On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, Dan Smith wrote:
quoted 6 lines No, the Chem Bros (and as the dust bros) have been around longer than a> No, the Chem Bros (and as the dust bros) have been around longer than a
> year and a half. As far as having only one album, that's wrong cause the
> have a variety of singles as well with tunes not on the mainstream
> US release. I believe the point is that they must not have done anything
> new, where most of the rest of the acts which performed at Organic had new
> material and new releases (meat beat, orbital, orb with one coming soon.)
Yeah, I know the Chemical Brothers use to be Dust Brothers (UK), and I
bought the Song to the Siren, 14th Century Sky and My Mercury Mouth eps.
And guess what a few of the tracks to 14th Century sky and Song to the
Siren are on Exit Planet Dust, and 1 track from My Mercury Mouth is on
the CD single for Life is sweet. And concerning whether the
Chemical Brothers did anything new, YES they did. The newer material
(not released yet) was great, there was one hard techno track and some
other great songs. But you know I hear the exact same thing being said
about Underworld, that they had the same kind of beats in all the songs.
The truth is that both bands did a great job.
quoted 5 lines You must understand that electronic recording artist are expected to have> You must understand that electronic recording artist are expected to have
> new material, remixes, etc. while out and about. Hey, they're not some
> lame ass rock n roll band who plays the same old tunes with every
> show. The standards are radically different in the electonic/ techno
> medium.
Hey mate, did you see them perform? Do you know most of their remixes? I
think they did a great job with there latest remix Dave Clarke's - No
One's Driving. As far as electronic recording artist, I think they cover
your requirements, mentioned above. I have heard some great stuff from
the Chemicals, a lot of people like to piss on them because they are
popular now.
quoted 4 lines cover the techno scene. Why should anyone ever buy URB when we have IDM> > cover the techno scene. Why should anyone ever buy URB when we have IDM
> > and Muzik? I hope that URB can improve or catch up.
>
> That was pretty schmucky of you to openly flame like this...
I am just telling the truth, mate!! I RARELY find any new info in URB, I
think that MUZIK is the best magazine covering this genre. It's
constructive criticism, there are many of us out there that want to get
NEW music as it comes out, that's also why we are on IDM. MIXMAG and
JOCKEY SLUT are also pretty good magazines. I hope that URB can become a
better periodical. I would rather buy a good domestic magazine instead of
trying to track down the UK mags. But the UK one's are WAY WAY better.
The sad thing is that I have to read a British Magazine, to find out
about all of the good Detroit/American Techno.
I buy URB whenever they have something interesting, it just pales
compared the others. I don't want to piss on URB, I want them to get
better!!