>Can anyone tell me what Howie B's album 'Music For Babies' is like?
In case no one replied (I do not own it but gave it a casual listen a while
back) it is more abstract/"ambient" than his remixing and even IMO than
Skylab. It is denser than Skylab (more is going on but its far more
subtle/quiet than Skylab) and less beats than his remixes and production
work. I want not consider it the usual sonic wallpaper of the downbeat
generation but an attempt (partly successful) of going to a slightly "higher
art". Anyway, I did not get a "chill" vibe exactly but more of a "cold"
abstract art, make my brain hurt thing. I am no dummy but I stay away from
thinking too much when it comes to melody.
About "Nearly God": It is possible that "Nearly God" is trademarked in
Australia ( I do not know the laws in Oz) and hence could not be used. It
happens a lot in the U.S. (hence the inclusion of UK or Jr. to a band name
or worse a slight change--Yazoo to Yaz, System 7 to 777, etc.). NOTE you
cannot copyright a band name here but there are problems if you use a
preexisting trademark.
Swimmingly,
J Wes // Jim Westrich
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