tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post4934641450298551148..comments2024-03-26T01:59:52.206-04:00Comments on Just outside: Brian Olewnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-17447051962388091742010-11-25T08:21:22.843-05:002010-11-25T08:21:22.843-05:00i slept on the point engraved ed. of "july mo...i slept on the point engraved ed. of "july mountain," mostly because the description of field recordings + percussion didn't grab me. however, your review and your revelation that much more of the piece is percussion than originally thought, interests me. plus, i am intrigued by the ability to examine the isolated percussion elements. i can see how this release might dilute "july mountain" for those that know and love it, but to one (perhaps more?) that has not yet heard it, this release (or is it your review) has made the piece sound rather more interesting than before.<br /><br />now, does anyone know why mono, rather than stereo field recordings were used?ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698192794640520940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-78017864685784380302010-11-08T02:00:12.154-05:002010-11-08T02:00:12.154-05:00it's just one of those things i remember very ...it's just one of those things i remember very vividly being corrected on in high school. it probably stuck in my craw at the time, because who uses "enormity" only in that sense? but now it always jumps out at me. oh well.jkudlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-54228668456743415442010-11-07T05:42:07.801-05:002010-11-07T05:42:07.801-05:00heh, I actually don't recall ever having known...heh, I actually don't recall ever having known of the original meaning of the word! (just looked it up). One does often hear it used in the phrase "the enormity of the crime" so, I'd guess, the combo of that along with its affinity to "enormous" was more than enough for the meaning to slide.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-38529178650952681792010-11-06T22:23:48.115-04:002010-11-06T22:23:48.115-04:00kill yr idols! glad to see you finding some chink...kill yr idols! glad to see you finding some chinks in the armor. in that spirit, i have to say i got the original version of july mountain partially because of your RAVES, and i've never found it as unimpeachable. i think it largely stems from the piano chord(s? - can't recall now), which are mixed too loud for my taste and always take me right out of the mood of the piece. hmm. but pretty curious to hear ricefall plus sundry other pisaro discs i need to catch up on. and a wave and waves has proven pretty resilient upon a lot of listens.<br /><br />as long as i'm at, the linguistic prescriptivist in me might take issue with your usage of the word "enormity," though google seems to say it can be synonymous with "enormousness." i only mention this because i feel like you can maybe appreciate, brian.jkudlernoreply@blogger.com