In a message dated 08/01/97 23:52:57, you write:
quoted 2 lines Notice that most of the IDM artists and their fans are white males with a> Notice that most of the IDM artists and their fans are white males with a
> tonne of disposable income? Is this merely coincidence?
No, it's not. Generally, men and women are very different creatures. But I
would like to say, for what it's worth, I lived a large amount of my life on
one of the more downtrodden council estates in Manchester, and still live in
a pretty crap part of the city (but then again, what part of Manchester
*isn't* crap?). My most prized possession is my record collection, which I
have built from scratch on the dole - I've sacrificed a lot for it. I search
boot sales for children's toy drum machines and cheap musical castoffs, and
try to make interesting music with them alongside my computer. Sometimes I
view people who buy 909 drum machines as having much more money than sense!
Four people could, given the amount of money a 909 costs, make utterly
innovative and much more interesting music than one 909-bashing android.
Something grotesquely extravagant like a 32-channel desk could fund scores
of people's setups.
So, to make a point, it's not about what you have, it's your ideas. But
those with a good job, or benevolent parents, are obviously better equipped
to make and distribute music. Money doesn't talk, it shouts. I hope that
some time soon I will have the resources to make records, and I can show you
all how it should be done..
quoted 1 line Should this be more than mere chance, why is this so?> Should this be more than mere chance, why is this so?
Because people with no money don't have the time, resources or inclination to
indulge themselves.
quoted 1 line Why, in fact, did this list earn the name '*intelligent* dance music,' as> Why, in fact, did this list earn the name '*intelligent* dance music,' as
opposed to > any other name?
Simply to distinguish it from unintelligent dance music, I suppose. It isn't
a good name, but neither is electronic, techno or ambient music, each for
their own reasons.
quoted 1 line Does this moniker have a racial basis?> Does this moniker have a racial basis?
No it doesn't. Why should it?
quoted 1 line On Now - Miles Davis, "Kind Of Blue"> On Now - Miles Davis, "Kind Of Blue"
I bought this on a 24K Gold CD Remaster Collector-Bumph-Reissue couple of
weeks ago, what enjoyable and refreshing music!
On Now?
12AM - Laurent X