quoted 4 lines WHAT??? IDM is a MAIL LIST!!! There just happens to be a group>WHAT??? IDM is a MAIL LIST!!! There just happens to be a group
>of people that decided they liked this emerging style of techno
>that was more listening style than dance floor style but it's
>still techno, thank you very much.
I would hardly call Squarepusher, Photek, Wagonchrist, etc. just
'techno.' IDM is surely a genre based around certain labels (warp,
rephlex, clear) whose musical output inspires obsessive devotion.
quoted 1 line The majority of this list CENTERS around over-media-hyped artists!>The majority of this list CENTERS around over-media-hyped artists!
If that were true, why would you need this list? When was the last
time Cylob was on the cover of Vox? I can't imagine what media hyped
artists you're thinking of.
quoted 1 line What? Are you chummy with these guys?>What? Are you chummy with these guys?
Read a couple interviews, its not hard to get the gist of where
their heads are at. The early FSOL releases were under quite a few
pseudonyms early on when they were trying to find their niche and
identity (and when hardly anyone knew of them). If they were so care
free about their popularity now why bother with limited Far Out
Son..., ISDN, and Semtex. It's not about just being weird.
quoted 3 lines THEY'RE the ones who can afford to buy the gear they want and get>THEY'RE the ones who can afford to buy the gear they want and get
>the studio time they need to release on major labels like Sire and
>Virgin.
Even though Aphex, Mike P., FSOL, Luke Vibert, can afford to go to
any studio they wish to record for the 'majors,' they choose to
record all their music in home studios.
quoted 1 line What do you mean we'd never hear from them?>What do you mean we'd never hear from them?
I mean they'd begin to use all aliases and it would be harder and
harder to be able to tell what was what and who was who. Look, I'm
basically not saying anything Aphex hasn't before in interviews.
Let's kill this thread and move on to greener pastures...
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