Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Sister Bliss vs Swedish House Mafia

Why won't people just leave SHM alone? The UK's BANG Showbiz interviewed Sister Bliss of renowned group Faithless in mid-March, and she had the following to say:

"I think their sound is very Faithless-y in a way but a very crude and reduced kind of Faithless. But I think without the kind of lyrical integrity maybe, and the subtlety in the sound.
"There's a different kind of energy with a lot of the guys who are making dance music now, who really just want to write to get that instant thing. I like that out music has had more twists and turns in it."
"We never set out to make hit records, and they grew into that really, the original tracks all evolved over eight long and interesting minutes. They were on the other side of the underground, if you take 'God is a DJ' or 'We Come 1' they weren't big cheesy, obvious records."
http://www.list.co.uk/article/41488-sister-bliss-slams-swedish-house-mafia/

"Reduced?" Its like when Madonna was asked about Lady Gaga's song "Born This Way" and how it was similar to "Express Yourself" and she called it "reductive." Underhanded insult much? If I were trying to gain more attention, especially if I had an upcoming release, yes, I would totally try to slander another artist to gain more attention that is no longer as tantamount as it once was. Faithless have a new CD/DVD coming out called "Passing the Baton - Live From Brixton." Who are they passing the baton to? Cause it sounds like there are a lot of older generation electronic artists just not willing to embrace the newer generation. I love Faithless, just the same way I love DJ Sneak, however calling the other a sellout pretty much questions their own personal integrity. I never really cared for who these people were personally, but rather more artistically. But when they taint their own persona, they end up tainting their music.
I've posted Faithless' "God is a DJ" for the purpose of irony. These holier than thou attitudes are getting tiresome. And speaking of irony, I believe in the same interview, Sister Bliss likened British "rapper" Example to other Faithless member Maxi Jazz.  What she may or may not know is that Elliot Gleave has collaborated with Steve Angello's brother, AN21 as well as Max Vangeli for their upcoming album. He has also worked with artists such as Laidback Luke and Dirty South, regular collaborators of SHM. Just goes to show again it is better to just be nice to everyone in the industry because you never know who you will need next.
I won't be trying to get SHM's attention on this one. Funny cause Sneak actually posted a link to an article talking about Sister Bliss' comments. Maybe they will hear about it, maybe not. But the onslaught of negativity their row with Sneak created will probably indicate that they would not react to this one. At the end of the day, there is no point. They will continue to enjoy success as long as their fans support them, no matter what their peer critics say.

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