Otto Matta

For some reason I didn't get very far when I watched Before Sunrise. Maybe 15 minutes. Seemed overtly romantic. I'll have to try again, see if Lemmiwinks is Right on the Internet. But there's no way it can interfere with my love for LiT. After a long effort of moving into my new home the winter before last, that first night I unpacked my computer, opened a bottle of champagne, and, thoroughly exhausted and satisfied, sat down to watch Lost in Translation for the umpteenth time. It was so beautiful.

Another recommendation is try to use the noise to your advantage. Be creative with it. Got lemons, make lemonade. That sort of thing.

One thing I don't like about their music, especially with their later stuff, is how, after the few minutes of signature repetition, even if it's a great track, they feel the need to append the tracks with a couple of minutes of noise, as if that was their solution to the emptiness. The two or three really good tracks on Geogaddi do this ("Music is Math," "1969," "Alpha and Omega"). Annoying. Whereas on MHtRtC was perfect in its brevity. On the other hand, what I love about their sound is its ability to take one on a ride to a not-so-distant, fantastical time, specifically to childhood. Crucial. It's one of those "I wish I'd thought of that" things.

I mostly agree. Yes, their stuff is shockingly repetitive. It's as if they're missing that third band member whose purpose is to fill the music out. Still there's something about their music that has spurned a genre that keeps going and going, and there are few reviews of melodic IDM albums by other artists that don't mention their name. I find this both frustrating and fascinating at the same time. There's something vital to their music. Or at least there was. Music Has the Right to Children just did something really interesting to people, listeners and music-makers alike. Although I'm reluctant to say it, that album in the late '90s changed my life somehow, permanently. And somehow Geogaddi managed to become the listeners' favorite. There's almost something subconscious going on in their stuff, because the surface elements, under close inspection, are not overtly impressive. I don't know how many times I've had to alter my own music because it sounded too BoC-ish. So frustrating. But telling.

Lost in Translation is one of my tops too. I've seen it more than any other movie, except maybe Princess Bride and Star Wars. Has nothing to do with Coppola. I liked Virgin Suicides, but thought Marie Antoinette was absolutely horrible (although the chicks dig it, which is interesting). LiT, to me, is a nearly perfect film, and although I sense it wasn't entirely intentional, it gets at the human condition in a way that few movies do.

GREAT album.

Ha. Really? Marry me, please. Great song from a great album, fo' sho'.

I wouldn't say liking full-on is an embarrassment. It was moreso earlier in the last decade. Since then artists have found ways to use certain aspects of full-on to make the music more compelling for various crowds. It's all about natural selection and adaptation. Music, like a plant or a flower, will use any means at its discretion to find its way into our minds and hearts. Music is the manipulator, not the labels or even the artists. Humans are merely the vehicle, the facilitator. Edit: I'd also like to add that the definition of "full-on" itself has adapted over the years. In the late '90s, early '00s, "full-on" was used as a term to describe heavy, powerful Goa music like Pleiadians and UX.

Yeah, it's one of the few labels that still gets me excited, Psytrance-wise. I'm hanging by a thread. A phat, nasty, South African thread.

I have not read it, but it sounds great from your description. I'll keep an eye out for it. Report back if you read it.

Me either. Maybe it takes mushrooms to see the mushrooms.

ariScotle - I recommend checking out the releases from the Toytronic label. Good artists and solid compilations from the mid-'00s. I can also recommend the underrated Boltfish label. Some real gems there, like Zainetica, for one. As far as classics are concerned, you'll get lots of different answers from different people. My addition would be stuff off of Attacknine, like Freescha's Head Warlock Double Stare and Casino Versus Japan's Hitori + Kaiso 1998-2001, for starters.

Yeah, cool track. A nice balance between tech-trance and club trance.

Do you have examples of your skeelz?

Have you sent Carbon Based Lifeforms' MOS 6581 yet? Preferably the Fahrenheit comp version?

You are a bit too easy to upset and seem to take my post too personal.

On the contrary, I think you make it very clear who you really are, Elysium.

I'll be keeping an eye out for it. Sounds promising. The live-action mini-series that played on the Sci-Fi Channel (" ") was actually pretty good for stuff that usually played on that channel back then. Lots of really intricate CGI, good actors and accurate storytelling.

Totally agree.

New Haldolium music? Shit. Haven't seen them for a long time.

Yeah, sorry, Kristian. I was being a dick last night across the board. Not just here. I have to learn how to keep my thoughts to myself.

That's great! Thanks, guys. Edit: Placed my largest order yet from Saikosounds. 17 discs of all SA stuff. That should get me relatively caught up. Thanks again.

I can't get enough of the South African sound, but I've fallen behind. What are the best releases from 2008-2010? I like the hard, angry stuff with more grooves than breaks, and with originality.

Yeah, and you suck at being wrong all the time. Every now and then it would serve you well to just say you're sorry and that you misunderstood. Otherwise, STFU when the adults are talking.