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DeComments (last 50): what a wonderful tool... I am one of the usual overweight men in andropause of DeBaser (even though I’m slim, my weight has not changed in about 30 years, and I still have to maintain a certain consistency in sexual activity, while nurturing a sincere ascetic vocation). I must admit that the public reading of a private letter always brings me a subtle pleasure (we overweight men in andropause of DeBaser are hopelessly voyeurs in any context). But this one, in particular, delighted me more than others. And, while resigning myself to the “style” of the aspiring young man in question, I appreciated the content of his always far-sighted thoughts. The invitation to avoid enthusiasm generated by an obvious favor towards breasts and butt, addressed with such wise generosity to Miss Maryg, along with the lucid analysis of the scrotal psychologies of male users, evokes in me the tenderness that might arise from the image of a pedagogue bent over a child, dispensing advice that will lead to a better future. I detect an unexpected side of the complex and articulated personality of the young S., who is not, of course, “one of the usual overweight men in andropause of DeBaser.” Defining what he is is a task I leave to others to attempt, caring less than nothing. However, I thank him for the pleasant entertainment that, from private, became public, allowing me to learn, once again, despite his departure, many enlightening truths. And sorry if it’s not much...

Hey, Contemplation, you can't react like that! The explicit Vera, whom you managed to engage even outside a personal space (and already in her pages it was difficult to make contact), did nothing but express her opinion, which I fear is backed by references that seem precise. If she states Chopin's debt to the production of other authors, I want to imagine she draws upon documentable sources; I don't think she's embarked on a defamatory campaign against the musician. And the mythologization through tragic personal events that have given him an appropriate profile is, in some way, a fact. Furthermore, it seems one can trace, in her comment, a wealth of details linked to biographies that I imagine are not invented from scratch. So I would appreciate the absolute sincerity of a point of view that is anything but "poorly reasoned impulse." Shame? But how? Is having opinions that do not conform to the more widespread ones perhaps shameful? I must confess that even a pianist friend of mine expressed many of the same concepts regarding Chopin, while still appreciating certain pieces that she adored. Naturally, I refrain from any comments regarding both C.'s stature and the Polonaises: I know them, I haven't listened to them in years. I intervened because I was very surprised, reading the comments, to find a comment from Veramazzotta on a review that wasn't hers and even more so such a vehement reaction, as if the "nonsense" you attribute to her were about you. I think of this site as an opportunity, unfortunately increasingly rare, for a meeting, not biased or fan-like, not only with musical proposals but also with evaluations of them, among adults capable of facing what seems to have become one of the most challenging human activities: conversation. Since I appreciated, except for the skirmishes with Happy (but it was difficult to escape certain dynamics at that time), your entrance and your attitude, I hope this vision of DeB's space will be shared. I know: a "mind your own business" works perfectly, but I fear it wouldn't be the best choice. Also because the issue of respecting others' opinions, which avoids personal involvement and allows a genuine dynamic exchange of viewpoints, remains a central knot in managing one's presence in such a Babel-like place increasingly occupied by the lifelong adolescent horde that transforms it into a stadium curve. A noisy spool sends its regards (and goes to listen again to those Polonaises).

From the '90s? Miiiiinkia.... I'm listening to it, thanks Fest.

Yes, Echo Beach is their "big single," very beautiful. I believe I have all their vinyls, but for me, Martha & The Muffins are "This is The Ice Age"....

Ghemison, YOU NEED to get this and Half Mute. In this case, I can’t “lend them to you,” I only have the vinyls. But I don’t think it’s difficult to find them...

Hmmm... this and "This Is The Ice Age" were two reviews I left in the drawer. Two albums that are quite difficult to do justice to, as their value and peculiarities are really closely tied to the references that flow through them. In particular, that of Martha and The Muffins lives on very fragile balances, miraculously blended in that atypical form between pop and a certain new wave that allows this album in particular to hold up perfectly over time (except perhaps for some very peculiar sounds of that era). Frankly, I didn't appreciate this page much, except for the pleasant immediacy of the writing and the mention. Aside from what has already been said by others about the absolute incongruity of comparing it to Heaven 17 or ABC (for goodness' sake), the fundamental traits of Polyrock's music do not emerge, such as the approach and the central characteristics of their modus: the reiteration of minimalism and the at times hypnotic and "dazed" development of the melody, supported by a constant tension that is, however, restrained and frigid: in short, as I mentioned in the comments to another review, one of the rare examples of an attempt to combine these elements and apply them to the song form. Oh yes, PopoloItaliano, Philip Glass must be someone who knows what he's talking about :)) Not least because he is certainly among the indispensable musicians of the late '900, almost on par with S. Reich, a representative of a school, that minimalist one which, like it or not, remains one of the last tangible manifestations of a different approach of "classical" musical culture to composition and sound. Sorry for the long-windedness, but aside from personal considerations about the sense or nonsense of a rediscovery (pathetic, I find the "rediscovery" of much else, among other things for me already tedious at the time, but tastes differ, right Flinstone?) of these albums, I thought it necessary to indicate what I consider the points of interest of these works. - P.S.: Vortex, it means that if you do that one on M.&T.M., I'll try to include some samples....

Saint who?

Well, first of all, good to see you again, Airone. By the way, I went to pick up that album after your review, 'cause I knew it but hadn’t had it for a while. And I don’t think I commented on it either. Then: Loscil and Stars O.T.L. have great albums: have you listened to their previous productions or just the latest ones? In that realm & surrounding areas, can you suggest a title, maybe a recent one, that you like? Yes, okay, almost an interrogation :)). Bye.

Lostinspace 2, the return: The love for the tarello always bears good fruit (even if solitary)
I still think with bitterness about the faded chance of getting to know him.. uh, getting to know you.

Certo! Inviami pure il testo e procederò con la traduzione.