quoted 2 lines The Towers near me (Paramus NJ, Nanuet NY, NYC, NY) all have a poor> The Towers near me (Paramus NJ, Nanuet NY, NYC, NY) all have a poor
> taste in their idm selection.
Same here... (Atlanta). Thing is, I've seen the guy who orders the
"dance" and "imports" for the store at the main "DJ trendy" rekkid buying shop
in town... Maybe their poor selection has to do with more than just the one
person who buys music?
quoted 3 lines Last year, I was surprised to hear Snivilisation playing in the store.> Last year, I was surprised to hear Snivilisation playing in the store.
> It lasted for about ten minutes when some guy takes it off, and puts on Stoned
> Temple Pilots instead.
Well, if 95% of the people who come into your store are going to buy that
crap, you'll gladly sell it (well, maybe not _you_ :-) , but that capitalism
thing'll nail you every time...
I'm at least partially glad I can't find a lot of the better IDM releases
at Tower... for one, I don't pay their rip-off price, and two, it makes it
that much harder to classify the music. I'm a firm believer that the reason
most "alternative" rock today sucks eggs is because it's been established
by the major labels what defines that type of music, so any band that tries
to push those limits gets shut out from ever being heard (save for very
limited pressings ala indie labels).
At least with labels such as Astralwerks, Wax Trax, Planet Dog, etc..., their
size isn't of the magnitude that someone with enough creativity, but not
necessarily the reputation of say Eat Static, Aphex Twin, or FSOL, won't be
able to be heard...
obIDM:
I've spent _way_ too much money in past weeks, and need to review review
review... Tops on my tables right now is DJ Food "A Recipe For Disaster"...
it'll surely happen if I keep playing that record as loud as I do =^)
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