I guess I'm just happy to have a release that is choc full of quality tracks, whether it pushes forward the techno envelope or not. Too many artists are copying other artists, the originators. At least you can't accuse this release of that - even though it has a lot of classic elements in there, it still sounds fresh compared to the majority of whats in the racks at the moment. My jury is still out on the new Hood release though!
Dan http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html http://www.mp3.com/DanButler > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 July 2000 10:43 > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: [313] hood, mills, craig, nubian mindz, domu > > > > Allthough my feelings about the Mills 2pack are the same, that is that its > very > pleasent and accesible it does seem a bit old-fashioned . Classic techno > like > May etc used to produce so are we full circle? even hood seems to flirt > with > "real" music more and more so is innovation at this point in time not an > issue > and do we just want quality products? or is innovation to be found in the > symbiosis of old and new? I felt that in minimalism techno hasd found a > unique > quality and even subject matter interesting enuff to explore on its own. I > still > think there´s a lot of unexplored terrain in that area which might define > techno > and shape it into the effective language it can be. One of the most direct > and > focussed styles ever. I like the way techno is goin, that is i truly enjoy > craftmanship but i prefer to be challenged just a litle bit more. In other > words, Mills is playin safe and that is a shame, the man has been pushin > techno > towards extremes which in my opinion is his biggest quality. Same goes for > hood > by the way. So a definate 9+ for both but a litle note on the side, stay > angry! > > J > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
