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SAW2 is New Age for hippies.
 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 17:25 [#01269553]
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Selected Ambient Works (especially Blue Calx, z twig,
weathered stone etc) is NewAge.

Its for crystal wearing, pot smoking hippies who mediatate
and perform QiGong on the weekends and talk about astrology
at work. It should be sold in a NewAge store next to
Buddhist flute music and books on wicka and endangered
animals calendars. Disuss.


 

offline hevquip from megagram dusk sect (United States) on 2004-07-07 17:27 [#01269557]
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the only thing i have in common with the people who should
be listening to it is that i smoke alot of pot.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 17:27 [#01269558]
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ME TOO!! Except for lately I've been having a dry spell.


 

offline Doomed Puppy from on and off and on and off and on 2004-07-07 17:32 [#01269567]
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Yes


 

offline X-tomatic from ze war room on 2004-07-07 17:34 [#01269570]
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no.


 

offline aron from saskatoon (Canada) on 2004-07-07 17:55 [#01269587]
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I SMOKE POT TOO!!! OMG


 

offline hevquip from megagram dusk sect (United States) on 2004-07-07 18:00 [#01269589]
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HAHAHA WE ARE DOING ILLEGAL THINGS. AHAHA.


 

offline zguru from Lindale (Texas) (United States) on 2004-07-07 18:04 [#01269593]
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i think it is modern classical music


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 18:09 [#01269595]
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So does it belong next to the organic hemp wallets?


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-07-07 18:10 [#01269597]
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No, it's not you retarded man.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 18:34 [#01269615]
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So all but 2 of you have been nothing but vague. I tend to
think it goes above and beyond the NewAge fare, but I can't
help but feel a few of the tracks belong on "Zen Garden: The
Path to Meditative Enlightment".


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-07-07 18:38 [#01269617]
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I can't help but feel that you don't know shit about music.
Bye.


 

offline wimp on 2004-07-07 18:39 [#01269618]
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I believe that is what they like to call the Vulcan
BURRRRRN!


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2004-07-07 18:43 [#01269621]
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It is trying to touch on what Eno has done years ago. not
as influential. Wallpaper music' as kraftwerk described it
is sooooo dissfunctioonal.........make a soundtrack to the
kettle boiling if you are a boring idiot


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 19:36 [#01269651]
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Listen to track 7 on Disc 2 Vulcan - I'll make you eat your
words!!!


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2004-07-07 19:41 [#01269652]
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I think its good music and I like it.


 

offline b0nk from 1969 in the sunshine (United States) on 2004-07-07 19:48 [#01269662]
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isn't boards of canada considered "hippy techno" i always
found that an amusing description and somewhat accurate


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2004-07-07 19:50 [#01269665]
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They also totally embrace New age stuff.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-07 20:12 [#01269705]
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Don't get me wrong, I think SAW2 is an amazing album. I've
just heard friends of mine compare it to NewAge, and I can
see where they're coming from in some regards.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-08 00:15 [#01269873]
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Maddox is memetically responsible for the trend of "hyppi"
bashing.


 

offline DeadEight from vancouver (Canada) on 2004-07-08 00:29 [#01269875]
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SAW 2 is what we call ambient music... it's often said that
Brian Eno invented it, and SAW 2 sounds a lot like old Brian
Eno albums... if ambient is also new age... well i guess
that's fine... i'm not even really sure what the fuck new
age music is any ways...


 

offline gack from the middle of nowhere (Germany) on 2004-07-08 02:37 [#01269898]
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i totally agree with you.


 

offline face pixellator on 2004-07-08 03:03 [#01269937]
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It is too dark and anxious to be NewAge


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-07-08 03:06 [#01269940]
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no


 

offline aristotle from United States on 2004-07-08 03:13 [#01269958]
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boc don't 'embrace new age' at all, you twatty twat. read
interviews with them and find out what they really think of
'new age'.


 

offline VLetr from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-08 03:16 [#01269961]
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yes i agree. but then what is a genre of music anyway? it's
mostly defined by the people listening to it. and i think
new age vaguely-spiritual-as-long-as-i-can-still-smoke-pot
hippies would probably dig it, maaaan.


