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It seems to me you were a perfect marksman, buddy. Thank you. And anyway, I’ve included so many sound bits that it wouldn’t have been a disaster, right?

Samples 7&8 are identical. If any kind editor passing by would like to delete one.... Thank you.

I don't have it anymore, darn it. A great record, excellent recommendation and new entry, welcome, N.Senada. Memory rating: 4

I liked you. And it shows that you care a lot about 'na nicchia (or TONTO's?) I'm going to cook, bye.

Why don't we make a change? Dear Editors, is it possible? I would be very pleased.

Yes, but about the samples you make, nicchi :))? For me, the interest lies in the whole work; I believe it should be viewed in its “design” to appreciate the individual episodes. Anyway, as I mentioned in that kind of review, I’m still waiting for the other two volumes of the four published by New World from Silenzio Distribuzioni, which practically contain most of his work (and I fear they might be the only ones available). I don’t know, I think everything is interesting; I would have recommended what C.R.I. had in their catalog, (The Music Of H.P.) a sort of collection with very different things. The two I have I definitely recommend (vol 2 and 3). For the description of the content of each of the 4 CDs (and I hope after my reminders I will receive the other two), I refer you to a nice article I cited in the comments to the review: All About Jazz - But where did you find "Delusion of The Fury"?

Nicholas, I understand that my long rant and Enea's previous ones might not be the most stimulating read, and rightly so, one tends to skip over large portions. But I don't think we were measuring "who found the most niches"... Sorry if we bombarded your review with twisted posts, but it had been a long time since we last met, with the young man, who, by the way, is in great shape. I’ll leave the field and get back to work, wishing you well, renewing my - Campagna Samples 2006 - Anyone passing through your page deserves at least half a dozen little pieces of this record, which, after all, is ignored by most, but certainly not niche :)) If I could, I would do it myself, but I only have the vinyl....

Quick: the score is a 3.5. @Gab: I'll try, but I'm waiting for your page on Burial: I just heard something, but as usual, nice and straightforward, thanks. @Socrates: For me, it's also an old read. Japan is not "musically" present, but as I tried to say, in the "delicate yet fierce elegance" (I too, like half the world with Brazil, live on stereotypes :)) - @Ghemison: if I understood your tastes a bit, this might be too ethereal, a bit ambient, a bit dream pop, inventory benefit included. -Ah. the track starts with sample no.10 - Thank you for your kindness, you are a wonderful audience :)))

One must stand out, hold records, be exotic yet marketable, appealing even when donning the garb (tailored by some agent) of iconoclasts, "extreme" according to the dictates. Within this framework, there are niches, serving as vehicles for diverse fascinations for an increasingly fragmented audience. It's a matter of marketing, both aesthetic and commercial, with some "paracultural" reflections. Nevertheless, I did not mean to offend, but I see you react as if struck a nerve (that insistence on "niche," come on) so I try to clarify. It's a matter of communicating, trying to agree on terms. And still imagining it impossible to untangle all the knots, always. So I hope that this long ramble has at least fulfilled, in part, its function. My warmest regards, from the (delayed) lunch break.

Then what else? Ah yes, the niche. Well, I don’t know what you’re referring to, but I have deliberately chosen to avoid releasing my boring little pages on very well-known records: since I’ve been here, I’ve tried to highlight either old records that are somewhat forgotten (and in rare cases today almost unknown, but certainly significant at the time) or recent ones, just released like almost all of the last 20/30, avoiding, in this case too, reviewing the latest Depeche Mode album, as surely others will do that. I don’t think it has anything to do with the taste for uncovering “strange” things. You know well what I mean by “niche,” and what attitude I associate with the term: that pleasure some people get from savoring little things they hope or believe only they know, and which inevitably lose all their charm in their eyes as soon as others become aware of them. And it’s a legacy not exclusive to certain ladies, don’t you think? As far as I’m concerned, I’m quite happy if someone comes to know the work and creations of Moondog, Harry Partch, Cathy Berberian, or whoever. Because they represent, in my opinion, ways of conceiving, realizing, “living” music that open up huge and little-traveled horizons. Not because they are niche, though. Simply because in this wicked world, humble and industrious people are almost never blessed by good fortune.