Friday, August 20

[Used discs]

Maybe I was a bit harsh on Omni Trio, as I actually quite like it now (within reason), but this does not excuse the countless other examples of pretentious yet trite drum'n'bass.

Today I bought Sinead O'Connor's I do not want what I haven't got for 600 yen at a used CD store in Koenji, which constitues yet another good find in this land of CD bargains!

posted by pete at 21:12

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Friday, August 13

[Rewind]

Basically I cannot say for sure why it was that I bought the Omni Trio CD Haunted Science, because I really hate pretentious mid-nineties drum'n'bass with its trite melodies and 7 minute repetitions of four bars.

But I bought it.

I could blame Marc for reminding me (when I rang him from the CD store, having discovered the disc going relatively cheap) that Tripping on broken beats is a great track, but such assigning of blame overlooks the fact that I am an adult and can make decisions for myself.

So I have this CD. I figure I'll give it a few spins and if I still don't like it, I'll get rid of it somehow.

Crappy crappy drum'n'bass. In retrospect, I fail to see how it ever engaged anyone (ignoring the obvious drug link), despite having myself bought numerous compilations. I have always loved the 'feel' of this music, but about 2/3 of the way through another 12 minute 'epic', and it all starts to seem a little indulgent.

I don't universally hate drum'n'bass – I could reel off some great CD titles in fact – but it pays to be just a tiny bit discerning, methinks...

posted by pete at 23:56

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