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-08 03:33 [#01269979]
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playing "opinions" can be a fun way to pass the time


 

offline morge from United Kingdom on 2004-07-08 04:03 [#01270007]
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i thought aphex released SAW2 as a pisstake of new age
music, and to show how ambient music should be done. SAW2 is
far above the wank you find in the CD racks in bong shops.

I sometimes worry (if thats the right word) that FSOL sounds
a bit like new-agey faux-spiritualistic bullshit. but then
of course I tell myself its much more fucking decent than
that.


 

offline aristotle from United States on 2004-07-08 04:10 [#01270013]
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saw II is genius, and anyone who thinks otherwise has all
the taste and understanding of an 'Ace of Base' fan.


 

offline gack from the middle of nowhere (Germany) on 2004-07-08 04:13 [#01270017]
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word. -


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2004-07-08 04:16 [#01270019]
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Can someone recommand me some good Buddhist flute music ?


 

offline VLetr from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-08 04:17 [#01270023]
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SAWII is blatantly great, but that doesn't mean it can't
appeal to people who also like pseudo-mystical shite.

football is a great game but it also appeals to people who
want an excuse to fight in the streets and yell racist
chants. it has no bearing on the quality of the game itself.


 

offline Laserbeak from Netherlands, The on 2004-07-08 04:22 [#01270026]
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pot smoking, meditation and animal calendars seem fun and
interesting to me and I'd be interested in that "Buddhist
flute music" if it's any good...
...on the other hand, crystal wearing, QiGong and astrology
sound a bit pointless to me.

maybe I'm half a new age (SAW2 loving) hippy :)


 

offline eXXailon from purgatory on 2004-07-08 05:00 [#01270052]
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Government Alpha is new age.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2004-07-09 16:05 [#01271763]
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Anybody notice the ridiculous resonance (if I'm using the
correct term) on most of the tracks? The midrange
frequencies are crazy high and REALLY stand out through
headphones. It sounds like the synths are heavily distorted
as a result.
I think this album is best listened to through good
speakers. Been listening to this album for a week straight
on the bus through headphones in the mornings for about 45
min each day, and its one thing that I've found consistently
in my face.


 

offline dequalsrxt from Los Angeles (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:14 [#01271806]
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look for recordings of tibetan buddhist monks...there is
something haphazard and raw about their music that i really
like a lot.

crashing cymbals, low, guttural chanting and screeching
flutes and horns


 

offline dequalsrxt from Los Angeles (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:19 [#01271813]
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good Lord...am i a hippie?

1. i smoke pot
2. i am currently reading "The Book" by alan watts.
3. i own one of those plasma ball decorations.
4. i listen to SAWII.
5. i used to live in Boulder.
6. i eat granola or oatmeal most mornings.
7. i drink herbal tea.
8. i wear flip-flops most of the summer
9. i drive a station wagon.
10. i live in california.
11. i'm a democrat.
12. i like to hike.

help.



 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:22 [#01271814]
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omg


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:26 [#01271818]
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imo new age is music that is made for, or is associated with
the "new" spiritual movements that came out of the late 20th
century.

ambient, is more just music for musics sake... not attached
to a larger movement.

kind of like rock and christian rock. whats the difference?
I hear guitars, drums, bass, singing? same elements. But
christian rock is more about christ, then rockin out. good
example?


 

offline dequalsrxt from Los Angeles (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:29 [#01271823]
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i know.
i don't like the look of that list.


 

offline dequalsrxt from Los Angeles (United States) on 2004-07-09 17:31 [#01271827]
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i think the new age genre has outlived its usefulness...it
doesn't mean anything anymore.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2004-07-09 17:32 [#01271830]
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Well said.


 

offline Torley Wong on 2004-07-09 20:11 [#01272067]
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New age/ambient/chill-out/(some) adult contemporary... same
critter wearing different oufits :)

It always brings me back to the question:

What Would Eno Do?


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2004-07-09 20:27 [#01272091]
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It's for crystal wearing, pot smoking hippies who
meditate and perform Qi Gong on the weekends and talk about
astrology at work. It should be sold in a New Age store next
to Buddhist flute music and books on wicca and endangered
animals calendars.


You're not even close, buddy...

:P ;)


 


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