it's not about the music
584567
This cd on the lable" it's about music" & it is a cdr not a real silver cd, don't bother to spend money on this ripoff.
949961
"Not my kind of music", says the wife.( I bought it as a present).
2728555
Critics employ specific criteria to measure the importance of a work. I find it sanctimonious to claim that "music is music", "derivative is ok" and then applaud something "Antics" as though it's "Winter Songs"?

Great music is informed by seminal, important artists but introduces it's own creative articulations. Great music extends, transcends, and goes beyond its influences. Bad music is derivative and apes a seminal artist. Beyond being derivative, Interpol deny any knowledge of Joy Division, which can't be possible. Their sound, attire, and even the crypto-fascist modern "art" on their record covers indicate that they are Joy Division imposters. They even had a single remixed by Arthur Baker, who does remixes of Joy Division and New Order material.

There are many bands that have managed to attain some popularity while expressing themselves in an artistic manner. Shudder to Think's "Pony Express" comes to mind. After more than 10 years, this album still stands on it's own merit, and sounds even futuristic by today's standards. Timelessness is another key indicator of great art. In 3 months, "Antics" will be in the used CD bins, gathering dust.

 "Antics" is a shining example of derivative music that is made to fit into the current trend of 80's retro bands. The industry loves this, and wants to make sure no exceptional artists become popular, because they still need to make money off of their 80's clone bands. Major record companies are large, latent organizations that move slowly. When they invest millions in the 80's retro sound, they want to make sure no clever artists rock the boat.
3611287
It's not "...Fairwell I" but it's a great concert
4508379
Here's an idea......."IT'S MUSIC"

...who cares what the genre that is labeled on it is - either you like the songs or you don't, give it a rest. Not every band is going to perfectly confine themselfs to the limits of a certain genre  so get over it.

It could say "Rap" on the genre of this Cd and if you like the actual songs you should be like "rap? that's strange doesn't sound like rap, I hate rap, -oh well, love this cd"

(Oh on that note: This is a great cd - order it now!)
4501795
This is MUSIC. This is something for the soul & inner being-not just (boring) phony nudity and fake controversy. This is who would sing the works of Mozart or Benny Goodman, if they composed today. 100 out of 100.
10829
'Biophilia' is not an easy listen, it's not something that is going to leap out and grab you the way 'Homogenic' did. This is a cd that you need to sit quietly, preferably with headphones, and listen to several times. After that, the appeal of it should come through for you. It's not background music. For some people, they don't want to put in the work to appreciate an artist's difficult work, and that's fine, but if you give it a chance, I think you'll find an excellent Bjork cd. It's light years better than the awful 'Volta' and 'Medulla'. No, it's not as good as 'Vespertine.' BUT, it's good, in my opinion, you just have to really let yourself hear it....
2476047
NOT MUCH MUSIC HERE - THIS IS MORE OF A COMMERCIAL FOR A RECORDING COMPANY - NOT INTENDED FOR LISTENING PLEASURE
417057
It's funny... I listen to a lot of John Zorn, early Frank Zappa, Mike Patton, and (original) Smile-era Brian Wilson stuff, so I don't even think twice about fragmentary music that changes every 10&ndash;45 seconds. When I heard this, it didn't even consciously occur to me how often the music changed, and I just sat back and enjoyed the pretty melodies and the general sense of fun. It wasn't until I started reading all the reviews that say things like "These guys must have ADD! This is nuts!" that I realized, yeah, I guess it does change direction pretty often compared to most music. Well, whatever. I guess it really depends on your temperment. Are you looking for music exclusively to soothe you or to dance to? Are you annoyed by music that strays too far from the reservation? Well then, this is probably not for you. If you want music to challenge and distract you, then pick this up by all means.

One more thing. There's nothing wrong with not liking this album. But calling it a "con game", and accusing people who do like it of being mindless sheep, suckered by trendy indie magazines, is the worst kind of snobbery. Do try to consider that people might honestly have different taste in music, and that just because they like something you don't doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid poseurs.
2181184
John Cage famously posited that the most eloquent music occurs without human intervention; that which we hear if we simply sit quietly.  But, much of Cage's music, especially the aleatoric, is more interesting to talk and think about than to listen to.  Composers of electronic music have always been on the defensive regarding the issue of whether or not their compositions are, in fact, music, as opposed to organized sound or composed noise.  Part of the problem is that many listeners wonder if the music is driven by evolution of the technology; e.g., "That's a neat sound, let's plug it in here."  I'm afraid that that may be the case among lesser composers.  On the other hand, technology has always had a hand in moving the thresholds of musical thought and playing technique.  Just try to imagine Franz Lizst played on a harpsicord, or even an early piano-forte.

But enough about me.  Tod Dockstader is one of the 2nd generation of composers to have utilized purely electronic means to realize the music - the performance is the composition, and vice-versa.  I won't go deeply into his biography, but he worked in the hinterlands of movie soundtracks in the late '60s and '70s.  Denied access to the major e-music creative centers such as the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, he was forced to make his own way with more primitive and limited resources.  Therein lies the wonder of this music.  Dockstader has limited the raw material of Aerial 1, 2 and 3, a vast composition with a duration of well over three hours, to shortwave radio noise; the stuff you hear between recognizably human signals.  Divided into episodes, the music soars and rolls over the listener with an amazing power; and it just keeps on coming.  As with any worthy music, the whole is much more than the sum of the parts.  And the titles of the episodes reveal that Tod realised them without programatic pretense; they simple suggest how the sound plays on the ear, and not incidentally, give us a handle on each more usable than merely numbering them.

Is this music?  I would say, mostly emphatically, yes.  What does it mean?  What does any music mean.  Does it conjur images?  I suppose that's unavoidable, but not necessarily undesirable. Will it pay your taxes and get rid of your dandruff?  No.
4801949
I challenge someone to find a mistake between the sounds & the visual. It's not a rock concert or Pink Floyd show. It's captivating, that's all.
Why not leave it as it is, entertaining. ps Patiently waiting for III.
4341148
It is so much more than the music.  It is a path toward bringing clashing communities together.  Yes, that is what Motown music did for America.
669097
Did not include song I was looking for, but the music is good.
4232287
this isn't the locust music group that come from the future. this is some other one. Sounds kinda cool with  some weird sounds moving around but it does not have the cosmic energy, precise musicianship, and techniques that come from another galaxy often heard on plague soundscapes and new erections
4903298
Much has been written about how the music industry has changed. How the era of the MP3 and music downloads has killed the concept of the Album. Truthfully, I'd say in many cases that this is not a big loss. Here however is an example of collection that really and truly deserves to be heard as a whole. It is cinematic and emotional and requires attention, though in some ways it is more like a great book than a great movie.
3584163
Some albums aren't meant for clubs, or parties, or even group gatherings. Some albums, like this one, are meant to be listened to quietly, alone.
This album is not a failure, as I had heard. But if you're not patient with music, if you only like the easier tunes of Britney or "JLo" (as appropriate as they both are in their places), if you couldn't finish listening Kid A, or can't see the melody in My Bloody Valentine, this isn't for you. The mood of this album is Bjork meets the Edwards Scissorhands soundtrack. It picks up where Selmasongs left off. If you like Bjork, it deserves your patience. Hear it more than once.
166492
The music communicates a mood of sorrow and pensive reflection on life. It's not upbeat or inspiring as much as it expresses some of the truth about how life is sometimes. It does that well -- tells the truth.