Looking back at : Phaedra
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I have always thought this. In fact these recordings just ooze malevolence and eerie icyness, yes I know we bring ourselves to the music, but this Trilogy of magickal recordings are way beyond, way beyondexit81 wrote:There's something oddly distant about Phaedra that always makes me want to turn it up and listen closer, almost as though there's something deep and dark buried just beneath the surface of the music. The fact that I never discover what it is means the music always has a very mysterious quality. The same applies to Rubycon and Ricochet too, but more so to Phaedra because it sounds so icy and malevolent.
You have hit the nail on the head there exit81exit81 wrote:There's something oddly distant about Phaedra that always makes me want to turn it up and listen closer, almost as though there's something deep and dark buried just beneath the surface of the music. The fact that I never discover what it is means the music always has a very mysterious quality. The same applies to Rubycon and Ricochet too, but more so to Phaedra because it sounds so icy and malevolent.
Phaedra sold very poorly in Germany at the release, compared to how it sold in the UK (chart status) and how Alpha Centauri sold (20,000 copies, a very respectable amount). Perhaps this is what you are referring to?24db wrote:what a shame it was all rubbish after Phaedra ...sorry I've been watching Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution on DVD. It always amazes me how relatively intelligent people dismiss music as soon as a band gathers a fan base and makes some money.
Nope, I'm referring to the continued nonsense spouted by talking head 'experts' saying that TD sold out the moment they signed a contract with Virgin, I'll forgive nutty old Julian Cope. Obviously this neatly glosses over Kraftwerk, who the exact same rules don't apply to apparently. Double standards? never!. TD could then be comfortably airbrushed out of whatever neat pigeon hole you'd like to shoe horn them into this week (none of which do they fit into, but hey that's just my opinion...just because it ain't 'difficult' or ART or a recording a geezer p***ing into a bucket pressed onto a LP made from Horse dung). Just because TD sold record A to amount B of fans in year C...doesn't mean a thing. The OHR years stuff was hardly a great success (I'm talking about sales here)...until Virgin started selling their stuff. If the 'experts' had had their way the chances are that TD would have given up after 4 records, 99% of fans would have missed out on X amount of years of enjoyment. In some ways, and in a round about way, it's almost as if the fewer records you make, the bigger reputation you get. Look at Neu!...3 albums (actually make that 2 1/2) and people think they're gods. Kraftwerk? nothing from them for 20 years...OMG they can walk on water...funny old world isn't itSequenceC wrote:Phaedra sold very poorly in Germany at the release, compared to how it sold in the UK (chart status) and how Alpha Centauri sold (20,000 copies, a very respectable amount). Perhaps this is what you are referring to?24db wrote:what a shame it was all rubbish after Phaedra ...sorry I've been watching Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution on DVD. It always amazes me how relatively intelligent people dismiss music as soon as a band gathers a fan base and makes some money.