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This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 4338, "subject": "solar labyrinth plea", "messages": 4, "voices": 4, "first": "2005-01-26T19:36:01+00:00", "last": "2005-01-26T21:42:44+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "<20050127033558.D83E87264@sitemail.everyone.net>", "from": { "name": "turin", "address": "turin at hell.com" }, "date": "2005-01-26T19:36:01+00:00", "subject": "(urth) solar labyrinth plea", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "of no, bands and science fiction. well, let's talk about sampling. almost the entir e1984 movie is sampled in the skinny puppy anthology brap.\n\nthe downward spiral begins with a sample from THX1138. undertow ends with a sample of THX1138. not to mention videodrome, and any other cronenberg film, or the song off the fragile remix, the new flesh. the special edition of THX1138 which just came out has an option to the soundtrack without dialogue, that's how much it's sampled.\n\ni could start making a list but its pointless. thats the stereotype right, electronic bands and scifi.\n\ni also hear the wizards soundtrack everywhere, but that sounds so much like pink floyd, who knows.\n\nthis post was just a not so subtle ruse to ask again if anyone has read solar labyrinth. this list is so good, i doubt any criticism of gene wolfe is even neccesary; it's far more difficult to find a tolkien (especially since the films) or william gibson discussion group anywhere close. but i wonder about this book. if someone says its even half way decent, im going to get a copy.\n\nEOT;" } ] }, { "message_id": "<41F862CE.4060308@gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "maru", "address": "marudubshinki at gmail.com" }, "date": "2005-01-26T19:41:07+00:00", "subject": "(urth) solar labyrinth plea", "in_reply_to": "<20050127033558.D83E87264@sitemail.everyone.net>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "/me thinks. The President said to buy stuff, help the economy grow, \nthat way the Iraqi terrorists won't have won. Me buying= :( me-wallet. \nSomeone else (turin) buying= :) economy, :) happy me-wallet.\n\nMaru:> Sure turin! Go for it!" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "turin wrote:\nbut i wonder about this book. if someone says its even half way decent, im going to get a copy.\n\nEOT;\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Chris", "address": "rasputin_ at hotmail.com" }, "date": "2005-01-26T21:17:13+00:00", "subject": "(urth) solar labyrinth plea", "in_reply_to": "<20050127033558.D83E87264@sitemail.everyone.net>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "A ruse is less useful than the archives.\n\nMe, answering this question not long ago: \nhttp://listserver.dreamhost.com/pipermail/urth-urth.net/2004-December/000158.html\n\nMy opinion, equivocally." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "of no, bands and science fiction. well, let's talk about sampling. almost \nthe entir e1984 movie is sampled in the skinny puppy anthology brap.\n\nthe downward spiral begins with a sample from THX1138. undertow ends with \na sample of THX1138. not to mention videodrome, and any other cronenberg \nfilm, or the song off the fragile remix, the new flesh. the special \nedition of THX1138 which just came out has an option to the soundtrack \nwithout dialogue, that's how much it's sampled.\n\ni could start making a list but its pointless. thats the stereotype right, \nelectronic bands and scifi.\n\ni also hear the wizards soundtrack everywhere, but that sounds so much like \npink floyd, who knows.\n\nthis post was just a not so subtle ruse to ask again if anyone has read \nsolar labyrinth. this list is so good, i doubt any criticism of gene wolfe \nis even neccesary; it's far more difficult to find a tolkien (especially \nsince the films) or william gibson discussion group anywhere close. but i \nwonder about this book. if someone says its even half way decent, im going \nto get a copy.\n\nEOT;\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<000a01c50433$05053e00$2e3ec6d8@rclackey.stic.net>", "from": { "name": "Roy C. Lackey", "address": "rclackey at stic.net" }, "date": "2005-01-26T21:42:44+00:00", "subject": "(urth) solar labyrinth plea", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Turin wrote:\nthis post was just a not so subtle ruse to ask again if anyone has read\nsolar labyrinth. this list is so good, i doubt any criticism of gene wolfe\nis even neccesary; it's far more difficult to find a tolkien (especially\nsince the films) or william gibson discussion group anywhere close. but i\nwonder about this book. if someone says its even half way decent, im going\nto get a copy.<<" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Yes, I've read it, but I'm somewhat biased. Here's a link to another\nopinion, a sample from the book, a review and the publisher.\n\nhttp://www.siriusfiction.com/\n\n-Roy" } ] } ] }