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Overrated Ambient
TrueColourOfBlood:
--- Quote from: jkn on February 15, 2012, 07:17:11 AM ---Thomas - I agree with you on Music For Airports. When I finally heard it I was surprised how much I didn't care for it. Some other Eno I find utterly brilliant - but I think I'm probably more influenced by later artists. I didn't really sit and listen to Eno until the last decade...
Same with some of the berlin school biggies... friend let me borrow Klaus Schulz and JMJ and it just didn't resonate with me. Then again - I haven't given them a try in a while.
Aphex Twin SAWII... you know - I bought it back in the 90's, I listened to it, thought it was cool but not "all that" - and then about 2 years later I listened again and loved it - and I still love it years later. That happens to me sometimes.
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Wow. I'm really shocked by this thread. Eno 'Music For Airports' was probably the second "ambient" album I ever bought and I was really in awe of it. Especially the first track. I think because he had the balls to release something that people would listen to and say "I could do that. He's just playing the same thing over and over again". Which I really thought was so fucking cool. I love monotony and repetition. There's not really an immediate reward but if you stick with it you get sucked in and you get the nice pay off.
I guess I'm two for two on this thread. First two posts that are "overrated" are two of my fave ambient albums.
One man's pile of shit is another man's gem.
doombient:
--- Quote from: judd stephens on February 14, 2012, 11:59:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: hdibrell on February 14, 2012, 10:34:26 PM ---Heresy!!! But, yeah.
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Yes, Lustmord... agreed. ;)
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Much of Brian´s stuff is quite overrated, especially "Black Stars". I found this utterly boring. His latest albums were so boring I didn´t listen to them until the end.
Thomas Köner also has some brilliant stuff out, but also quite boring albums as well ("Daikan" comes to mind).
Eno´s "Music for Airports" is nowhere near as interesting as its title suggests.
Stephen
drone on:
"Music for Airports" is an interesting title? :o
Also, that's "heresy" what you said about "Black Stars"!!! :P
Actually, I always thought ['ramp] was the most highly overrated group no one's ever heard of! ;)
Nice to see you again here, Stephen. :)
doombient:
--- Quote from: drone on on June 15, 2012, 03:24:49 PM ---"Music for Airports" is an interesting title? :o
Also, that's "heresy" what you said about "Black Stars"!!! :P
Actually, I always thought ['ramp] was the most highly overrated group no one's ever heard of! ;)
Nice to see you again here, Stephen. :)
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Thanks for the warm welcome! Feels like coming home ;D.
['ramp] overrated? It definitely sucks big time. And so do I, but who cares?
Stephen
drone on:
Seriously now, here's one:
Ishq-"Orchid." I really like Matt Hillier's Virtual label releases, and finally got to hear this one. Wondering what all the fuss is about. If you go on Discogs Orchid is practically worshipped, yet I found it just OK.
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