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Brain Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Everyone makes music to be listened to, Eno said. What if I made some music designed specifically not to be listened to?
This is for your own good.
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Ladytron - Light and Magic
They dance along the knife-edge of self-parody and total irrelevance, but they never topple over.
Art that moves people to make art is the very best kind.
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Beck - Sea Change
This time, there are no ironies, no grins, no knowing winks, and no big beats. This time, he really means it.
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Underworld - A Hundred Days Off
It's not that it's bad. It's just dull.
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Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
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Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
Sleater-Kinney plays great rock and roll. They are the most awe-inspiring rock band since The Clash.
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Neal Pollack hates your pansy ass
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Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf is above all workmanlike, an example of craft instead of art.
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