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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:02:49 -0500
From: "Andrew" <ahorton@vt.edu>
Subject: Re: Tricky
Thank God SOMEONE agrees with me on this one- thanks, Muff.
I can't believe you guys- "what's wrong with making commercial music?",
etc.; the focus is that Tricky is making music that's intentionally
commercial, INSTEAD of making music that's artistically relevant. He's SAID
this. While some artists can make music that's both comercially successful
AND artistically sound/relevant, Tricky is not doing this, whatsoever. He's
chosen the commercial path, at the sake of artistic relevance.
On Portishead; I'm not sure who would think that "Dummy" is better than
their self-titled. '97's "Portishead" is easily their best record. While
"Dummy" is a nice collection of bedroom hip hop tracks w/ Beth's vocals,
"Portishead" comes across like John Barry as produced and re-fucked by King
Tubby. Over-the-top, excellent, and inspiring.
a.
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:21:49 EST
From: Jeffcalt@aol.com
Subject: Re: Best of 2k1
Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org> writes:
> Aphex Twin: Drukqs: [...]
> Drukqs is the first Aphex record that really ties
> together all the sides of his career, the ambient, the techno, the
> drill 'n bass, etc.
there may be a reason for that. i have a friend (a huge Aphex fan) who's convinced that that majority of the new album is old material. Aphex is purpoted to have recorded tons of (unreleased) material, so it's certainly possible.
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:54:54 -0500
From: "Michael Berman" <mberman@his.com>
Subject: Re: Best of 2k1
> Reissues of the year:
> Larry Young: Lawrence of Newark:=20
I second this. great to FINALLY see/hear this again (More Blood Ulmer =
btw). When will Hendrix/Youngs 'Nine To the Universe' resurface? =20
By the way, since this IS a zorn list, what about a top 10 Tzadik list? =
so far Ive only seen The Gift, Masada Live at Tonic and frith come up. =
Not that i bought ten tzadik's this year, but i thought Satlah's exodus =
(also live at tonic) was strong. =20
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:32:07 -0800
From: Skip Heller <velaires@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: dave d and bjork in XXX feature
>
> 10. James Blood Ulmer, "Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions" (Label M)
>
> dont remember this being covered here, maybe I missed it. whats this like?
> Someone might have mentioned to me its Blood doing old blues numbers?
> if it made your top 10 I guess ill have to go out and get it.
>
> mike
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It's great. It's Blood playing & singing blues, but he's still totally
playing & singing Blood.
skip h
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:42:23 -0800
From: Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org>
Subject: Re: Best of 2k1
> > Reissues of the year:
>> Larry Young: Lawrence of Newark:
>
>I second this. great to FINALLY see/hear this again (More Blood
>Ulmer btw). When will Hendrix/Youngs 'Nine To the Universe'
>resurface?
As far as I know, the only recording that Hendrix did w/Young was a
blues that was released on last years 4-cd box. It's very nice (and
the box is worth it for any Hendrix fan), but not as transcendent as
it could have been. If there's more, I'd love to hear it!
