In a message dated 4/06/00 1:33:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Kind of goes to show how much opinions (well, mine at least) are swayed by > knowledge of who the artist is, because I'm sure if I knew 'November' was by > > Pooley I wouldn't have liked it so much.
Why so? Pooley is an amazing artist (especially his earliest works). Though I would really like factual confirmation that Quiet Daze is actually Pooley himself. > I know the thing to do is judge the > > music on it's own merits, but I'm being honest: it's hard not to be > influenced by all the stuff external to the track: the artist, the label, > the artwork, etc. All this stuff sets up expectations before the music kicks > > in. > That's a pity because you are probably limiting yourself to great music due to extraneous preconceptions. > And I guess Ian Pooley has produced a track or two that stands up. > Well you obviously haven't heard his material on Definitive records, or those amazing records by his moniker Space Cube and TNI with his co-producer Thomas Gerlach. SpaceCubes Richie Hawtin mix of Pure Tendency on TNI/R&S stands out as one of the best techno records of those days. Ian Pooley is part of the seminal techno movement out of Frankfurt (though he is really from Mainz) that includes Alec Empire, Khan & Walker and Thomas Heckmann. A_Zed _________________________________________ Program Co-ordinator, Ambient Zone RTRFM 92.1 Sunday Electronic Listening [http://rtrfm.ii.net] Perth, W.Aust (WST) 23.00-01.00 Detroit (EST) 10.00-12.00 Frankfurt (CET)/ London(GMT)16.00-18.00
