From James Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 02:56
From James Sent Wed, May 20th 1998, 02:56
>It's pretty clear that Ken was and is the Master of Dogma (and I mean that
>in a good way).
>...
All fine and dandy, but I think you're leaning a bit too far. I liked the
Black Dog in its various styles and guises, some Ken's, some Andy's, some
Ed's, some whatever. I think Bytes illustrates very well the mix of the
threesome and their various stylistic leanings. Back then you could dig the
sometimes disparate mix of styles, just as you can now.
Given their illustrious history of recordings, I think it's still too early
to
throw the towel in as far as Andy and Ed are concerned. Certainly their not
being moody "difficult" folks doesn't automatically make them any less
intense
about their art and craft. I agree that Not for Threes was not a mindblower,
at the same time it is a very listenable record, and tracks like Headspin
couldn't have come from anybody else. And their recent remixes for Tao and
Reflection are gems in my book.
As for Ken, I'm still trying to get into Music for Adverts; I'm not saying
that's a bad thing - it's just a really difficult album for me, but I have
full confidence that one day it will strike me with full force. Similar to
the
way a lot of Autechre's output leaves me cold the first two dozen times -
and
then I start "getting" it. Now on the other hand, the live tape was
immediately immaculate.
The point being, I don't think you have to put down one camp to praise or
like
the other.
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