Bedouin & the "Scene" (was: HW: Recent v Old / Poll)

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

At 18.45 +0000 99-11-23, Jonathan Jarrett wrote:
>On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
>> At Strange Daze this past year, I noted the bill was heavy on "space" and
>> less heavy on "rock"--Born to Go and Farflung being notable exceptions. I
>> suppose people who like the heavier stuff gravitate towards "stoner" and
>> people who like the lighter gravitate towards "space/ambient"?  Our society
>> is so label conscious, there seems no escape.
>
>        Which is odd, really, given that Farflung started as a trance act.
>Or so their ex-bassist would have me believe, but he is very odd. They
>float as well as bludgeon, it seems to me.

True--and while not exactly crushing planets with their heaviness, they
*were* one of the heaviest bands at Strange Daze.

>        I think Man's Ruin could do Alan a lot of favours; they are very
>well-connected over here and he can play several of their bands off the
>stage.

I always found their CDs expensive--but *anyone* putting out a Bedouin
release would be doing Alan a certain amount of good. Even a MeteorCity EP
would be something.

Cheers,
Carl

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Carl Edlund Anderson
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