true - but you don't get people accusing Curtis of believing what the preacher is saying on that track
MEK Jussi Lehtonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/06/2008 02:15:39 PM: > > I think the vocals are quite neutral in the sense that they probably spark > up very different views and thoughts in people, depending on who's > listening in which mood, life situation etc. > > And whilst it is "just a dance tune", good pieces of art seem to give > birth to (good) conversation. > > Green Velvet's Preacher Man has a bit similar mood in it, at least with > the lyrics. :) > > > Jussi Lehtonen > > "Metaprogram yourself." > > > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Look - has Kenny Larkin said anything about believing in any sort of > > anything regarding this track? > > > > Listen to the lyrics of it - compare them to any pseudo-spiritual-"we are > > all one" type thing in any Deep House tune > > it really doesn't sound any different > > > > to me it just sounds like he's sampled someone going on about being one > > with the universe and so on - the exact same type of lyrics that have > > worked well on dancefloors since the advent of disco > > > > relax about this already peeps - it's just a dance tune > > > > MEK > > > > "Odeluga, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/06/2008 10:45:22 AM: > > > >> I'm prepared to bet that this new age philosophy-'nonsense' track is at > >> the very least mildly ironic, even if it does reference a real > >> organization - I don't know. > >> > >> Or it could be a completely fabricated joke. It does have an air of > >> shabbiness to me like some cheaply made video you're invited to order > >> following one of those 10 minute adverts on cable TV. > >> > >> You know, the kind of video that is good to watch whilst meandering on > >> the herbacious border, if you're into that sort of thing. > >> > >> I can't believe that someone of Mr. Larkin's intelligence, subtlety and > >> complexity would present this as something de facto representative of > >> what he really believes. [It takes a twisted mind and perhaps even one > >> tortured by ambiguity] to be even a half-good comedian imo, and he's > >> more than that]. > >> > >> I could be wrong. Let's see. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jussi Lehtonen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:27 PM > >> To: Somewhere in Internet > >> Subject: Re: (313) New Kenny Larkin 12" out now! > >> > >> > >> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Wojtek wrote: > >> > >>> http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/316312-01.htm > >>> > >>> If that's not a return to form for Planet E after some less than > >>> Detroit oriented 12s, then I don't know what would be... > >> > >> I enjoyed tremendously Dark Comedy's Tellin Lies (original mix, > >> mayhaps?), > >> especially with headphones. It was nice to listen to mr Larkin's track > >> in > >> the middle, and the two vocal stories going on on each side - "Ma'am!". > >> :D > >> As I most likely said previously (a while back), it would be nice to > >> listen more of the standup comedian -side of his work embedded into the > >> tracks.
