Not me yet, I look forward to it though. He's a busy man! k
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:58 PM >To: [email protected] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: (313) Mathew Jonson/The Mole [ARBUTUS] > > >Picked up the Mathew Jonson / The Mole on Arbutus this week. >Have you guys got the chance to hear it? > >eVa >=== >deepergroove > >Original Message: >----------------- >From: Ken Odeluga [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:27:27 +0100 >To: [email protected] >Subject: (313) Mathew Jonson/Decompression/Behind The Mirror > >>on the other hand i finally got an ear on Mathew. was i >disappointed? >>almost. following discussion on a list for a while, i expected >>something more special - a great production at least, even if i >>wouldnt like it personally. and this is where i'm stuck, cause >both >>"decompression" and "behind the mirror" EPs appear so average to >me. > >Whoever said this, I have to agree 98%. > >I picked-up "Decompression" and "Behind The Mirror" and I have given them >both as fair and open-minded and thorough a listen as I could muster. I've >had both for about a month and I've listened to them at least 2 >times a week >during that time. The reason being that there has been such a kerfuffle >about Mr Jonson on here recently surrounding his merits vs other people's >opinions that these had been overstated. But above that, I remember people >have been singing his praises forcefully (for his productions) for over a >year. All I can comment on is these two records though, as I'm not sure if >I've heard anything else by him. To me they are not poor, not bad, >but there >seems to be a mismatch between them the hype (in some quarters) which have >preceded them, and the records themselves (to my mind). I like both tracks >on the "Behind The Mirror" release more than the "Decompression" ones >although having said that, I like "Ultraviolet" (side b of "Decompression) >more than the actual main track. > >Like the person I quote (sorry, didn't see your name) I expected something >much more special, production wise, style wise; something new, adventurous, >something outstanding maybe. But these tracks are not that. (imo). > >What this says to me though is not that people are wrong to expect so much, >but that I need to check out those earlier releases! Also, it seems people >*want* to like the guy and his productions an awful lot. I can see the >reasons for that: he's young, 'new', seems to be promising (his dad was a >musician) and from what I hear, he seems an ok guy. Mostly though, >what this >situation seems to underline to me is a big need for new blood in this >favourite music of ours, to take things to the next level or simply to pick >up the torch of those who perhaps might need to consider handing it over. >Wether MJ is going to prove one of the more notable examples of >new blood in >years to come, is still open to question, of course. I don't see any reason >why he he oughtn't to be! But I don't think if he is notable in coming >years, it will be for these two releases. > >k > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > >
