On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Reverb Magazine wrote:
quoted 11 lines I must say I share in the confusion ... "trip hop" has got to be the least> I must say I share in the confusion ... "trip hop" has got to be the least
> descriptive, contrived and misleading term in dance music today.
>
> At one point I thought people were talking about Techno that wasn't 4/4 ...
> Some of the new Plastikman, Autechre & such ... big mistake!
>
> I don't think so-called "labels" should be abolished --- but if there ever was
> a likely candidate for the axe ....
>
> - reverb
>
Yes, some very good points. One must consider that at least
lables such as 'trip-hop' enable interesed parties to dicover music that
would otherwise have passed them by. The ends perhaps justify the means,
although many less than inspired bands ride on the wave of popular acclaim.
The media will never change alas.
Chris Hewson (cdh20@hermes.cam.ac.uk)