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Thu, 19 Dec 2002 21:43:17 -0600
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[idm] Re:[idm] Mums, Sigur Ros (was re: Year-End Mini-Reviews)
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i saw mum live.. i think im in love with twins.. and 3 others.. -derrick ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: ""<adam@damek.org> Subject: [idm] Mums, Sigur Ros (was re: Year-End Mini-Reviews) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:55:09 -0600 (CST)
quoted 9 lines Quoting Martin Lomas <mlomas@rogers.com>:>Quoting Martin Lomas <mlomas@rogers.com>: >> Just posted my annual year-end mini-reviews, about half of which might >> be IDM >> >> http://members.rogers.com/mlomas/2Reviews2002.html > >>>From the page: >Mum - Finally we are no one (Fat Cat, 2002) > Mum have shown their wide-ranging prowess on previous releases in a
mostly
quoted 1 line techno vein, albeit dynamic and melody-bound. Here, they effortlessly ease>techno vein, albeit dynamic and melody-bound. Here, they effortlessly ease
into
quoted 1 line another direction, that of sweet, emotional and dreamy electronic pop...>another direction, that of sweet, emotional and dreamy electronic pop...
[etc.]
quoted 2 lines Mum - The Szabotnik 15 Mission (Klein, 2002)>Mum - The Szabotnik 15 Mission (Klein, 2002) > A prolific year for Mum. And again, a different direction here; left
field
quoted 4 lines and funky. Brilliantly executed grooves... [etc.]>and funky. Brilliantly executed grooves... [etc.] > >There are two groups called "Mum", right? One with the little accent over >the "u", the other without the accent? These two reviews are not the same
Mum,
quoted 3 lines right?>right? > >On another note, I was selling a ton of my music at Other Music the other
day,
quoted 1 line and decided to use some of the cash they paid me to pick up the new Sigur>and decided to use some of the cash they paid me to pick up the new Sigur
Ros
quoted 1 line album. What a complete waste! I can't imagine anything more boring than>album. What a complete waste! I can't imagine anything more boring than
"()"
quoted 3 lines (or was it "(("? Or maybe "[|")>(or was it "(("? Or maybe "[|") > >Seriously, their previous album has it's beautiful moments, but this one
is
quoted 1 line just, like, "tinkle tinkle tinkle, drone drone drone, moan moan moan>just, like, "tinkle tinkle tinkle, drone drone drone, moan moan moan
tinkle,"
quoted 1 line etc. etc. AAAAUUUGH!!! I don't know about everybody else, but they just>etc. etc. AAAAUUUGH!!! I don't know about everybody else, but they just
took
quoted 1 line everything I liked about the first album and got rid of it, leaving only>everything I liked about the first album and got rid of it, leaving only
the
quoted 1 line boring bits, which only served to make me realize that I haven't listened>boring bits, which only served to make me realize that I haven't listened
to
quoted 1 line their first ablum in over a year because it's frankly not *that* amazing,>their first ablum in over a year because it's frankly not *that* amazing,
so
quoted 6 lines I'm selling them both.>I'm selling them both. > >Sorry, I just had to vent there. > >2002 saw a few good things here and there, but overall it was full of >disappointments and "blah" moments. Both musically and politically...
Looking
quoted 1 line back at everyone's "best of 2002, the horror" responses, I saw more>back at everyone's "best of 2002, the horror" responses, I saw more
mentions of
quoted 2 lines things I had forgotten in my own list, quite good stuff, like Proswell &>things I had forgotten in my own list, quite good stuff, like Proswell & >Machine Drum & ML & Susumu Yokota, but really 2002 just disappointed
overall.
quoted 7 lines I guess it just makes me appreciate the good stuff all the more...>I guess it just makes me appreciate the good stuff all the more... > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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