Make Me Listen To Something Else

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It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago, and my friends bought me lots of records, and I bought myself some also, and I just can't listen to them. I've listened to nothing of my own accord but the new Butterflies album and Leonard Cohen for weeks now. And I'm really excited by some of the records I have- my best friend bought me one on Rephlex which is Meccano robots playing ancient instruments, how fucking great does that sound? I don't know, I haven't listened to it yet.

So yeah, make me listen to them. Or alternatively tell me I'm not alone in this inability, as I'm feeling like a bit of a twat right now.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

New 'Why The Fuck Am I Not Listening To An Album Of Meccano Robots Playing 18th Century Chinese Lutes?' Answers.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, I've got mountains of unlistened-to records, I'll get through them eventually. Stick 'em on whilst yr arsing around on the interweb.

― DG, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, don't worry about it. Binge buying/receiving = dud, but just throw the records in the pile and carry on as normal. One'll surface eventually just when you've forgotten all about it and you'll play it instantly. I can't promise that you'll like it, however.

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

emil.y: one on Rephlex which is Meccano robots playing ancient instruments
WHAT? Someone else got my idea? (Except my idea didn't include ancient instruments, but normal drums -- a proper drum machine!) Actually, I'm intrigued. Which record is this?

― OleM, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Captured by Robots has a robot drummer playing real drums... he's pretty good, actually... for a robot.

― Andy, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i have that problem too, i just cant be arsed or motivated to listen to new things half the time, and it pisses me off too. i just buy labums fall in love for a while and ignore everything else new that i've bought. if i listen to something on headphones, like walking to work or whatever i always find i listen to it really carefully and pick out bits i've never heard before and appriciate bits before as well. so when i get something new i always like it more on headphones first. try that maybe...

― fran, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The record in question is 'Meccanoid' by Pierre Bastien. I think what I am going to do is tape all the stuff I've bought and just make myself listen to it whilst on buses.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Another band with a robotic drummer is Octant, but I haven't heard them.

― Ron Hudson, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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