April 05, 2005
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I just listened to Arular for the first time, and I will now make the most unnecessary post ever, just to make sure my blogville citizenship is not revoked.
Straight up love:
Hombre. Oh hell yes.
Like, but not enough to take Hombre off repeat:
Pretty much every other track. Except for the baile funk stuff which doesn't do much for me at all. But then again I was never into miami bass either. In fact (blasphemy alert) I wasn't even crazy about Planet Rock back when it came out, and thought then as I do now that 8th Wonder was 100 times better. Which may tell you all you need to know about my relationship with "authenticity." (or maybe not)
Cory Daye, Ghost and Dougie made much better usage of that:
Sunshowers.. I'd probably like it better without the chorus there evoking those comparisons.
As for the war to end all wars, wading through the wreckage to determine my position seems far less interesting than queueing up Hombre again. But feel free to change my mind in the comments section.
EDIT: This piece is pretty dope though. And it reminds the me that the person who first got me into blogging was Tamil, or Thamizh as she preferred. I wish she was around now to weigh in on this business.
Posted by jsmooth995 at April 5, 2005 02:59 AM
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Wow, that's WAY too much stuff for me to read.
Like you, I prefer to listen to, rather than read about, music. Even though I found the album somewhat disappointing after all the lead-up hype and anticipation, I have to give her some credit. After all, if one way way to judge art's merit is by how much response and debate it stimulates, it seems pretty clear that, by that standard, Arular is great.
BTW: how can you not be into "Planet Rock" (still)?! Whoa.
See ya Thursday?
Posted by: ian at April 5, 2005 09:49 AM
I've heard people say that Piracy Funds Terrorism vol I (the Diplo MIA mixtape) is better than Arular. But I haven't heard it. or arular, either. just individual tracks off it. a have to admit i like all the mia i've heard though. its playful yet serious, beats are grimy and electro, and her sing song style is sort of irresistable. everyday i'm falling further into the clutches of electro and other hollertronix championed music.
Posted by: Joe at April 5, 2005 10:45 AM
I don't dislike Planet Rock, but if I was gonna name my top 50 old school jams it would be nowhere near the top.
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Posted by: experimental art music composer at April 5, 2005 01:23 PM
> I don't dislike Planet Rock, but if I was gonna name my top 50 old school jams it would be nowhere near the top.
well, in the immortal words of Shaun of the Dead, "It's not hip hop, it's electro" anyway. LOL.
Posted by: ian at April 6, 2005 12:03 AM
after hearing both arular and piracy funds terrorism imma have to buck the trend and say arular is better. imo of course.
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