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Re: [microsound] Album of the Year (thank you)



well I'm able to appreciate "laptop techno" since thats what I DO, but I've
heard many many better albums than his and many many many many better live
shows.

then again, we're pretty spoiled in detroit :)

his old stuff was a lot better than the new album

----- Original Message -----
From: "graham miller" <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] Album of the Year (thank you)

> akufen's music is phenomenal IMO: original, funky and beautiful. it's
> quite easy to bash someone who is able to transcend the aesthetic
> inbreeding of academia and connect with the public at large. god forbid
> 'normal' people should actually enjoy laptop techno - or even dance to
> it for that matter. his hard work deserves to be celebrated - just as
> much as anyone. the first time i heard his music it blew my mind - it
> stands on its own in sea of laptop homogeneity.
>
> graham.
>
>
> r3dshift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > congrats Andrew!
> >
> > album of the year!! yay!
> >
> > I'd like to hear your album, along with those of your
> > fellow nominees.  I bet there is some great stuff in there,
> > which the exception of akufen..  I hope his stuff didn't
> > win, it's nothing special IMO.
> >
> > he should however, win shittiest live show of the year.
> >  maybe he just wasnt feeling detroit..  I know detroit
> > didn't feel him last time around.
> >
> > -Joe
> >
> > I just found out yesterday (despite the press release
> > being dated Feb 11) at around 5pm that I received a
> > nomination for Canadian Electronica album of the year
> > (see below) for my album "Sprung" that was released on
> > Bip-Hop in the fall of last year; the award ceremony
> > happened at 10pm my time last night. Have no idea who
> > won.  Only found out about the nomination because Greg
> > Clow told me, and it looks like none of us were told of
> > our nomination.  Anyway, I just want to thank everybody
> > for their support of my music and congratulations to
> > the other nominees and those who support what we are
> > doing.  Thank you very much. Take care. Andrew Duke
> >
> > THIRD ANNUAL CANADIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS HONOUR
> > INDEPENDENT RECORDING ARTISTS
> > Toronto, Ontario (February 11, 2003)-Independent
> > recording artists will be honoured at the Canadian
> > Independent Music Awards ("The Indies") on Wednesday,
> > February 26, 9 p.m. at the Phoenix Concert Theatre,
> > Toronto. The event, now in its third year, kicks-off
> > Canadian Music Week (CMW) festivities with a bang.
> >
> > ELECTRONICA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
> >
> > Akufen
> > Eloi Brunelle
> > Andrew Duke
> > Mossman vs. Mr. Tsunami
> > Oeuf Korreckt
> >
> > albums out now: Sprung (http://bip-hop.com)
> > *Canadian electronica album of the year nominee*
> > More Destructive Than Organized
> > (http://staalplaat.com)
> > Highest Common Denominator (http://pieheadrecords.com)
> > Physical and Mental Health (http://dialrecords.com)
> > 74'02 (split with Hypo) (http://tsunami-addiction.com)
> > check Cognition (http://techno.ca/cognition)
> > for upcoming appearance and release updates
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