Re: [acid-jazz] The new New Sector Movements album :(

From: Claudio Castanheira (claudio_at_iqmail.net)
Date: 2004-03-10 04:56:24

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    it's okay to be picky man, trust your ears.
    if this album really doesn't grow on you - then maybe it just isn't for
    you. This album is a lot different from "download this" so i'm sure
    there are a lot of different opinions about this album from within
    I.G.'s fan base.
    peace.
    On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 00:24, Christopher Grass wrote:

    > Well, I gave it another listen....and my opinion hasn't changed much,
    > although I'd have to say that it is the vocals that bug me on most of the
    > tracks. The production is ok, nothing special though. I'll have to play it
    > out and see what happens...perhaps I just need to hear it blasting through a
    > nice system, as opposed to my headphones.
    > Or perhaps I'm too damn picky.
    >
    >
    > >From: Claudio Castanheira <claudio_at_iqmail.net>
    > >To: Christopher Grass <bluesjumper_at_hotmail.com>
    > >CC: acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
    > >Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] The new New Sector Movements album :(
    > >Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 21:48:28 -0600
    > >
    > >um, no I disagree...
    > >I thought it was refreshing that I.G. surprised me with yet another
    > >original approach to soul music. It was the absolute opposite of
    > >generic. I have to admit that the vocals on a couple of tracks were just
    > >excessive and annoying, but otherwise he came through with his signature
    > >production style.
    > >Have another listen - you might hear the innovation I heard......then
    > >again maybe not.
    > >peace.
    > >
    > >
    > >On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 19:25, Christopher Grass wrote:
    > >
    > > > OK, so I was really looking forward to this one...and then I listened to
    > >the
    > > > whole thing today. Anyone else as disappointed as I am? I mean, I
    > >wasn't
    > > > expecting to hear "Download This, Part 2", but the whole album sounds
    > >like
    > > > just another generic new soul album, with only a couple of tracks
    > >keeping
    > > > the entire album from sinking. Not one track really hit me as anything
    > > > special. I'll give it a few more listens, but I'm not too hopeful.
    > > > On the other hand, the new Clara Hill and Quant albums made me quite
    > >happy.
    > > > And Beanfield's "Seek"...wow.
    > > >
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