Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

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Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

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davidctecno wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 4:15 pm Motoring:
It’s awful. Not everything is worth releasing: there was no need to put out this demo. There are some demos in the *Further Listening* sets that don't add anything of value.
I agree it's awful, but it raises an interesting question. Would we rather have a perfectly curated catalogue or would we rather have a chance to hear the doodles, sketches and missed targets?

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Sammy Jenkis wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 4:39 pm It's not an attempt to write in the style of Brecht/Weill by any chance? The combination of chord change, production and tune remind me of what keeps mankind alive.
Initially, I’d lean towards option B. But then I listen to Motoring, and I jump headfirst into option A. :lol:

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NotInvisible wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 6:57 pm
davidctecno wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 4:15 pm Motoring:
It’s awful. Not everything is worth releasing: there was no need to put out this demo. There are some demos in the *Further Listening* sets that don't add anything of value.
I agree it's awful, but it raises an interesting question. Would we rather have a perfectly curated catalogue or would we rather have a chance to hear the doodles, sketches and missed targets?
Initially, I’d lean towards option B. But then I listen to Motoring, and I jump headfirst into option A. :lol:

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rathound wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 1:58 pm its horrible. but its an experiment and shoved it on a b-side collection so fine.
Not even on a b-side collection

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NotInvisible wrote: Thu 23 Jul 2026, 6:57 pm I agree it's awful, but it raises an interesting question. Would we rather have a perfectly curated catalogue or would we rather have a chance to hear the doodles, sketches and missed targets?
I'm for option B, if only to see how an artist progressed. If you look at Jean-Michel Jarre, there's a huge leap between Magnetic Fields and Zoolook. Turns out that when you listen to Music For Supermarkets, which is released between these two albums, in a total print run of 1 so it was hard to listen to for years, you see the transition between these other two albums.

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#2316 Post by retrofuturist »

Greetings,

Let's keep motoring along.

Track 152: Love Life
Chronology: Release FL CD1:5


Originally written for Alcazar, later released as a limited edition RSD 7".

Not an especially powerful or engaging song, rather repetitive, but made pleasant enough through its nu-disco stylings.

Retro. :)
"Politics are too emotional now. Contemporary culture generally is too emotional, really... I'd rather people looked to the truth." (Neil Tennant)

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#2317 Post by leesmapman »

It's a poppy song, and better than I always remember. Every time I play it I think: yeah, this is rather good, isn't it?

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