tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15790597.post114711242883077938..comments2023-07-20T10:14:35.271-04:00Comments on Team Clermont's The Cropper-The Indie Music blog -by Bill Benson, Nelson Wells, Athens GA: Scott SolterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367259090007150733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15790597.post-1147194605029514172006-05-09T13:10:00.000-04:002006-05-09T13:10:00.000-04:00YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!absolutely :)YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>absolutely :)like a eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363287776316788759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15790597.post-1147135361556163452006-05-08T20:42:00.000-04:002006-05-08T20:42:00.000-04:00Damn, Like a eagle, that's some serious commenting...Damn, Like a eagle, that's some serious commenting. Let that be a lesson to you other 'croppers, more comments like like a eagle's. Next time, I think I'll let you do the initial posting. I'll respond by answering 2,4, and 6. <BR/><BR/>2) It's moving, but the interesting thing about this record to me is that, while it moves, it will sneak back in on itelf, returning to a familiar place. The Tell-All guys spoke about an 'undertow' throughout the piece, and I think it's a very apt metaphor. There's movement away from the center on the surface of the songs, but it curls back under it all.<BR/><BR/>4) The fact that it's so heavily based on processed guitar, in addition to its overall feel, makes Keith Fullerton Whitman's, Multiples a good reference point. Not to keep it confined to the Kranky catalog, but Stars Of The Lid are an extremely useful comparison to my ears.<BR/><BR/>6) This is one of the best background records I have. This isn't to say it can't stand up to foreground scrutiny, but I've become quite interested in what this record can do to my space when I put it on and forget about it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Like a eagle, for your eager participation, you've won yourself a copy of Scott Solter's, One River. All I ask is you allow me to reciprocate for the Tell-All guys when you get that new Shedding record ready to roll?j0nPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171523097714204435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15790597.post-1147116506303476742006-05-08T15:28:00.000-04:002006-05-08T15:28:00.000-04:00there's a few ways...1. you can talk about what ma...there's a few ways...<BR/>1. you can talk about what makes up the music parts...is it just drone? or is it drone made of electrified guitars, or processed flute and violin, or perhaps layers of tape delay (see Eno's Discreet Music), is it all synthesizer...<BR/><BR/>2. how does it feel? is it moving? is it staying in the same place? does it end the way it started? do the dynamics change? do parts get more dense or sparse? <BR/>if there is repetition how often does it occur?<BR/><BR/>3. does it feel close or distant? (much of kallikak's work feels super close, whereas this song by scott sounds like it might be happening the next county over)<BR/><BR/>4. is it reminiscent of another work that someone might be familiar with? <BR/><BR/>5. would you rather listen to this while you are trying to wake up in the morning and the sun is peeking through your window? or would you put it on during a lunch break to train to get your brain moving at the pace you want it to move it (not the pace your co-workers want it to move)? or would you put it on at the end of a long day for some quiet reflection before floating away into dream land?<BR/><BR/>6. is this background music or is it foreground music? as in, could i focus on it and think about it musically or should i just put it at a decent level and leave it alone....<BR/><BR/>7. of equal importance...what do you imagine when you hear it? does it put you in another place? what's that place look, feel, smell like?<BR/><BR/>btw, <BR/>this track is real good.like a eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363287776316788759noreply@blogger.com