-----Original Message----- From: George Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: beautiful individual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [313] is moby still Techno
>"Go" was possibly the only 'techno' track he has ever done. Even that was >poor, and reeked of kiddie coin. Moby has nothing to do with techno as far >as I'm aware, and never has done. I'd have to beg to differ. He had everything to do with techno as it was then defined from about '92-'94 (if you don't agree it was good, that doesn't mean it didn't fit with the definition of the term at that time). It may not have been Detroit techno in the purist sense, but it was techno. It wasn't until "Move" (I think it was called) that he started to incorporate live instruments and turn his back on the techno community. That's when he started to live out his long-time dream of being in a punk band, but trying to do it himself with electronics. At that point, I don't think you could really fault his shift in direction even though I can't really listen to most of that stuff anymore. Next is the E is another example of a Moby techno song, along with the rest of that EP. Hell, I still listen to his "Ambient" album, which is oddly misnamed (even as that term was being losely thrown around back then). Some of it sounds like a weird cross between Plastikman and Model 500. It has a similar feel to "Deep Space" IMO, altough nowhere near the complexity, depth or importance to the future of techno. That's his best work by far IMO. I think to give the man a fair criticism, you need to give him his due for what he once was to techno. He was no Messiah to the techno world, but he was a relatively important figure. IMO, that makes his moves over the last 5-6 years that much more unappealing than if he was irrelevant the whole time. Let's try not to turn this into Moby flame vol. VI. Please? Tristan ---------- Lots of music, pics and info here: http://www.mp3.com/stations/313 http://www.mp3.com/Frogbot http://phonopsia.tripod.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] <FrogboyMCI> on AOL IM _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
