25 11:58Graham H Freeman.: idm-digest, 24 Mar 99, 20:01 :. > From: Sharon Maher <smaher@looksmart.net> > daniel@el
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.: idm-digest, 24 Mar 99, 20:01 :.
quoted 5 lines From: Sharon Maher <smaher@looksmart.net>> From: Sharon Maher <smaher@looksmart.net> > daniel@eliteware.com wrote: > > > black lung has put out quite a few releases. I beleive black lung is one > > half of soma/snog. I beleive a best of 2cd set just came out as well.
Yep. _The Wonderful and Frightening World of Black Lung_, on Rollercoaster here (in .au). I got it a month back. Good stuff. I think stuff like _The Depopulation Bomb_, _The Disinformation Plague_, etc. have also been re-released locally.
quoted 3 lines Black Lung, Snog, and Soma are all projects by David Thrussell. Hymen will be> Black Lung, Snog, and Soma are all projects by David Thrussell. Hymen will be > releasing a new Snog record called "I Snog Therefore I Am" sometime this year, > which will be 2CDs.
Yep. Black Lung is just David Thrussell. Soma is David and Pieter Bourke. I've only got "Stygian Vistas" by them (quite rightly recommended by a listmember, though it isn't all dub). Getting off the track, Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard (formerly of Dead Can Dance, since they've broken up.) also bunged out an interesting arabic-influenced thing with Gerrard doing her wierd singing bit last year on "Duality". That's out on 4AD, so it can't be too hard to find... Pretty good too... I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a bit more poppy (insofar as anything Thrussell could be pop. Wee, I finally added some signal! -- Graham Hubert Freeman. Graham the Happy Scum. take your pick. http://www.mpx.com.au/~gths mailto:gths@flat-earth.org ... you will never know, how much i love you...
1999-03-25 12:13Andrew Hime> I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a > bit more poppy (ins
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quoted 2 lines I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a> I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a > bit more poppy (insofar as anything Thrussell could be pop.
This is not to say Snog are bad. I heard a song on a radio show and thought it was pretty darn good. Didn't strike me as poppy per se, but then I haven't heard the other stuff in comparison...
1999-03-25 13:29ibss@ukrpack.netAs to me the Snog IS poppy but that does not make him bad - they are somehow unique in app
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As to me the Snog IS poppy but that does not make him bad - they are somehow unique in approach and that cannot be denied. They mix vocal, dark electro and changing beats very well. Though I only heard their first albums. Also I like their texts very much - the one about "faceless moneymen" is terrific. Andrew Hime wrote:
quoted 6 lines I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a> > I'm not quite sure about what the makeup of Snog is, but they're a > > bit more poppy (insofar as anything Thrussell could be pop. > > This is not to say Snog are bad. I heard a song on a radio show and > thought it was pretty darn good. Didn't strike me as poppy per se, but > then I haven't heard the other stuff in comparison...
1999-03-25 19:58Sharon Maher> As to me the Snog IS poppy but that does not make him bad - they are > somehow unique in
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quoted 6 lines As to me the Snog IS poppy but that does not make him bad - they are> As to me the Snog IS poppy but that does not make him bad - they are > somehow unique in approach and that cannot be denied. They mix vocal, > dark electro and changing beats very well. Though I only heard their first > > albums. Also I like their texts very much - the one about "faceless > moneymen" is terrific.
Well, the most recent Snog material is more akin to electronic music gone spaghetti western than "poppy" - think Soma's "Stygian Vista" with vocals over it. But the thing i really appreciate about Thrussell - and personally i can't stand his voice - is how bitingly sarcastic his lyrics are. It took me a long time to warm up to Snog's last album but now i really like it. I think in Snog's case, however, the singles far exceed the LPs. For an example, the remixes on "Make the Little Flowers Grow" are really amazing. Remixes by Xingu Hill and Black Lung (of course!) if i remember correctly. I also reccomend the "Cliche" and "Shop" singles.