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.
And A_Zed wrote:
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.
And I say:
I think hes done some okay stuff, but as someone mentioned earlier he
exhausted himself with a million and one sounds like Pooley remixes. Lost
a little credibility in my eyes. November is a surprising change, no?
And I wrote:
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.
And A_Zed replied:
That's a pity because you are probably limiting yourself to great music due
to extraneous preconceptions.
Im human and subject to the shades of influence thrown at me (most of it
intentionally thrown my way: labels and artists go to lots of effort to
create an environment around the actual music, through graphic design, track
names, etc). Come on, dont be holier than thou and claim you can divorce
yourself entirely from all but the music, even if that should be the aim.
Who hasnt bought a record on the basis of who the artist was and on what
label only to find a few listens later that the ep was actually pretty
ordinary?
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.
Meaning hes produced more than a good track or two? Fair enough, your
opinion entirely. I do remember, though, playing Two Space Cowboys on a Bad
Trip until the grooves wore thin :>
Rol
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