thankfully it was my parents that gave me my name and not the government otherwise I could've ended up as a series of numbers and lettersJoe Muggs wrote:I was only being semi-serious there - I was just pointing out that there are a whole set of reasons why people might not want their music connected to their "government name".
I know what you mean, and I realise it doesn't sit well coming from a Sun journalist.elgato wrote:its an arrogant imposition of the common-sense, as if everyone views the world the way he does. who would begrudge him the enjoyment of the music? but trying to impose some impossibly simple-minded idea of 'the point of music'... come onPaulie wrote:The man has a point.the guy from the Sun wrote:I hadn’t heard of Burial before his nomination. I’ve now listened to him and love his stuff.
Isn’t that the point of music?
Not according to all the dubstep fans who have emailed crying about their music being stolen from them.
Indeed he does, I'd like to distance myself from the sentiments expressed in the above email aswell, it's all just a bit too 'precious'.Paulie wrote:the guy from the Sun wrote:I hadn’t heard of Burial before his nomination. I’ve now listened to him and love his stuff.
Isn’t that the point of music?
Not according to all the dubstep fans who have emailed crying about their music being stolen from them.
The man has a point.
Also, the point that he's making there is a straw man - aiui, not many people were complaining that they're talking about the music so much as that they're aggressively (up to and including offering money to people who've met him to reveal his identity, apparently) trying to 'unveil' an artist who's previously stated that he's keeping his identity a secret because he doesn't want the publicity.elgato wrote:its an arrogant imposition of the common-sense, as if everyone views the world the way he does. who would begrudge him the enjoyment of the music? but trying to impose some impossibly simple-minded idea of 'the point of music'... come onPaulie wrote:The man has a point.the guy from the Sun wrote:I hadn’t heard of Burial before his nomination. I’ve now listened to him and love his stuff.
Isn’t that the point of music?
Not according to all the dubstep fans who have emailed crying about their music being stolen from them.
Yes, which is exactly what he wants, so that no-one suspects him when he steps up onto the stage at the Mercury prize, rips of his mask and reveals that he is:Slothrop wrote:the only interesting thing about his identity was the fact that it was a secret, so they'll probably lose interest now.
Hello, this is the Plex moron here..Joe Muggs wrote:Good work
This is what the person who he calls a "moron" in the latest article wrote:
If you actually bothered to check his myspace out, the guy you have deemed appropriate to 'sound out' has in fact revealed his true identity.
Why this was such a big deal to the donuts who write for your rag I have no idea, I can only assume that due to his nomination for the Mercury Music Prize this has roused media interest.
What makes me laugh is that this guy has been around for quite a few years now, yet you late-starters have only just cottoned on to the fact he makes incredible music.
Aphex Twin? Fatboy Slim? Bay City Rollers?
A truly spectacular fail on your part here I think and one that only shows you up of being utterly clueless about real music. Must try harder Mr Smart.
May I politely suggest that you continue to support the current crop of crap you write about daily and not try and interfere with music scenes/trends that you possess very little or no knowledge about. It only shows you up as being ignorant and ultimately ill-informed.
Oh, and the fact that you couldn't even work out that 'Kode' refers to Kode-9, who runs a label called Hyperdub which Burial releases on only exemplifies my point wouldn't you agree? Try www.google.com next time you are unsure of anything, its a very helpful search engine on the internet.
To finish off, may I congratulate you on sticking your oar in when not wanted and causing a great deal of hassle to a very humble and hard working musician. Well done.
Clueless idiots like Gordon Smart (delicious, the irony is delicious) should stick to what they know best, Coldplay: Keane and Amy's latest meltdown.
the point presumably being that people should be writing articles about burial's music, for better or worse, instead of pointless gossip about his name? especially when he's just not said anything about it. if you read the rest of the column, it's all about celebrities' nipples slipping out. nothing to do with music, films, or whatever. but what do you expect from an idiot rag like them? the sun taking the moral high ground is pretty astounding.Paulie wrote:the guy from the Sun wrote:I hadn’t heard of Burial before his nomination. I’ve now listened to him and love his stuff.
Isn’t that the point of music?
Not according to all the dubstep fans who have emailed crying about their music being stolen from them.
The man has a point.
Ashley wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/mysun/comment/v ... nId=395743
Some 90yr old welsh guy tried to crack a joke.
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dvnt wrote:
One of them/us
Thought I would sign up and say Hi, seems we are all as entertained by it as each other. I am Jung from NSB, me and the lovely Gordon exchanged a few loving emails last night, which resulted in him being so happy he had to mention me in today's Sun. I must say the bloke is a grade A dick end. Am trying to think of a way to get him back 
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Bit rich coming from you. 