big shout out...

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

... to jauntyalan  for banging on about the Justice album. I live a sheltered life as a mild-mannered academic and would not otherwise have been exposed to this young person's banging 'house' music. I couldn't be bothered to read the ILX thread so I have no idea if this is a popular position or not. It sounds like Daft Punk put through a blender.

Also: a warning to freakytigger  Not only have I 'obtained' a copy of Operation Mindcrime, I have even worked out how to get the heavy metal umlauts onto Queensrÿche!!

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Is making people dance its primary intention?

If it isn't it should be! Given that it purports to be DANCE music.

I mean...it sounds clumsy and beery and heavy-handed in ways which I think leech energy from the music, and make me want to dance less, and it's the very fact that this is deliberate which irks me so much. They've basically only got one sonic idea and that idea is really unfun for more than 5 minutes at a time.

It's funny, though, all of the acts of this ilk that I hate on have at least one track I love! I just don't like seeing it become a big, popular, crossover thing b/c there is BETTER out there.

"beery"

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

better than genrification by silly claims -- does it "purport to be dance music" or has some dimwit merely assumed this at some point? -- we would do better to label all music by its alco-analog

ok gets hilarious do-you-see gag out of way first viz "THIS INDIE IS WHITE and WINEY" zzzz

this salsa is like a fine malt whiskey
this j-pop is like a bloody bacardi breezer
this jazz fusion is like warnink's avocaat only the egg has been POACHED ect etc