Re: [microsound] Re: [313] pole show in d?

[Joshua Maremont <thermal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:15 AM 10/20/00 -0700, Sean Cooper wrote:
> i totally agree, although my reaction to the record was pretty different
> from oivind's rapture of subtlety. i like 3 the best of the pole records
> because it is, ahem, the least experimental, at least in terms of form. i

I will agree with both Sean and Øivind here, in that I too at first found 
Pole 3 to be just another nice Pole album (and that in itself is not a bad 
thing) with merely a bit more obvious slant toward rootsy dub, and yet over 
the months it has become my favorite of the three.  Last Saturday, for 
example, realizing that I would have to miss the free performance here in 
SF at CCAC because of a friend's birthday party, I played #3 five or six 
times in succession, as it did not seem to want to leave my stereo and 
continued to reveal new subtleties with each listen.  I suppose that while 
#1 was striking as to its sound and #2 was interesting in its altered focus 
on dub, #3 delivers not so much surprise as simply the refinement and 
deepening of a personal style, and this last - like a comfortable room or a 
delicious restaurant - encourages me to return frequently for further 
pleasures.

np - Radiohead "Kid A"

joshua maremont / thermal - mailto:thermal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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