On 16 Dec 96 at 17:01, heatsink wrote:
[Me]
quoted 5 lines MTV Europe have a few so-called specialist programs, such as 'Chill
>> MTV Europe have a few so-called specialist programs, such as 'Chill
>> Out' and 'Party Zone', but for the most part they just play endless
>> club shite. They may occasionally wheel out the odd classic, such
>> as FSOL's 'Humanoid', 808 State's 'Pacific' or Aphex Twin's 'On',
>> but for the most part it's all a bit tiresome.quoted 1 line Wouldn't putting IDM music on the telly be a bit of a contradiction?
> Wouldn't putting IDM music on the telly be a bit of a contradiction?
Possibly, but there's obviously an audience for it. At the moment,
MTV Europe just seems to cater for clubbers. You'll get a few of
'our' type of tracks in there, but they're only usually the ones with
*some* commercial potential.
quoted 2 lines Surely its the sounds we're all arguing about and not anything
> Surely its the sounds we're all arguing about and not anything
> else.
That's true. You can't possibly hope to convey the full complexity of
an audio experience within a medium that's geared towards visuals.
Although if you think about it, there's no real reason why they
couldn't just play something like Boards of Canada's 'Hi Scores' (why
does everyone call it 'High Scores'?) against a black backdrop.
I think the only way a station like MTV Europe is going to feature
the *best* of IDM is if they get the acts in to play live. Whether
they can afford it or not is another matter. Personally, my money's
on UK's Channel 4. With the demise of shows like 'The White Room',
there's now some space for a music show that fully meets the
requirements of C4's remit (to show unique shows for
specialist/minority audiences). IDM would be perfect.
quoted 2 lines I would hope that if you did contact MTV and asked them to feature
> I would hope that if you did contact MTV and asked them to feature
> 'decent' tunes on their shows, you wouldn't use the term IDM.
Well, it's not a term that I normally use.
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