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From:
Graham Scott
To:
ozymandias G desiderata
Cc:
, I D M , Detroit Motor City YEAH , Dutch-Area Technotic Culture
Date:
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 12:22:46 -0600 (CST)
Subject:
Re: We need more serious criticism of techno! (long rant)
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On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, ozymandias G desiderata wrote:
quoted 5 lines Quite simply, I disagree with you. Everything we do is> Quite simply, I disagree with you. Everything we do is > political, whether we consider it to be or not. Even your decision to > listen to techno and your preference that it stay apolitical is itself > a political choice. I'm not going to tell you that you must run out >
I couldn't agree more. I'm from the UK and I can tell you with supreme confidence that being actively involved with techno music - in any way - has become, by definition, political. As far as I am concerned Techno, along with its related forms of electro music (ie. other essentially bare, up tempo stuff), is made primarily for the dance floor. To think otherwise is abject folly. So if you don't like clubs or Megadogs, etc. you have to go to raves. Raves are for the most part illegal nowadays - so you see my point. It might not be so political in the States, but in Europe it is! Is Alex Paterson political? Is Andy Wetherall political? The Drum Club? Orbital? To say they ARE is an understatement. Get with the program..... Graham Scott c648574@cclabs.missouri.edu "24 hour 23 people"