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I only read the mails in that thread when it had already died down... I think there are a few bands out there who are trying to mix elements they have taken from the avant-garde with pop sensibilities - Mr.Bungle springs to mind as a likely candidate, as well as "Angel Dust"-era Faith No More.
Yes, but I'd only subscribe FNM to the mainstream. Even if "California" is quite accessible, it's not for an Elton John fan.
Continuing the Broadcast thread, I think they succeed extremely well in marriaging avant elements with pop. They represent the sounds of the sixties better than many bands from the era. I would also like to draw the attention to bands that operate in a similar vein, like Pram and Electrelane who have released albums that get high marks in The Wire while still being digested by London's hippest.
I just listened to a couple of Broadcast tracks a moment ago and they're really impressive (in fact I'll buy their latest Cd when I get out of work, so THANKS for the recommendation). Pram was a band that crossed my mind right after I sent my previous e-mail. I think they're fantastic and I still can't understand why they don't get more exposure. "Dark Islands" was really high in my Top 2003. A wonderful pop record with many references to other genres (although well diluted into their own discourse). Their previous works are also incredible.
Maybe you will have forgotten "Slow" in a year, but chances are you will also have forgotten "Filmworks XIV", or the latest Derek Bailey CD.
I'm sure about DB, not so sure about Filmworks. It's quite catchy actually. How many
experimental CDs are in your collection (or, for that matter, anyone's) that you return to with any regularity?
Depending on the obsession of the week. It's a pleasure to go back to old stuff for me. Ikue Mori has been playing for a couple of days now in different settings ("One Hundred Aspects of the Moon", Death Ambient, Hemophiliac,...) And not a single week goes by that I don't play at least four or five Zorn albums. But that's probably an exception, probably as far as "experimental" music is concerned. Maybe it's easier to go back to Sonic Youth or Bob Dylan. Listening to
music as much as we do, the thrill is always in getting new stuff, and the old stuff often gets forgotten regardless of whether it belongs to the mainstream or to the avant-garde. Thank God we have eBay these days to get rid of the stuff that is not played!
I do that as well, but I'm afraid some day I'll regret it...
That's true, and that's why it also pays off to look for the "truly excellent" in addition to the "truly innovative". These days, I can appreciate a really well-done metal album whereas I denied myself the pleasure of that a few years ago because the music was "not innovative". I think it is as difficult to produce an album that is quintessential in any genre as it is to come up with something entirely new.
Sure. That's why everyone ends up quoting Ellington "There's only good music and bad music". And it's true. Best, Efrén del Valle _______________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sorteos ¡Ya puedes comprar LoterÃa de Navidad! http://yahoo.ventura24.es/