Here's the way I've always percieved these two artists: Moby - Uppity snob. Back in the 60's he would have worn all black with a black beret, smoked cigarettes with a long stem filter, and he would have performed in coffee houses with a set of bongo's and a sitar. He would expect no one to vibe on his level of "deepness" except those in his inner circle. Moby is the type of artist that's entirely too wrapped up in himself. He has the "I'm MOBY!!!" attitude, as if any of us should care.
Fat Boy Slim - Beer guzzlin, XFL watchin', Monster Truck pull (SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY.... BEEEEE THERE!!!!) type of guy. He honestly appears to have fun with his music and could really care less if you like it or not... as long as someone likes it. This is how they appear to me through interviews and the like. I've never met either of them and I may have it all wrong too. Moby may be a pleasant individual one-on-one and FBS may be the pretentious twit. But in the grand scheme of things... Who CARES???!!! Why do we even give a f_ck? "Moby said this and that about so-and-so", "FBS is headlining over who?", and "They're obviously catering to the mainstream, they've sold out to the corporate machine" are the types of discussions that come up on lists like this one too often. Why do we care? If none of us here on 313 likes Moby, FBS, Chemical Brothers and their bretheren, then why not leave them out of our discussions. Let's, instead, discuss who's pushing the envelope of Techno, Electro, or House. Let's check out each other's playlists and discuss the finer points of particular releases. Let's continue to inform each other of various events (without clowning line-ups and locations). Let's keep moving forward. (BTW - I happen to like Fat Boy Slim's "The Rockafeller Skank". It kinda reminds me of something you would hear on The Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique") Benn Glazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/24/2001 03:44:54 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org cc: Subject: Re: [313] fat boy slim Perhaps when you have had the joy of performing on the same stage as Fat Boy Slim you may wish to realign your judgement. -- Benn Glazier [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.royaltech.net p: 0413 316 618 At 01:28 24/07/01 -0700, you wrote: >313, > >There have been a volley of emails recently slating Fat Boy Slim and Moby >as being the coporate whores of the dance music 'industry'. Whilst there >are more pertinent subjects on the agenda, I would still like to make a >distinction between the two. I'd don't for one moment like FBS's music. The >fact that it is widely liked, I put down to the general public's low >standards. However, it is fairly clear that the man does not take himself >too seriously, he has fun doing what he's doing, and he gives people a lot >of pleasure. He's been making throwaway pop music for decades and he's good >at it. I saw it at first hand on Brighton (England) beach a couple of weeks >ago. >Moby, on the other hand, makes insipid music of the worst kind, made for TV >advertisements. He's takes himself very seriously, is always trying to get >in on the latest fad/fashion and is a moody t***. >My conclusion is not that we should include FBS in the topics of >conversation, rather that we should refrain from slating artists who have >no pretensions, are just doing their thing. There are much more important >things to promote. > >Al > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Warning : The information contained in this message may be privileged and >confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message >is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly >prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please >notify us immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from >your computer. All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the >Providian Financial corporate e-mail system and is subject to archiving >and review by someone other than the recipient. > > ============================================================================== > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
