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On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Sean Creen wrote: > <wind up mode> > Vespertine is a vastly superior album to Tour de France soundtracks on every > level > </wind up mode> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 September 2003 10:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org > Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... > > > A few years ago I was at a gig by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo > (excellent, excellent dj who deliberately keeps a low profile, a lot of > people don't even know he's also a member of that group). He was playing a > beautiful (and wide-ranging) set and the knowledgeable crowd was being very > appreciative. Then suddenly, the first finger-nails > scratching-down-a-blackboard-black-board-like screeches of Bjork pierced out > of the speakers as he decided to push the boundaries even further. I winced. > As I glanced around, I noticed many people doing similar things, some people > started to leave the floor. With consumate skill though, Guy picked up the > sentiment in a flash and the track never materialized. Moral of the story: > be as wide ranging and as experimental as you like, but pls don't inflict > lack of talent masquerading as something else on to people who have a > slightly more discerning ear than the average, as it just won't work! > > k > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Cobert, Gwendal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:52 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org > >Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... > > > > > >Actually, I'm another one who's got trouble with Bjork ... > >This being said, I still have respect for her because of her > >ability to bring together people from all scenes, graphically and > >musically - look at the remixes mentioned, it almost reads like a > >who's who of electronic music ! > >Gwendal > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:45 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org > >> Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... > >> > >> > >> OK, I'll come clean - it's me. I'm the only person on this > >> list who can't > >> stand Bjork. Imo she's not original in any way: Bowie, Bush, > >> Joplin, Nico et > >> al > >> all did what Bjork does first and a lot better + unlike Bjork, they > >> could/can sing. People taking her songs and marrying them up > >> to structures > >> with a more dance floor-orientated sensibility, doesn't > >> disguse the fact > >> that they're bloody awful compositions in the first place. > >> Therefore, my > >> Bjork recommendation would be to listen to > >> something else. My (not so) humble opinion. > >> > >> k > >> > > > >
